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On Friday night the Bloomington South Panthers headed east to test their their 6–0 record against the Bulldogs of Columbus North. The Panthers stayed perfect on the season with a 55-24 win. Photographer Dave Quick captured these pivotal moments from Friday night’s win over Columbus North.

At home on Friday night, Bloomington North’s Cougars beat the visiting Columbus East Olympians, 42–0. That brings their record to 4–3 on the season. Photographer Amy Mason captured these pivotal moments from Friday’s win over Columbus East.

After starting the season 5-0, the Edgewood High School football team has hit a rough patch the last two weeks. On Friday night, the Mustangs to Sullivan 28-21 at home.

Last Sunday, as a part of its routine mapping of recent Monroe County property transfer records, The B Square reported the sale of several properties by Indiana University Foundation to the Indiana University Board of Trustees. There’s no insight yet on why the transfers were made.

Vote centers were again a topic of discussion for Monroe County’s election board, when board member Penny Githens on Thursday pushed for the board to reset a process for establishing them. Four months ago when the board voted on vote centers, the measure failed.

Following a series of absences from Monroe County commissioner meetings, Lee Jones has confirmed in a phone interview with The B Square that she is undergoing treatment for leukemia, which was diagnosed in late July.

Monroe County councilors worked until around 11 p.m., on Tuesday trying to get their 2026 budget into shape for adoption on Oct. 14. The council started the night with a draft budget that calls for $127.65 million in revenue, and $132.06 million in expenses, for a deficit of $4.41 million.