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A decision about reducing the Monroe County Public Library (MCPL)’s downtown hours will be made by library trustees at their meeting this Wednesday (Aug. 20). The proposed plan would close the downtown library at 7 p.m. instead of 9 p.m. on Monday through Thursday every week.

On Sunday afternoon Monroe County Democrats elected Rob Council as their vice chair. Council is a compliance officer in the city of Bloomington’s HAND Department. Council will now be the backup to county chair Chrissie Geels, who was elected to that position last month at a vacancy caucus.

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This report includes new property transfers in Monroe County that haven’t previously been reported by The B Square, with dates as recent as Aug. 13, 2025. The data in this report comes from Beacon, the county’s online geographic information system for property and parcel data.

Frequent Weed Wrangle events are one way that the nonprofit MC-IRIS is working to fight invasive species. Upcoming parks department Weed Wrangles are scheduled for Crestmont Park, Latimer Woods, Griffy Lake, and Bloomington Rail Trail, among others.

On Friday night, the Edgewood Mustangs tuned up for next week’s home opener against Mitchell with a scrimmage against Indian Creek. Edgewood’s coach Scott Fischer: “I feel pretty good about where we’re at and the direction we’re going. I thought the kids’ energy was pretty good.”

According to a news release issued by the Monroe County sheriff’s department Thursday night, two women have been charged with neglect of a dependent in connection with the death of a three-year-old girl.