Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish
Hawk says: Fernando Mendoza is some kinda hero. he shoveled the snow off all the bricks on Kirkwood. Cleared the snow off the courthouse steps before it froze. He should get some kinda award. What does Fish say??
Dave Askins
As convention center rises, Bloomington council bristles at potential host hotel land donation
As construction begins on Bloomington’s convention center expansion, there is still no deal for a host hotel. At a joint work session, councilmembers criticized the mayor’s administration as the RDC considers donating city-owned land to help bridge a long-known funding gap.
Courthouse square
A red-tailed hawk sits on the top of the historic Monroe County courthouse under the weathervane fish as snow flies past.
6th Street & Madison Street
The current edition of Gallery B at Bloomingfoods, through the end of the end, features works that are all by employees of Bloomingfoods!
Monroe County halts Thomson encampment eviction, no new date set; 30-day notice mulled
Monroe County commissioners say there is now no specific timeline to clear the homeless encampment on the county-owned Thomson property, indefinitely postponing a previously scheduled Dec. 15 removal. Commissioners signaled support for longer notice periods, potentially 30 days
Bloomington police: Woman arrested after alleged bomb threat to dispatch center
Bloomington police say a woman who phoned in a bomb threat Wednesday was identified and arrested within an hour. Officers traced the call to a woman who was booked on a level 6 felony intimidation charge after allegedly threatening to attack the county’s emergency dispatch center.
Monroe County warming centers ready to open Saturday with temps set to plunge below zero
Warming centers in fire stations and library branches will open across Monroe County starting Saturday, as forecasts call for lows of zero or colder from Saturday night into Monday morning. The centers do not offer overnight shelter. Snow is expected to start Thursday evening.