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These are short items from the civic realm, sometimes based on a news release.

Names released: Candidates to fill vacant MCCSC board seat to be interviewed April 10

Names released: Candidates to fill vacant MCCSC board seat to be interviewed April 10

Four candidates will be considered by the Monroe County Community School Corporation board to fill the vacancy that was left when Brandon Shurr resigned. The four names are: * Aja Jester * Blake Garland-Tirado * Gabriel Holbrow * Cori Thornton Hammock That's according to board president April Hennessey. The interviews that were

Letter to IU provost: AAUP exec committee decries lack of due process in firing of professor

In a letter to Indiana University provost Rahul Shrivastav, the executive committee of the Bloomington chapter of the American Association of University Professors (IUB-AAUP) has objected to the apparent termination of Xiaofeng Wang's tenured appointment in the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering In its letter, the

Hearing on vote centers for Monroe County set for April 7, 2025

Hearing on vote centers for Monroe County set for April 7, 2025

A notice of a public hearing on vote centers for Monroe County has been announced for Monday, April 7, 2025. The hearing is scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. in the Nat U. Hill Room in the historic county courthouse located at 100 West Kirkwood in downtown Bloomington.

$2.59M for roads awarded by INDOT to Monroe County, Bloomington, Ellettsville, Stinesville

$2.59M for roads awarded by INDOT to Monroe County, Bloomington, Ellettsville, Stinesville

Based on a news release from area Republican state legislators, four local government units in Monroe County will receive a total of $2,588,220 from Indiana Department of Transportation’s Community Crossings matching grant program in the first round of funding this year. Since 2016, the Community Crossings money

Bloomington council OKs $46.8M bond issuance to help fund $70M convention center project

Bloomington council OKs $46.8M bond issuance to help fund $70M convention center project

At its regular Wednesday meeting (March 5), the Bloomington city council approved the issuance of $46,825,000 in lease rental revenue bonds, to finance the cost of expanding the Bloomington Convention Center. The interest rate for the bonds is 5.0 percent. The term of the bond issuance is

Applications now open for $500,000 in social service grants from city of Bloomington

Applications now open for $500,000 in social service grants from city of Bloomington

In a Tuesday (March 4) news release, Bloomington’s city council has opened this year’s round of applications for area nonprofits to apply for a total of $500,000 in grants, through the city’s Jack Hopkins social services fund. This year’s deadline for submitting an application is

Applicants sought for human rights commission serving Bloomington, Monroe County

Applicants sought for human rights commission serving Bloomington, Monroe County

In a news release, the city of Bloomington clerk’s office has announced a vacancy on the joint human rights commission that serves the city and Monroe County. Appointees to the commission have to be residents of the city of Bloomington or Monroe County. Among other responsibilities, the commission investigates