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Richland Township and Ellettsville voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to merge into a single government. Separate votes by the township board and town council advanced the plan, which would dissolve township government, create a seven-member council, and set separate urban and rural tax districts.

Philipp Kaider rode through Bloomington on SR 46 Monday as the Race Across America leader for the second year in a row. The 40-year-old Austrian held about a 270-mile lead over fellow Austrian Thomas Mauerhofer, who was projected to reach Bloomington around 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Bloomington Homes for All says Seminary Pointe can become a permanently affordable cooperative with a $1.6M rehab plan. But the proposal depends on a CIB-RDC land swap that is stalled as host-hotel and College Square proposal deadlines loom.

Hawk comes up with a bad joke, because he is working alone.

This report includes new property transfers in Monroe County that haven’t previously been reported by The B Square, with dates ranging from May 22 to June 18, 2026. The data in this report comes from Beacon, the county’s online geographic information system for property and parcel data.

Music was at the center of the city of Bloomington’s 2026 Juneteenth celebration at Switchyard Park on Friday, starting with a midday performance by Indiana University Camp S.O.U.L. students, followed by evening sets by The Lucky Sevens and Jenn Cristy.

A federal judge denied Monroe County sheriff Ruben Marté’s request for a preliminary injunction to block Indiana’s new ICE-detainer law before July 1, citing the political subdivision doctrine. The constitutional challenge remains unresolved, with Rokita’s dismissal motion still pending.