Dave Askins

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Monroe County council, sheriff’s deputies advocated for changes to their retirement package, which will require about $200,000 more funding each year, based on an actuarial report done by McCready and Keene, Inc. Deputies would like to see two basic eligibility options for

For a while now, one of the positions on Monroe County’s seven-member board of health has been vacant. It’s the position that is newly defined in state code by Indiana’s state legislature in 2023, as appointed by the “county executive” from a list of three recommendations by

On Monday afternoon, the expansion project for the Monroe Convention center took a procedural step forward. At its Monday meeting, the county’s FABTAC (food and beverage tax advisory commission) approved a requested additional expenditure from food and beverage tax revenues, to support the revised 2024 budget for the Monroe

Two more ambulances are now available to respond to emergency medical calls in Monroe County. That will be followed sometime in the coming months with another two, for a total of four, additional ambulances that will be deployed by Monroe County Fire Protection District. The purchase of the four ambulances

Last week, on Monday, Bloomington Transit launched a new on-demand service called BLink. Using the BLink app, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, passengers can request a ride between any of three zones inside the city of Bloomington—North, East, and Downtown. The pickup window

The latest timeline for an expansion to the Monroe Convention Center puts the completion at the end of 2026. If all goes as planned, attendees of events in the expanded facility might have a new dining option in downtown Bloomington. The new eatery is part of a project to be