Dave Askins

On Thursday, Monroe County’s health officer issued a separate COVID-19 order that is slightly more restrictive than the statewide directive. The local order starts July 4. The local health order includes a requirement that businesses post signs encouraging their patrons to wear masks, but does not mandate the

At its regular meeting on Wednesday morning, the three-member board of Monroe County commissioners approved the 10th and probably final round of grants as part of its program to give relief to businesses and nonprofits that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. That brought the total amount

On Tuesday evening, the seven-member Monroe County council, which is the elected fiscal body of county government, held a video-conferenced public forum on the future of law enforcement funding. Described on the agenda as a “community concerns and law enforcement resourcing meeting” the three-hour event was led

In the pending lawsuit over the rightful appointee to a city plan commission seat, the city of Bloomington filed a motion on Monday to have Andrew Guenther’s claim dismissed, based on the idea that Guenther lacks standing to file the lawsuit. Bloomington’s claim that neither Guenther nor Republican

On Monday, the city of Bloomington issued a press release announcing that a fourth city employee had tested positive for COVID-19. It was the second positive test for a city employee in the last five days, both of them firefighters. The previous two tests came nearly three months ago.

Sometime mid-afternoon on Friday a week ago, an anonymous artist, not commissioned by the property owners, drew new letters across the mural in Bloomington’s People’s Park, spelling out the words: “BLACK LIVES MATTER.” That’s the way the mural will look for at least the next few