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All 37 of Monroe County’s tornado sirens are supposed to go off tomorrow at 10:15 a.m. (Tuesday, March 11) as a part of a statewide test that’s been set up by Indiana’s Department of Homeland Security. That’s on top of the regular first-Friday monthly

On Wednesday night, Bloomington’s city council took the biggest step so far towards the construction of an expansion to the Bloomington Convention Center—by approving the issuance of $46.8 million in bonds, which will help fund the $70-million construction project. The debt service will be paid with food

There is still a chance that Monroe County could adopt vote centers as a way for voters to cast ballots, and that the centers would be in place for the 2026 election cycle, which is less than a year away. That’s because on Thursday (March 6), Monroe County’s

At its regular Wednesday meeting (March 5), the Bloomington city council approved the issuance of $46,825,000 in lease rental revenue bonds, to finance the cost of expanding the Bloomington Convention Center. The interest rate for the bonds is 5.0 percent. The term of the bond issuance is

The annual extra infusion of revenue from local income tax (LIT) to government units across the state will amount to about $6.9 million in Monroe County this year. That’s about half the $14.3 million supplemental distribution of LIT that Indiana’s State Budget Agency (SBA) calculated for

Over the last few days, it has been encouraging to see some positive reaction on social media channels to the news that “The B Square is back.” It is hard to deny that The B Square is back, given that some fresh news is getting reported on this new platform.

Cory Grass has been elected chair of the Monroe County Republican Party. Grass confirmed the outcome to the B Square in a telephone interview on Saturday (March 1). The GOP caucus was attended by around 40 precinct chairs and vice chairs, which was held at 10 a.m. at the