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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.

Grease is the word…at the end of FOG: Bloomington council revises law on how restaurants keep fats, oils out of sewer

Grease is the word…at the end of FOG: Bloomington council revises law on how restaurants keep fats, oils out of sewer

“The way we handle grease at the [Dillman Road wastewater treatment] plant, it’s actually discharged into a lagoon where it is oxidized in the sun.” That was city of Bloomington utilities (CBU) director Vic Kelson talking to the Bloomington city council on Wednesday about the grease that about 600

County commissioners, board of health move to beef up enforcement of COVID-19 health regs

County commissioners, board of health move to beef up enforcement of COVID-19 health regs

On Wednesday at their regular weekly meeting, Monroe County commissioners approved a $25,000 contract with Security Pro 24/7 to help enforce the county board of health’s regulations, which were imposed to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic virus. The idea initially is to focus

$32M in sewage works bonds OK’d for two projects: Culvert under downtown Bloomington, wastewater treatment plant capacity expansion

$32M in sewage works bonds OK’d for two projects: Culvert under downtown Bloomington, wastewater treatment plant capacity expansion

At its regular meeting on Wednesday, Bloomington’s city council approved $32 million in sewage works revenue bonds, to help pay for two major projects. One is a $23-million expansion and modernization project for the city’s Dillman Road wastewater treatment plant. The capacity of the plant will be

Monroe County voters put three incumbent Democrats back on county council

Monroe County voters put three incumbent Democrats back on county council

In 2021, Republican Marty Hawk will remain the sole Republican on the seven-member Monroe County council. Voters returned incumbent Democrats Trent Deckard, Cheryl Munson and Geoff McKim to office with comfortable margins over the two Republicans on the ballot, James Allen and Larrin Wampler. It was the three at-

MCCSC school board races: Four seats filled with one new member, three incumbents

MCCSC school board races: Four seats filled with one new member, three incumbents

On Tuesday, voters in the part of the county served by the Monroe County Community School Corporation returned three incumbents to their seats on the board of trustees and put one new member on the board. Winning a seat on the non-partisan board for the first time was April

Monroe County circuit judge elections go to Dems: What a difference an Election Day makes

Monroe County circuit judge elections go to Dems: What a difference an Election Day makes

Both contested races for circuit court judge in Monroe County on Tuesday went to the Democratic Party candidate. But if only the ballots cast on Election Day were counted, the two Republicans would have won. In Division 1, Geoff Bradley won the race with Carl Lamb to replace retiring judge

Alea iacta est: Nov. 3, 2020 election results, served when ready

Alea iacta est: Nov. 3, 2020 election results, served when ready

Polls closed at 6 p.m. in Monroe County, Indiana. County clerk Nicole Browne has said during the run-up to Election Day this year that results might not be available Tuesday night. That’s due in part to the fact that mail-in absentee ballots can’t be removed