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Column: Let’s try making journalists out of Bloomington’s elected officials

Column: Let’s try making journalists out of Bloomington’s elected officials

Bloomington has way fewer local news reporters than in years past. In a column published last November by The Limestone Post, former Herald-Times reporter Steve Hinnefeld put some specific numbers on that trend. The newsroom at his former paper has diminished from 50 to just a dozen, Hinnefeld wrote. If

Election notebook: Candidates inspect ballot proofs

Election notebook: Candidates inspect ballot proofs

On Friday for most of the day, 190 different ballot types for the May 3 primary elections were on display for review by the candidates at Monroe County’s election central. That’s the office in the old Johnson Hardware building at 7th and Madison streets. The B Square counted

City council says millions more dollars needed, but Bloomington adds a couple more sidewalk segments

City council says millions more dollars needed, but Bloomington adds a couple more sidewalk segments

Accepted on Wednesday night as a part of the Bloomington city council’s transportation committee report on sidewalks were five projects to construct or design short new stretches of sidewalk in different parts of the city. For sidewalks this year, the city council approved $336,000 from the city’s

Catalent tax abatement OK’d in first of two Bloomington city council votes: 9–0

Catalent tax abatement OK’d in first of two Bloomington city council votes: 9–0

Bloomington’s city council voted 9–0 on Wednesday night to approve a tax abatement for Catalent in exchange for a capital investment of $350 million and 1,000 new jobs. Final approval will require a confirmatory vote on March 2, after a public hearing. The additional jobs would grow

Column: Rain’s coming, Bloomington, so please help clean out storm drains

Column: Rain’s coming, Bloomington, so please help clean out storm drains

The National Weather Service forecast for Bloomington on Wednesday (Feb. 16) and Thursday (Feb. 17) is warm. The high temperature is supposed to hit 60 F degrees both days. The rain that’s supposed to come with the warmer weather is enough to warrant a flood watch for a large

Transit notebook: Snowstorm debrief, deal OK’d with IU, ridership still down, strategic plan moves forward

Transit notebook: Snowstorm debrief, deal OK’d with IU, ridership still down, strategic plan moves forward

Bloomington Transit drivers got some recognition from general manager John Connell at the five-member board’s regular monthly meeting on Tuesday night. About the performance of drivers during the snowstorm and its aftermath on Feb. 3 and Feb. 4, Connell said, “I think our drivers did an incredible job. They

Miller-Showers Park: Bloomington utilities and parks formalizing arrangements on who pays for what

Miller-Showers Park: Bloomington utilities and parks formalizing arrangements on who pays for what

The cost of maintaining the lagoon retention walls at Miller-Showers Park will be split between city of Bloomington utilities (CBU) and the city’s parks and recreation department. The utilities service board (USB) approved its side of the arrangement at its regular meeting on Monday night. The same memorandum of