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At its monthly meeting on Tuesday, the five-member Bloomington Transit board reached a consensus that a consultant should be hired to help the public bus agency develop a five-to-seven-year strategic plan. The new strategic plan will incorporate the new reality of diminished ridership, which continues to be impacted by the

At its Tuesday meeting, Bloomington’s board of public works approved a $48,975 contract with Strauser Construction Company for some remodeling work in one of Bloomington’s five fire stations. The work will be done at Fire Station #5, which is located on Henderson Street in the south part

Bloomington’s annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday took place as scheduled on Monday night at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Delivering the keynote address was Eddie Cole, who is associate professor of higher education and history at UCLA. Cole earned his doctorate at Indiana University. Cole was

Is it possible that someday everyone waiting at a public bus stop in Bloomington could climb aboard without having to pay a fare? Could Bloomington’s public buses ever follow routes that go outside the city limits, if they serve the interests of Bloomington residents? Will Indiana University and Bloomington

Through last Friday, the 2022 candidate filings that have been reported by the Monroe County election division still have gaps for some races. But there are three weeks to go before the filing deadline at noon on Feb. 4. The B Square maintains a spreadsheet of candidate filings, with links

When the Jan. 6 deadline passed for submitting remonstrance petitions against Bloomington’s annexation ordinances, the Monroe County auditor’s office was able to provide only a preliminary raw tally of signatures. That’s because several signatures were submitted on the final day. Based on the now final but still