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At Friday’s news conference of local leaders on COVID-19 pandemic response, Bloomington mayor John Hamilton reacted to the relatively positive picture that Indiana University health officer Aaron Carroll had just painted about the situation on campus. “I’m really just echoing what Dr. Carroll said, which is: Probably one

Towards the start of their Wednesday meeting this week, the three Monroe County commissioners responded in turn to remarks made by county clerk Nicole Browne at last week’s election board meeting. Commissioner Penny Githens led off, “To hear ourselves and to hear people in our office called liars and

Bloomington’s new 540-space parking garage on 4th Street has been open for people to park there since Aug. 23. Since then, elements like the payment system and solar panels have been installed. On Wednesday, the installation of the public artwork called “Urban Fabric” resumed after a two-day pause, in

In 2021, voters enjoyed their regular respite from local political races, which comes in the year following a presidential election. In 2022, voters will be choosing several positions in Monroe County government. The positions include four different seats on the county council, three circuit judges, one county commissioner, as well

Based on numbers reported Monday, Wednesday’s update to the state of Indiana’s COVID-19 dashboard map will show Monroe County as orange. That’s because the county will have the next-to-worst score on the dual-metric system used by the state to color-code the map. For the week ending Sunday,

In a news release issued mid-afternoon on Sunday, IU Health announced that the first baby had been born at its new hospital, which is located off the SR 46 bypass on the east side of town. The news release states: “Parents Naomi and Miguel Ramirez welcomed their child Nahla shortly