Dave Askins

Publicly announced intentions and exploratory committees are one thing. Official candidate filings are another. Wednesday was the first day when it was possible to declare an official candidacy for one of the state or county public offices up for election in 2022. Election Central, at 7th and Madison streets in

Bloomington’s short-handed board of public works still worked its way through a Tuesday agenda that included: renewal of the $10,000 annual licenses for two scooter companies; an agreement with an artist to refurbish the 7th Street underpass mural; two public improvement bond estimates; and a noise permit for

In a news release issued Tuesday afternoon, the city of Bloomington announced that Bloomington’s Waldron Arts Center is open again for use as a visual and performing arts venue. The facility was closed for a time after ownership of the facility reverted to Bloomington from Ivy Tech in 2020,

The datasets maintained by Indiana’s state department of health were updated Monday afternoon, with the COVID-19 numbers from the previous four days. Indiana’s rolling average of daily positive test results now stands at 8,175 as of Jan. 2. That’s an all-time pandemic high, eclipsing the previous

Sub-freezing temperatures in Bloomington on the second day of 2022 signaled a contrast between the last month of 2021 and the start to the new year. The National Weather Service office for Indianapolis led off its Jan. 2 forecast like this: “The recent warm weather pattern has come to an

On Saturday morning at Lake Monroe’s Paynetown Recreation Area, with a steady rain falling out of a sky with low-hanging clouds and fog, right when the time ticked to 10 o’clock, about 50 people sprinted from the beach into the water. Counting down the crowd to the appointed