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Bloomington city council greenlights revised traffic calming program

Bloomington city council greenlights revised traffic calming program

Bloomington’s neighborhood traffic safety program (NTSP) has been overhauled and replaced with a traffic calming and greenways program (TCGP). Among other things, the program is meant to help curtail speeding in residential neighborhoods. When Bloomington’s city council approved the revised program at its meeting last Wednesday, it OK’

Historical total for Bloomington’s Jack Hopkins social services funding nudges past $5M

A second round of Jack Hopkins social services funding this year has pushed the historical amount of awards to $5,006,856. The program started in 1993. On Monday night, the Bloomington city council’s Jack Hopkins committee made recommendations for awards to 25 different local social services nonprofits totaling

Monroe County election board mulls investigation of unlawful electioneering at polls by voter wearing COVID-19 mask with candidate’s name

Monroe County election board mulls investigation of unlawful electioneering at polls by voter wearing COVID-19 mask with candidate’s name

Monroe County’s election board could eventually wind up conducting an investigation of unlawful electioneering by a voter at the early in-person polls. The voter has been described as wearing a COVID-19 mask with a candidate’s name printed on it, inside the polling location at Election Central, while voting

Election board adds 5 more hours for early voting in Monroe County: “Our voters need to vote.”

Election board adds 5 more hours for early voting in Monroe County: “Our voters need to vote.”

The time for early in-person voting in Monroe County has been extended on Thursday and Friday (Oct. 29, 30) by one extra hour—until 7 p.m. Early voting on those days will start the same time as previously scheduled, which is 8 a.m. On Saturday (Oct. 31), an

Courthouse closed as Nov. 10 fall property tax deadline approaches, treasurer describes ways to pay

Courthouse closed as Nov. 10 fall property tax deadline approaches, treasurer describes ways to pay

As the Nov. 10 deadline for paying fall property taxes approaches, Monroe County treasurer Jessica McClellan is making a push to make sure residents know what their options are for making tax payments. The county courthouse building is closed, except by appointment, due to the COVID-19 pandemic precautions. That’s

A look back at 2016 Monroe County results, 2020 early voting continues at 100 voters-per-hour pace

A look back at 2016 Monroe County results, 2020 early voting continues at 100 voters-per-hour pace

Saturday’s early in-person voting total in Monroe County was 825. That daily total was the smallest number so far in the first three weeks of early voting. But that’s because it was the first day of Saturday voting, which offers just seven hours of voting time. Saturday’s

Opinion | Flying, falling pumpkins: A perfect pandemic pick-me-up

Click to view slideshow. On Saturday starting at noon, a few dozen pumpkins were sent flying several hundred feet down the field at the Monroe County fairgrounds. The grass expanse, littered with shards of busted orange gourds, marked the return of Pumpkin Launch, hosted by the city of Bloomington’s