Dave Askins

At a Wednesday afternoon forum hosted by the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation at the Monroe Convention center, three rounds of county commissioner candidates from both major parties fielded questions from a moderator and the audience. That included the two Republican candidates for the party’s District 3 county commissioner nomination.

A $6,000 appropriation from food and beverage tax receipts, to pay for a Harrodsburg Heritage Festival fireworks display, was approved on Tuesday night by Monroe County’s council. The vote was not unanimous. Dissenting was Geoff McKim, who said he knew it would amount to a symbolic gesture. Still,

Monroe County’s health department has released the reports for inspections of food service operations that were conducted in March 2024. Almost half (22) of the 48 places that were inspected in March 2024 had no violations. Recording at least one non-critical violation, but no critical violations were 7 establishments.

At its regular Monday meeting, Bloomington’s redevelopment commission (RDC) approved a total of $30,000 worth of neighborhood improvement grants to help fund four different neighborhood projects. Here’s the breakdown of projects awarded funding, sorted from largest to smallest. 2024 Neighborhood Improvement Grant Awards Neighborhood Project Amount Awarded

A rezone request for about 140 acres in the southwest part of Bloomington will get continued discussion from the city council at its May 1 meeting. At its meeting this past Wednesday, the city council heard the presentation on the Summit District PUD proposal from development services manager Jackie Scanlan,

An attempted murder suspect was arrested Friday night by Bloomington police, working with Monore sheriff’s deputies and Indiana state police, after a 55-year-old Bloomington man was shot several times on the city’s west side, south of 3rd Street on South Curry Pike. That’s according to a news