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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.

No same-day decision after hearing on school’s appeal of mask mandate citation

No same-day decision after hearing on school’s appeal of mask mandate citation

No decision was made Monday afternoon on the appeal filed by Seven Oaks Classical School, which challenged a $250 citation it had received from Monroe County’s department of health for an alleged violation of the county’s Aug. 5 mask mandate. The mask mandate says that when community spread

Bloomington fills in Madison Street gap parcel for hospital redevelopment site

Bloomington fills in Madison Street gap parcel for hospital redevelopment site

A roughly tenth-of-an-acre lot at 605 S. Madison St. was approved for purchase by Bloomington’s redevelopment commission (RDC) at its regular Monday meeting. On the lot stands a concrete block building constructed in 1960, that is currently leased for document storage by Centerstone, a nonprofit that offers mental health

Photos: Music of the Black y Brown Arts Festival 2021

Photos: Music of the Black y Brown Arts Festival 2021

On Saturday, Bloomington’s Bryan Park basketball courts served as the venue for the annual Black y Brown Arts Festival. It’s described on the city of Bloomington’s website as “a celebration and showcase of African, African-American, Hispanic, Latinx, and Native American creative arts and artists…” Artists had tables

Monroe County positive COVID-19 cases may be leveling off at high numbers, new testing site announced

Monroe County positive COVID-19 cases may be leveling off at high numbers, new testing site announced

In Monroe County, the numbers of positive COVID-19 cases, and hospitalized patients are still high. That news was buffered a bit on Friday by an announcement from county health administrator Penny Caudill about a local testing center. It was hoped to launch at the beginning of the month, and it’

Monroe County moves ahead on purchase of quarry land for tourism destination

Monroe County moves ahead on purchase of quarry land for tourism destination

Purchase agreements for land with several quarry holes, at the northwest corner of the interchange of SR-46 and I-69, were approved by county commissioners at their regular Wednesday meeting. The purpose of the land acquisition is to establish the location as a kind of outdoor limestone museum that celebrates Monroe

1 down, 7 to go: Bloomington city council OKs westside area for annexation, recesses meeting until Sept. 22 for remaining votes

1 down, 7 to go: Bloomington city council OKs westside area for annexation, recesses meeting until Sept. 22 for remaining votes

Just one of eight proposed areas for annexation was put to a vote by Bloomington’s nine-member city council on Wednesday night. Councilmembers voted 6–3 to make Area 1A on Bloomington’s west side a part of Bloomington. Dissenting were Dave Rollo, Susan Sandberg, and Ron Smith. Before taking

Bad Bloomington water taste not a threat to human health, possibly caused by algae, says CBU

Bad Bloomington water taste not a threat to human health, possibly caused by algae, says CBU

“Our water tastes and smells like mold,” reads a complaint logged in the city’s uReport system on Sept. 15, 2021 by a city of Bloomington utilities (CBU) customer. Reports like that have been coming in from all parts of the city, CBU communications manager Holly McLauchlin told the B