Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish
Hawk: How can you tell the city of Bloomington is concerned about the safety of little pumpkins as they walk around town? What does Fish say in reply?
Dave Askins
Monroe County posts three nursing jobs to bridge public health service gap, looks to Morgan County for help
Monroe County has posted three public-health nursing jobs and is pursuing a short-term interlocal agreement with Morgan County to help cover vaccinations and screenings after a contract with IU Health ends Jan. 1, 2026. The board was updated at is Thursday meeting.
4th Street & Walnut Street
A Bloomington Transit bus is parked in front of WFHB so that Music in Transit and record local artists playing music ... on a bus. Left: Claire Pendreigh Right: David Brown.
Bloomington OKs up to three single-room rentals in owner-occupied houses
Bloomington’s city council voted 7–2 to allow up to three SRO bedrooms in owner-occupied homes in R1–R4 zones, with limits including conditional-use review, owner residency, and a two-year 150-foot buffer. Supporters cited affordability; dissenters warned of investor work-around..
Madison Street & 7th Street
The sign on the door of voter registration reads: “Voter registration will be closed until Monday, 11-24-2025, at 8 a.m.” It's due to a water heater failure upstairs. It's not yet known of there was any equipment damaged.
7th Street & Morton Street
The Indiana Daily Student newspaper box is freshly stocked with the latest edition, which includes a giant headline: “WE‘RE BACK”. This comes after the IU administration relented on its initial decision to eliminate the print edition of the paper.
CIB braces for no-deal scenario with preferred hotelier on Bloomington Convention Center
Negotiations between Bloomington and Dora Hospitality over the former Bunger & Robertson site appear stalled, with a Dec. 17 deadline looming. A major funding gap remains, prompting the CIB to prepare backup options—including revisiting the 2024 hotel RFP—if no agreement is reached.