B There Shuffle Creek Road north of Unionville Maybe a Guinea fowl, crossing the road. Refused an interview to answer the standard question. Maybe a Guinea fowl, crossing the road. Refused an interview to answer the standard question. (Dave Askins, May 23, 2026)
Monroe County commissioners re-float Hopewell as possible new jail site, seek city’s quick support Monroe County commissioners have revived Hopewell as a possible jail and justice center site, asking Bloomington councilmembers to send the proposal to the RDC. But county officials want to avoid the full city planning review and approval process, because they say it would cause unacceptable delay.
July 23, 2026: Kirkwood veto stands; Bloomington Transit’s new management firm; College Square bids; Monroe County jail profile This morning's edition includes reports on the failed Kirkwood veto override, Bloomington Transit’s switch to Keolis and John Connell’s departure, two College Square hotel-and-housing proposals, and a first look at who is being held in the Monroe County jail.
Bloomington council falls short of overriding Thomson veto of seasonal Kirkwood closure Bloomington’s city council fell two votes short of overriding Mayor Kerry Thomson’s veto of a mandatory seasonal Kirkwood Avenue closure. The 4–4 vote left the ordinance defeated after Dave Rollo reversed his earlier support.
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