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On Thursday, the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce hosted a luncheon at the Monroe Convention Center featuring Indiana governor Eric Holcomb. The main event highlighted Holcomb as he fielded questions from Indiana University president Pamela Whitten, as the two sat in easy chairs in front of an audience of about

On Thursday, Indiana governor Eric Holcomb was in town to headline a Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce event at the Monroe Convention Center. During the Q&A, Holcomb was asked about a report that was delivered by the governor’s public health commission in August 2022. “What surprised you

On Tuesday, Monroe County’s health department released its next iteration of online restaurant inspections. The 34 inspections completed in January are now available through Monroe County’s OpenGov interface. In January, 22 restaurants had zero violations: Arby’s #5679, Bowls 4 Boots, Café Pizzaria Inc., Circle S Food Mart

Two sidewalk projects are supposed to get constructed and another two designed in 2023, based on the Bloomington city council’s approval of its sidewalk committee recommendations at Wednesday night’s meeting. In other business, the city council postponed for two weeks its approval of what has become an annual

[Ed. note: As of Tuesday, all of the very good boys and girls in the photos above are available for adoption at the Bloomington’s animal shelter.] “If you’re looking for that furr-ever, friend, we have them down at the shelter right now,” public works director Adam Wason reported

When the Monroe County board of health convened its regular meeting last Thursday (Feb. 9), Sarah Ryterband was seated at the table, instead of Ashley Cranor. Ryterband had been appointed to the board of health, as the replacement for Cranor, just the day before—by the  county board of commissioners