Simtra buys old GE property from Cook, plans injectable drug facility
The former General Electric Company site, north of 3rd Street on Curry Pike, which was purchased in 2017 by Cook Group, has now been sold to Simtra BioPharma Solutions.
Dave Askins
Eight arrested for drugs at Seminary Park; Bloomington mayor says move aims to protect vulnerable residents
Bloomington’s police department (BPD) announced the arrest of eight people in the area of Seminary Park, on a range of drug-related charges. A press conference with the mayor on housing and homelessness is set for Tuesday next week (July 29).
Huntington land gift named ‘Monroe County Nature Preserve’ but commissioners leave door open to history-based change
When the announcement came a month ago that 409 acres southeast of Bloomington had been donated to Monroe County by Nancy Huntington, the piece of land did not have a name. It does now, after county commissioners approved a resolution establishing the Monroe County Nature Preserve.
July 24, 2025: Panic buttons, countywide buses, hot weather
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3rd Street & Walnut Street
The former NAPA Auto Parts store, more recently the election operations building for Monroe County, gets demolished to make way for the expansion of the Bloomington Convention Center. The demolition started a bit after 8 a.m. and the building was flat in under two hours.
Kirkwood Avenue & Walnut Street
City of Bloomington crew is taking down what seems like it is likely some kind of linden tree, based on the city’s online tree inventory. (Dave Askins, July 23, 2025)
Grimes Lane & Morton Street
The sandwich board sign outside of Bloomington Transit’s operation center at Grimels Lane says: “Always stay back at least 4 seconds from the vehicle in front of you.”