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Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson used her State of the City address to urge progress on the Hopewell redevelopment as the city council prepares another vote on the Hopewell South PUD. Six councilmembers are calling for revisions, especially stronger permanent affordability requirements.

Monroe County commissioners have OK'd transferring downtown parcels to the capital improvement board, a step toward a convention center host hotel. The county council has not yet approved the transfer. Tenants must leave by early July unless leases are extended.

At a League of Women Voters forum Monday night, the three Democratic Party candidates for Monroe County clerk—Tanner Branham, Tree Martin Lucas and Joe Davis—provided contrasts in experience and approach.

A woman died in a Saturday afternoon house fire near Smithville in southern Monroe County. A 911 call came at 2:51 p.m. for the 7000 block of S. Strain Ridge Road. Firefighters found the woman dead inside. Officials say initial evidence does not indicate foul play.

This week, Hawk and Fish are trading brutal insults! What happened to their romance? Is it all falling apart? Why the drama??

This report includes new property transfers in Monroe County that haven’t previously been reported by The B Square, with dates ranging from March4 to March 25, 2026. The data in this report comes from Beacon, the county’s online geographic information system for property and parcel data.

Crowds gathered Saturday on the southeast corner of the Monroe County courthouse for Bloomington’s “No Kings 3.0” protest, part of a nationwide day of demonstrations organized by the 50501 movement opposing policies of the Trump administration.