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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.

Photos: Red-tailed hawk moves for change of venue, swaps courthouse weathervane for tree branch

Photos: Red-tailed hawk moves for change of venue, swaps courthouse weathervane for tree branch

The Monroe County courthouse red-tailed hawk beat, which The B Square has been covering since Earth Day this year, has been quiet for a few weeks. Before Saturday (May 28) the last sighting of the hawk had been on May 9. On that day the bird took up is customary

Pandemic notebook: Monroe County cases steady, hospital numbers higher, still under CDC thresholds

Pandemic notebook: Monroe County cases steady, hospital numbers higher, still under CDC thresholds

In its regular Thursday news release this week, the city of Bloomington announced 11 new COVID-19 cases among city employees. That’s the highest number of weekly employee cases in four months, when 14 cases were announced on Feb. 3. According to Indiana’s state dashboard, the one COVID-19 death

Suspect now arrested in second, separate April 23 shooting in downtown Bloomington

Suspect now arrested in second, separate April 23 shooting in downtown Bloomington

Arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection with an early-morning shooting on April 23 near the parking lot of 6th and Lincoln streets is a 33-year-old Bloomington man, Michael V. Carson, Jr. That’s according to a Bloomington police department (BPD) news release issued around noon on Friday (May

Bloomington city council to weigh: Should Johnson’s Creamery developer pay to get alley vacation OK’d?

Bloomington city council to weigh: Should Johnson’s Creamery developer pay to get alley vacation OK’d?

At its regular meeting next Wednesday (June 1), Bloomington’s city council will be considering a request from Peerless Development to vacate an east-west alley that cuts across the parcel where the Johnson’s Creamery building sits. The alley vacation is needed in order for Peerless to move ahead with

Bloomington police look for leads in Wednesday morning killing on city’s east side

Bloomington police look for leads in Wednesday morning killing on city’s east side

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, a 20-year-old Bloomington man was shot and killed on the city’s east side, according to a Thursday news release from Bloomington police. Police are asking anyone with information on the case to call detective Wade Berry at (812) 339-4477. According to the

Outgoing Bloomington public works board member on summer fun: “Pay attention, be safe, be patient.”

Outgoing Bloomington public works board member on summer fun: “Pay attention, be safe, be patient.”

On Tuesday evening, Beth Hollingsworth concluded a decade and a half of service as a member of Bloomington’s board of public works. She led off her final meeting with a message to everyone in Bloomington. “Now begins the fun of summer—with festivals, markets, outdoor dining, and much, much

Monroe County set for final vote on limestone heritage land, no news on convention center project

Monroe County set for final vote on limestone heritage land, no news on convention center project

At their Wednesday morning meeting, the three Monroe County commissioners approved a $640,000 purchase of land that contains several limestone quarry holes, at the northwest side of the interchange of SR-46 and I-69. That sets up a final vote on the land purchase by the seven-member county council at