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The Bloomington South Panthers will take an 8-0 record into their final game, at home against Center Grove next week. They took care of the Braves 38-7 at Brebeuf on Friday night. Documenting the action for The B Square was photog Dave Quick.

Bloomington North carried its mid-season turnaround into Friday’s home game against Columbus North, outlasting the Bull Dogs 31-28. The Cougars never faltered, even when they trailed, which was several times during the game.

At its Wednesday meeting, Bloomington’s city council approved the city’s $163-million budget for 2026 on a 7–2 tally, with councilmembers Matt Flaherty and Kate Rosenbarger casting the dissenting votes. The total includes planned expenditures from the general fund of about $65.1 million.

Last Saturday, Indiana Solar for All marked its 50th installation of free residential solar panels. Saturday’s installation was in one of Bloomington’s Habitat neighborhoods, on West Moravec Way—across the railroad tracks north of The Rev. Ernest D. Butler Park, south of the B-Line Trail.

At a special meeting held on Wednesday (Oct. 8), the Monroe County council voted 5–2 to reinstate longevity pay for county employees in 2026, reversing a unanimous decision made just one week earlier, which provoked strong objections from several employees of the county government.

Proposed changes to the affordable housing incentives in Bloomington's UDO are currently under discussion. A possible change would allow more lot coverage for owner-occupied units. The draft would also introduce a minimum project size, of 50 units, for use of the payment-in-lieu option.

The Bloomington police department has issued a news release saying a suspect in the Sept. 26 murder of a 29-year-old Bloomington man has been arrested. The shooting took place near the intersection of West Howe Street and South Morton Street.