17th Street & Jackson Street
Art gallery inside Jet Laundromat. The artist is Jacob Gardner. Contact information is given for Facebook and Instagram. Also email: skaterjake at gmail dot com.
Dave Askins
Local high school football squads tuning up for 2025 season
At Bloomington High School South’s Huff Field on Saturday, every touchdown was scored by the Panthers—because it was their annual intrasquad Purple-White scrimmage.
It was a good reminder that the start of high school football season is less than two weeks away.
Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish
Football practice has started for local high schools. Who was Hawk’s favorite football coach? What about Fish’s favorite football coach? The answer will make you laugh!
Jail plan update: Monroe County scraps letter to lawmakers, shifts focus to reducing project budget
At a joint meeting of Monroe County councilors and commissioners on Friday, the elected officials decided not to send a letter to state legislators about the county’s planned new jail. They agreed to focus their efforts on how to move the project forward within the constraints of a reduced budget.
Man in Monroe County jail faces new charge in June fentanyl death
Based on an autopsy report from the Monroe County coroner on Wednesday, about a drug overdose death on June 18, Bloomington police detectives took steps to add a charge to a prisoner already in the Monroe County jail—dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death. It’s a level 1 felony.
Southern Monroe County: Juvenile driver seriously injured in Popcorn Road rollover crash
On Thursday night (Aug.7) a 2024 Hyundai travelling on Popcorn Road west of Harrodsburg in southern Monroe County left the roadway, and rolled several times, throwing the juvenile driver out of the car. That’s according to a news release from the Monroe County’s sheriff’s office on Friday.
Githens joins Monroe County election board; outside counsel hired in student ID lawsuit
Thursday’s regular monthly meeting of Monroe County’s election board included several newsy bits. Penny Githens introduced herself as the Democratic Party’s new appointee to the board. The board also approved legal representation in a lawsuit over the new law on student IDs.