College Avenue & 6th Street
A swallowtail butterfly of some kind feeds on nectar in the flower bed. It would take someone more knowledgeable than I am to pin down the exact kind.
Dave Askins
One-story jail design is ‘necessary,’ Monroe County commissioner tells Rotarians
At a Thursday Rotary talk, Monroe County commissioner Julie Thomas said a one-story jail is necessary, not just preferred. The stance could narrow site options as a city-county group works toward a July 13 location recommendation after the county council twice rejected North Park.
June 25, 2026: H-T arts hub pitch; SUV shooting; BT land buy; jail-site group reset; Kirkwood veto; town-township merger; RAAM; Seminary Pointe
This morning's edition includes reports on the Pillar Arts pitch for the H-T building, shots fired into a GMC SUV, Bloomington Transit’s land buy, a jail-site working-group reset, Sophia Travis grants, a Kirkwood veto, the Ellettsville-Richland merger, RAAM, and the Seminary Pointe land-swap plan.
Bloomington police investigate shots fired into SUV with 7 aboard
Bloomington police are investigating a June 23 shooting in the 1000 block of North Summit Street, where a known male suspect allegedly fired 7–8 rounds into a white GMC SUV. Three adults and four children were inside; no injuries were reported.
ACLU interviews at Monroe County jail frame $30K legal request, reset for work group
Monroe County councilors voted 6–1 to appropriate $30,000 for sheriff Ruben Marté’s outside legal counsel as the ACLU prepares new jail litigation. The council also pared down a stalled jail-site working group from eight voting members to six before another try at convening.
Monroe County awards $190K in Sophia Travis grants to 42 nonprofits, community groups
Monroe County council unanimously awarded $190,000 in Sophia Travis grants to 42 nonprofits, funding food aid, shelter, youth programs, arts education, rent help, transportation, CPR training and tech upgrades. Pantry 279 received the largest award of $13,000.
Ellettsville–Richland reorganization headed to November ballot
Richland Township and Ellettsville voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to merge into a single government. Separate votes by the township board and town council advanced the plan, which would dissolve township government, create a seven-member council, and set separate urban and rural tax districts.