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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.

COVID-19 update: Bloomington city employee cases add up as vaccine rollout starts

COVID-19 update: Bloomington city employee cases add up as vaccine rollout starts

Indiana’s state department of health announced mid-week that people 80 years and older are now eligible to register for an appointment to receive the vaccine. That was the main newsy bit at Friday’s press conference of local leaders about response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Up to

Seminary Park encampment clearance still on course for “on or about” Jan. 11

Seminary Park encampment clearance still on course for “on or about” Jan. 11

Jan. 11 is still the date when Bloomington is planning to clear an encampment from the area around Seminary Park at 2nd Street and College Avenue, city officials say. Estimates of the number of people who are staying there, reporting that they have no other place to go, vary from

Election board reviews balloting, tees up hearings on electioneering charge, fine for late finance form

Election board reviews balloting, tees up hearings on electioneering charge, fine for late finance form

At its meeting on Thursday, Monroe County’s election board set its next meeting, on Feb. 4, as the time when it will hear charges of electioneering at the polls during early voting. Also at Thursday’s meeting, the board reviewed candidates with delinquent campaign finance forms. Thursday’s board

Contested Bloomington plan commission seat goes to Sandberg

Contested Bloomington plan commission seat goes to Sandberg

On Wednesday at its first meeting of the year, Bloomington’s city council decided on a 5–4 vote that Susan Sandberg, not Isabel Piedmont-Smith, would serve as its appointment to the city plan commission in 2021. It was a night when the council settled on a raft of

New Bloomington city council president Jim Sims: “This is a transition of leadership, not a transfer of power.”

New Bloomington city council president Jim Sims: “This is a transition of leadership, not a transfer of power.”

On Wednesday night, Bloomington’s city council chose Jim Sims as its new president for 2021 and Sue Sgambelluri as its vice president. It’s a requirement under state law that the council selects a president and vice president from among its members at the first meeting of the year.

Monroe County adds $90K to CARES pass-through distribution, brings total to $460K

Monroe County adds $90K to CARES pass-through distribution, brings total to $460K

Monroe County has now passed through nearly half a million dollars to local businesses and government entities from its total $4.7 million CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act allocation. At their Wednesday meeting, county commissioners approved another $90,516 in reimbursements, bringing the grand total to $459,

Monroe County asks food and beverage tax group to recommend use of tax proceeds for convention center debt

Monroe County asks food and beverage tax group to recommend use of tax proceeds for convention center debt

At their Wednesday meeting, Monroe County commissioners decided to send a request to the local food and beverage tax advisory commission (FABTAC) that they be able to use “any and all” of the county’s share of food and beverage tax proceeds for existing convention center debt and management expenses.