Dave Askins

To honor Veterans Day, on Friday morning, the Indiana University Army and Air Force ROTC color guard raised the flag on the pole just east of Sample Gates, in front of Franklin Hall. Franklin Hall is home to the university’s media school. The building’s statue of journalist Ernie

City and county officials met on Wednesday at the county courthouse to discuss a possible path forward towards expansion of the Monroe Convention Center. In his public commentary at the meeting, Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce president Eric Spoonmore called the meeting “some of the most substantive progress that we’

Based on revised numbers from the Monroe County election division, Dave Hall’s (R) margin over Penny Githens (D) in the Indiana District 62 State House race has shrunk from 1,509 as reported on election night, to 37. District 62 includes portions of Monroe, Brown, and Jackson counties. On

In races for Monroe County offices, outcomes for the 2022 general election on Wednesday night fell along predictable party lines in a county that leans heavy for Democrats. So in contested races, the Democratic Party’s nominee won the race for sheriff (Ruben Marté over Nathan Williamson), county commissioner (Lee

Election Day polls for Nov. 8, 2022 have now closed in Monroe County. The cutoff time was 6 p.m., which made for a 12-hour voting day. But anyone in line by 6 p.m. has to be allowed to cast a ballot. Statewide results will be available on the

Clear skies early Election Day morning around 5 a.m. meant the “blood moon” from the lunar eclipse was on full display against the western sky behind the Monroe County courthouse dome. An hour later, a couple blocks south of the courthouse at 3rd and Walnut streets, around a dozen