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Bloomington residents get some updates on leaden ashfall from fire department training

Bloomington residents get some updates on leaden ashfall from fire department training

Keep children and pets away from the ash and burned paint chips that fell out of the smoke plume from a fire that Bloomington’s fire department set at 1213 High Street on Friday. That’s the advice that local health officials gave last Friday about the ash from the

Crossley declares bid to fill Monroe County council vacancy, recuses herself from caucus process as Democratic Party chair

Crossley declares bid to fill Monroe County council vacancy, recuses herself from caucus process as Democratic Party chair

In a communication issued by the Monroe Democratic Party late Tuesday afternoon, logistical details were released about a caucus to fill the District 4 vacancy on the county council. The caucus will be held on Sunday, Dec. 19 at 2 p.m. in the Monroe County Public Library. The bigger

Third option floated for possible redrawing of Monroe County council boundaries

Third option floated for possible redrawing of Monroe County council boundaries

A third possibility for new county council district boundaries is now getting consideration from the four-person committee that has been appointed to make recommendations on new precinct and district boundaries for Monroe County. It’s simple to describe the third county council district option, which was floated at Monday’s

Photos: Little 500 Fall Series Cyclocross 2021

Photos: Little 500 Fall Series Cyclocross 2021

More photos after the jump. Photos: Little 500 Cyclocross Nov. 7, 2021 Click to view slideshow.

Bloomington mobilizes to remediate potential lead ash hazard after controlled burn of house, aims to “err on the side of caution”

Bloomington mobilizes to remediate potential lead ash hazard after controlled burn of house, aims to “err on the side of caution”

On Saturday, after Friday morning’s controlled burn of a house on the city’s east side, fire chief Jason Moore and deputy chief Jayme Washel were going door-to-door talking to neighbors who live west of the burn site. The top fire officials were informing residents about the potential hazard

Pandemic notebook: Another uptick in positive COVID-19 cases means no lifting of Monroe County mask mandate next week

Pandemic notebook: Another uptick in positive COVID-19 cases means no lifting of Monroe County mask mandate next week

The COVID-19 pandemic data that will be updated next Wednesday by Indiana’s state department of health will not show numbers low enough for the Monroe County mask mandate to be lifted. Lifting the mask mandate next week is already a mathematical impossibility. That’s in part because the key

Tests show lead in falling ash flakes after Bloomington’s controlled house burn: Keep kids, pets away from ash

Tests show lead in falling ash flakes after Bloomington’s controlled house burn: Keep kids, pets away from ash

In connection with Friday morning’s controlled burn of a house on High Street by Bloomington’s Fire Department, ash flakes and dust fell on the neighborhood to the west. Resident Matt Murphy, who lives about 300 yards from the burn site, immediately tested some flakes from his strawberry patch,