Dave Askins

In 2021, voters enjoyed their regular respite from local political races, which comes in the year following a presidential election. In 2022, voters will be choosing several positions in Monroe County government. The positions include four different seats on the county council, three circuit judges, one county commissioner, as well

Based on numbers reported Monday, Wednesday’s update to the state of Indiana’s COVID-19 dashboard map will show Monroe County as orange. That’s because the county will have the next-to-worst score on the dual-metric system used by the state to color-code the map.

In a news release issued mid-afternoon on Sunday, IU Health announced that the first baby had been born at its new hospital, which is located off the SR 46 bypass on the east side of town. The news release states: “Parents Naomi and Miguel Ramirez welcomed their child Nahla

After Bloomington’s city council voted in late September to annex seven separate territories into the city, and the required newspaper notification was published, that started a 90-day period for property owners to remonstrate. Remonstration means signing an official petition in opposition to annexation. The 90-day window for

Indiana University health officer Aaron Carroll’s message on Friday wrapped up like this: “The best thing we can all keep doing is vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate!” Carroll was speaking at Friday’s biweekly press conference on COVID-19 pandemic response held by local city and county leaders. Vaccination locations are

On Tuesday, his last night of service on the county council, Eric Spoonmore called the group’s adoption of a new job classification grid “momentous for Monroe County government.” The new job grid means an increase in compensation for most county employees. In his closing remarks, Spoonmore said, “This council