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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.

Substance use awareness group gets a look inside Monroe County’s jail

Substance use awareness group gets a look inside Monroe County’s jail

On Friday, when a tour group of elected and appointed officials arrived at the Monroe County jail’s laundry room, two industrial-sized dryers were spinning, which made the area smell like freshly washed clothes. Leading the tour was jail commander Kyle Gibbons, who said about the laundry, “This is the

2023 primary election notebook: Early voting winds down well ahead of 2019 numbers

2023 primary election notebook: Early voting winds down well ahead of 2019 numbers

Based on current early voting numbers, as many as 8,000 voters could participate in Bloomington’s 2023 primary elections. That would be a 60-percent increase over turnout for the 2019 primaries, when around 5,000 voters cast a ballot for Bloomington mayor in the Democratic Party’s primary. What’

After sifting requests, Bloomington social services group faces $681K in needs, has just $323K to give

After sifting requests, Bloomington social services group faces $681K in needs, has just $323K to give

On Thursday night, representatives from 35 different social services agencies in Bloomington gave presentations to a committee that is made up of councilmembers and other residents, to support their applications for project funding. The 35 agencies had applied for this year’s round of Jack Hopkins social services grants. The

A field of their own: Bloomington parks and rec looks looks to find right balance for baseball, soccer

A field of their own: Bloomington parks and rec looks looks to find right balance for baseball, soccer

Advocates for soccer and baseball are both now contending for the turf at the ball diamond known as Field 6 at Bloomington’s Winslow Sports Complex. Towards the end of Tuesday’s meeting of the city’s four-member board of park commissioners, several representatives from Bloomington Football Club (BFC) and

Median in the works for 3rd Street at Overhill, traffic commission gets briefed

Median in the works for 3rd Street at Overhill, traffic commission gets briefed

Bloomington will be using its $463,000 share of the state’s spring Community Crossings matching grant awards for a repaving project on 3rd Street, from Eagleson Avenue to Overhill Drive. At its regular Wednesday meeting, the city’s traffic commission got a heads up about that 3rd Street repaving

Monroe County jail notebook: Commissioners, sheriff looking to work together on mental health program

Monroe County jail notebook: Commissioners, sheriff looking to work together on mental health program

The Monroe County sheriff’s office and the county commissioners are hoping that Monroe County’s jail can be included in the expansion of a pilot program that started in five other Indiana counties last year. The IRACS (Integrated Reentry and Correctional Support) program is designed to give one-on-one support

Formation of criminal justice fiscal advisory committee mulled by Monroe County council

Formation of criminal justice fiscal advisory committee mulled by Monroe County council

As soon as two weeks from now, on May 9, the Monroe County council could be taking a vote on the formation of a new criminal justice fiscal advisory committee. The committee’s exact name, mission, membership, and scope have not been finalized. But at a Tuesday work session, county