Dave Askins

On Wednesday, health administrator Penny Caudill said the next COVID-19 health order from county health officer Thomas Sharp would have some kind of requirement for wearing a mask in public. The next order will be issued by the end of the month if not before, Caudill said. The news

The contract between Monroe County and Ken’s Westside Service and Towing has been terminated by Monroe County’s board of commissioners under a 30-day out clause. The contract is for “vehicle maintenance, repair, inspection and towing services, on an as needed basis, for the non-heavy duty Monroe

An amended complaint filed on Monday, in the already pending lawsuit over a Bloomington city plan commission seat, adds a new legal question to the mix. Now the judge in the case is being asked to decide whether the commissioner who previously held the seat met the statutory conditions for

On Monday evening at the southeast corner of the Monroe County courthouse in downtown Bloomington, Jennifer Crossley introduced herself to a gathering of around 400 people. She used her community leadership credentials: She’s the chair of the Monroe County Democratic Party. But she told the group she wasn’t

On Monday night, a demonstration prompted by recent racist events in the Bloomington area appeared to wrap up safely a little after 9 p.m. on the Monroe County courthouse square in downtown Bloomington. But as the crowd was dispersing from the streets they had occupied for the final 90

According to deputy prosecutor Jeff Kehr, the Monroe County prosecutor’s office will be reviewing reports from the Indiana Conservation Officers (ICO) about an “attempted lynching” at Lake Monroe on July 4. The ICO is law enforcement division of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The ICO will be providing