Dave Askins

Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson’s veto of a resolution opposing a potential water pipeline, from the aquifers of the Wabash River to Lebanon in Boone County, has been overridden by the city council. Wednesday’s vote tally was 7–0 with one abstention, by Kate Rosenbarger. Matt Flaherty did not

A marathon’s worth of road repaving projects will be completed this season in Monroe County, aided by a $1.5 million grant from the Indiana Department of Transportation’s (INDOT’s) Community Crossing grant program. A $2.7-million contract with Milestone Contractors for 26 miles worth of road projects

The demolition of about two dozen buildings—several of them single-family houses—north of 17th Street, between Lincoln and Washington streets, will start sometime in the last three months of this year. The removal of the buildings will make way for a new student housing development called Bloomington HUB II,

Getting unanimous approval from Bloomington’s plan commission on Monday night was a site plan for the supportive housing and shelter facility that Beacon, Inc. is planning to build on 3rd Street south of Rose Hill Cemetery. The 45,000-square-foot two-story building, which will include a day shelter, a 50-bed

At a special meeting on Monday, Monroe County’s election board voted to recommend a change to county code that would increase the not-to-exceed amounts for Election Day poll workers. It is the Monroe County commissioners, who would need to enact the change to the county code that sets Election

Just a little over 100 days after Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson was sworn into office, a big number of Bloomington residents are not sure if they approve or disapprove of her job performance so far. But more than four times as many Democrats approve of Thomson’s performance as disapprove