Dave Askins

On Saturday, downtown Bloomington was host to some prominent Democratic Party figures on at least three levels of the political landscape—city, region, and state. The occasion was the 2023 Indiana NOW State Conference, which was held at the Monroe County History Center. Delivering remarks were: Bloomington’s mayor-elect,

On Friday morning, the tower at the Swain Student Building on Indiana University’s campus chimed out the time at half-past 7 o’clock. That’s when the university’s observance of Veterans Day got started. The IU Army and Air Force ROTC color guard raised the flag on

Bloomington’s Lower Cascades Park, which is located north SR 45/46 along a part of Old State Road 37, could be designated as a historic district. At its Thursday meeting, the city’s historic preservation commission (HPC) got its initial briefing from program manager Gloria Colom Braña on a

On Wednesday afternoon, Jim Silberstein was appointed as the final member of Monroe County’s seven-member capital improvement board (CIB). Silberstein’s LinkedIn profile describes his role in founding the Encore Cafe and Tina’s Cuisine, which operated for 18 years, until the early 2000s, in the 6th Street

A Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) referendum question won approval on Tuesday, based on the unofficial tally from the county clerk’s office. The 8.5-cent property tax increase, which was proposed by MCCSC, and now approved by voters, is supposed to pay for early childhood education programs.

Polls are 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. [Updated at 9:03 p.m. on Nov. 7, 2023. Based on