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At a caucus held on Sunday afternoon at Bloomington city hall, the Monroe County Democratic Party elected Chrissie Geels its new chair. She is replacing Samuel Ujdak, who resigned in the third week of June, three and a half months after being elected, citing personal reasons

This report includes new property transfers in Monroe County that haven't previously been reported by The B Square, with dates ranging between June 20, 2025 and July 16, 2025. The data in this report comes from Beacon, the county's online geographic information system for property and parcel data.

What film does Fish tell Hawk that they should show at Buskirk-Chumley Theater for the Aug. 2 Taste of Bloomington event?

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather alert that includes Monroe County and several other central Indiana counties, warning that severe storms are possible for Saturday afternoon (July 19) and the early evening hours.

At its Wednesday meeting, Monroe County’s capital improvement board (CIB) got good news about a recent round of bids for the Bloomington Convention Center expansion project. The recommended bids came in at just under $16.5 million for 11 packages that had an estimated budget of $22 million.

On Thursday (July 17), at least 300 people crowded onto the southeast corner of the Monroe County courthouse grounds to protest actions taken by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. Several community leaders addressed the gathering.

The Monroe County Public Library may reduce hours at its downtown location as tax cuts passed by the Republican-led Indiana legislature in April threaten more than $300,000 in MCPL funding next year. The library might close at 7 p.m. instead of 9 p.m. on Monday through Thursday every week.