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A great blue heron stands on one of the weirs, between the detention ponds, looking south.
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Oct. 5, 2026: Early voting starts; Bloomington budget cuts; Kirkwood shooting warrant; ICE bond; jail report; B Square’s future
This morning's edition includes reports about early voting, Bloomington’s 2027 budget, a warrant issued related to the Kirkwood shooting. There’s also a report about a $10,000 immigration bond, plus property transfers, Sunday Funnies and The B Square’s “dangerous middle.”
Editor’s Notebook: Getting The B Square unstuck from the ‘dangerous middle’
A Syracuse University study finds independent local publishers can get stuck in a “dangerous middle”: established enough that readers depend on them, but without the revenue to spread the work. The B Square fits that pattern, and is asking readers to help build a sustainable future.
Monroe County jail notebook: Population down to 231 with recent trend slightly downward
Monroe County’s jail population fell to 231 on Oct. 3, down six from a week earlier. The 10-day rolling average dropped to about 233. Over 75 days, the jail has averaged 238 people. Of the 247 jailed on July 21, 108 were still there Oct. 3.
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