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A judge has denied a request by three retired Indiana University professors for an preliminary injunction that would have allowed them to participate in faculty governance when the Bloomington Faculty Council convenes on Tuesday. The lawsuit will stay in court, to be heard eventually on its merits.

This report includes new property transfers in Monroe County that haven’t previously been reported by The B Square, with dates ranging from Aug. 27 to Sept. 17, 2025. The data in this report comes from Beacon, the county’s online geographic information system for property and parcel data.

Bloomington’s city government hosted the 2025 La Fiesta del Otoño at Switchyard Park on Saturday (Sept. 20) to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The festival featured several performances, which are documented here in photographs.

Hawk: Heard you were making fun of the SNL guy because he was riding a Little 500 bicycle around Bloomington before his show to soak up local flavor. What is the hilarious response from the Fish?

In the last month, there’s been new activity in a free speech lawsuit filed by Turning Point USA against Bloomington, after a court's ruling in late July found mostly in favor of the city. The IU Chapter of Turning Point USA wanted to paint an “All Lives Matter” mural on Kirkwood Avenue.

With a 49-14 win over Terre Haute Vigo South on Friday, the Bloomington South Panthers improved their record to 5-0, and look to make it a half dozen wins next week against Southport. Photographer Dave Quick was in Terre Haute to capture some of the magic from Friday’s game.

Coming off last week’s loss to Bloomington South, the Bloomington High School North football team needed to turn things around in Conference Indiana play. The Cougars got headed in the right direction Friday against Terre Haute North Vigo with a 56-0 home victory.