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Did you know that it tickles when the snowplow blade hits the roadway. Ever wonder what it sounds like when the roadway laughs? Hawk and Fish know something about this.

This report includes new property transfers in Monroe County that haven’t previously been reported by The B Square, with dates ranging from Jan. 12 to Jan. 28, 2026. The data in this report comes from Beacon, the county’s online geographic information system for property and parcel data.

This is a live report from the Monroe County Democratic Party’s caucus to fill the vacancy in the office of Perry Township trustee after the death of Dan Combs in the first week of January. The caucus is set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Bloomington city hall.

Hundreds gathered at Bloomington city hall on Friday to protest the city’s contract with Flock Safety, a license-plate reader company. Demonstrators tied the cameras to federal immigration enforcement and urged officials to cancel the agreement. Local officials signaled reconsideration is possible.

On Thursday, MCCSC hosted a community forum on the former Herald-Times building it bought for nearly $3 million, outlining three options—sell, postpone or renovate. The 77,000-square-foot site is now used for storage and bus parking. An online survey has drawn 350-plus responses.

Early in-person voting starts April 7, but Monroe County’s weekday early-voting hours remain unsettled after county council postponed action on a $242,781 election staffing request. Without added funding, the familiar 8 a.m.–6 p.m. schedule could be cut to 8 a.m.–4 p.m.

This report includes everything you wanted to know about MCCSC’s board meeting—from flat pay and stipends for union and non-union staff, to reshaped teacher grants, required fund transfers, public concerns over finances and ICE, a safety review, and approval of the 2028-29 calendar.