Dave Askins

The positions of Monroe County chief deputy clerk and county election supervisor, which have a history of vacancies, have been filled. In a news release issued on Feb. 12, Monroe County clerk Nicole Browne announced the hire of Laura Wert as chief deputy clerk, and Kylie Moreland as the county

Bloomington Transit’s plan to expand its fleet, in support of offering cross-town east-west express service, is hitting some speed bumps—one due to natural conditions and another due to potential state legislative action. On Tuesday, at its regular monthly meeting, the five-member Bloomington Transit (BT) board got an update

In 2010, the fraction of Monroe County’s population that was older than 65 was about 10.1 percent. By 2020, the fraction of 65-and-older residents had grown by about 4.5 points, to 14.6 percent. Those are figures based on numbers from the decennial census conducted by the

On Wednesday morning, final approval of a key four-way agreement for the expansion and renovation of the Monroe Convention Center took another step forward. At their regular Wednesday morning meeting, the three Monroe County Commissioners gave unanimous approval to the interlocal agreement that addresses the way that the Monroe County

Monroe County’s health department has released the reports for inspections of food service operations that were conducted in January 2024. Of the 30 places that were inspected in January 2024, 23 (77 percent) had no violations of any kind. Recording at least one non-critical violation, but no critical violations

In the second week of February, the demolition of several buildings along the south side of Bloomington’s West 1st Street got started. By Monday (Feb. 19) the building at 607 W. 1st Street had been mostly reduced to a pile of rubble. The point of the demolition is to