Dave Askins

On Thursday night in Bloomington, as the COVID-19 pandemic stalled a lot of public business, some of the People’s work was still getting done. At the regular meeting of the city’s board of zoning appeals (BZA), a replacement garage at 4th and Walnut streets in downtown got

Responding to a reporter’s question at an early afternoon press conference on Thursday, Indiana’s governor, Eric Holcomb, said about the idea of issuing a statewide “shelter in place” order in response the COVID-19 pandemic: “We’re not there, yet.” But as of late Thursday afternoon, about a

On Wednesday, the city of Bloomington and Monroe County continued their efforts to respond to the COVID-19 viral pandemic. No cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Monroe County, but testing has been limited. Based on 193 tests in the state of Indiana, the number of confirmed COVID-

In a late Tuesday afternoon press release, Indiana’s governor has added to the orders he announced on Monday to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic health emergency. New in the executive order, compared to Monday’s announcement, is the activation of the Indiana National Guard “as needed, to address

In a news release issued by the United Way on Tuesday afternoon, nearly 30 area non-profits, private businesses and governmental units have announced the launch of a fund to support human service needs during the COVID-19 viral pandemic. Tuesday morning, Indiana’s department of health announced a second

In a press release issued Tuesday morning, Monroe County announced that president of the board of commissioners, Julie Thomas, has invoked her emergency powers under state statute and local code due to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic virus. The initial declaration of emergency is for seven days, but