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Dave Askins

Dave Askins

Bloomington, Indiana

Dave Askins is editor and publisher of The B Square Bulletin. A Hoosier native with a background in math and linguistics, he previously co-founded the Ann Arbor Chronicle with his wife, Mary Morgan.

Man found shot in tent on Bloomington’s westside, police investigating

Man found shot in tent on Bloomington’s westside, police investigating

In a short news release issued on Tuesday evening (Jan. 9), Bloomington’s police department has reported that it is investigating an apparent afternoon shooting. Inside a tent in a wooded area near Wheeler Mission on the west side of town, responding officers found a 52-year-old man with

Column: Will Bloomington’s new city council continue a culture of secrecy or chart a different course?

Column: Will Bloomington’s new city council continue a culture of secrecy or chart a different course?

The Bloomington city council members who were sworn in on Jan. 1 have a chance to chart a course for transparency that could distinguish them from the group who were sworn in four years ago. If the 2024 edition of the city council managed to get through the first two

Appointments: Diekhoff as Bloomington police chief, Kerr as fire chief means reuse of 16-year-old headline

Appointments: Diekhoff as Bloomington police chief, Kerr as fire chief means reuse of 16-year-old headline

In late 2007, Bloomington’s then-chief of police Mike Hostetler was set to retire at the end of the year. Bloomington’s fire chief at the time was Roger Kerr, who was serving as interim chief, to fill the vacancy left by Jeff Barlow, who left for a fire

Center for Recovery rezone request for West 1st Street stems from 2021 Bloomington map change

Center for Recovery rezone request for West 1st Street stems from 2021 Bloomington map change

The Indiana Center for Recovery would like to build two group home facilities in central Bloomington, one on the north side of West 1st Street, and the other on the south side. The facilities would be used for treating patients with substance use disorders and mental and behavioral health conditions.

Monroe Convention Center planning maintains pace, CIB to consider OK for construction manager RFQ, politicos still mulling interlocal agreement

Monroe Convention Center planning maintains pace, CIB to consider OK for construction manager RFQ, politicos still mulling interlocal agreement

The issuance of an RFQ (request for qualifications) for a “construction manager as contractor” for the convention center expansion project will be one of the first actions considered in the new year by Monroe County’s capital improvement board of managers (CIB). The issuance of such an RFQ, with a

Election board roundup: Bloomington municipal election cost $472K, talk on vote center timeline

Election board roundup: Bloomington municipal election cost $472K, talk on vote center timeline

Thursday’s meeting of the Monroe County election board included several updates and briefings, as the board looks ahead to the challenges of the 2024 election cycle. Primary election day falls on May 7 this year. That means early in-person voting starts April 9, which is just 95 days

Homeless encampment in southwest quarter of Bloomington displaced, mayor on site for work

Homeless encampment in southwest quarter of Bloomington displaced, mayor on site for work

An encampment where reportedly up to a dozen people were living in the southwest quadrant of Bloomington was cleared Thursday morning by city staff from public works and the community and family resources department (CFRD), with police officers standing by. The land is city-owned property on the northwest corner