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The biggest part of the tax bills for Bloomington property owners could be increasing on average by about 14.5 percent in 2025. That’s because Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson and city councilmembers are considering issuing a general obligation bond that would require an additional $3.743 million in property

With 39 days left before the Nov. 5 election, it looks likely there will be no change to the way that election night results from Monroe County will be reported to the public. A contract with An Island LLC, to display results on a website maintained by the Tell City

At its regular meeting on Monday, Ellettsville’s town council voted down a proposal that would have continued in 2025 the stop-gap funding it has provided this year, to support Rural Transit rides for Ellettsville residents. Rural Transit is a program of the Area 10 Agency on Aging. The proposal

At their regular Wednesday morning meeting, the three Monroe County commissioners put off until an undetermined date any decision on an $11.375-million purchase agreement for some land where a new jail could be built. The property on Wednesday’s agenda amounts to about 52 acres in North Park, off

For about 90 minutes on Monday night, four candidates for three at-large county council seats  fielded questions during a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Bloomington-Monroe County. Vying for one of the three seats that are up for election on Nov. 5 are incumbent Democrats Trent Deckard

Just after 11 p.m. at Indiana University’s Sample Gates in Bloomington on Sunday night was the fifth week in a row that a protest was held against IU’s new “expressive activities” policy. It’s the spot where Kirkwood Avenue dead ends at the western edge of the