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Bloomington park commissioners OK lower sales percentage as food and beverage artisan fee, but COVID-19 makes much of it moot

Bloomington park commissioners OK lower sales percentage as food and beverage artisan fee, but COVID-19 makes much of it moot

In a 3–0 vote at their regular meeting on Tuesday, Bloomington park commissioners approved a reduction in the fee that food and artisan vendors are supposed to pay for their space at the Bloomington farmers market. The new official fee for the 2020 market season will be 7.5

Bloomington city hall now officially closed due to COVID-19

Bloomington city hall now officially closed due to COVID-19

In a press release issued late Tuesday afternoon, the city of Bloomington announced that city hall, on Morton Street in downtown, is now closed to visitors. The move is part of several measures being taken on the local, state and national levels to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic

First Monroe County, now Bloomington, to consider food and beverage tax money as economic relief funds in COVID-19 response

First Monroe County, now Bloomington, to consider food and beverage tax money as economic relief funds in COVID-19 response

On Monday, Indiana governor Eric Holcomb’s gave a noon address announcing a stay-at-home order as a way to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic virus. A couple of hours later, elected and appointed officials from Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana University, and IU Health, held a virtual press

COVID-19 means fare-free Bloomington buses for now, rear-door entry preferred

COVID-19 means fare-free Bloomington buses for now, rear-door entry preferred

Over the weekend, Bloomington’s public bus agency, announced that its downtown transit center’s indoor waiting area would be closed starting Monday (today), because of concerns about transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic virus. The downtown transit center’s closure eliminated one option that passengers had for paying the $1

Governor issues stay-at-home order, calls on Hoosiers to “hunker down” warns Indiana is entering COVID-19 patient-surge phase: “This disease is killing people.”

Governor issues stay-at-home order, calls on Hoosiers to “hunker down” warns Indiana is entering COVID-19 patient-surge phase: “This disease is killing people.”

Asked last Thursday at a press conference about the possibility of a “shelter in place” order as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Indiana’s governor, Eric Holcomb, answered: “We’re not there yet.” On Monday, the Hoosier state was there. In a 14-minute speech delivered through various media, Holcomb

Indoor waiting area closed at Bloomington downtown transit center due to COVID-19, some buses running on reduced schedule

Indoor waiting area closed at Bloomington downtown transit center due to COVID-19, some buses running on reduced schedule

In a press release issued Sunday evening, the city of Bloomington announced that the indoor waiting room of Bloomington Transit’s downtown center would be closed starting Monday, March 23, until further notice. As the reason for the closure, the press release cites concerns about transmission of the COVID-19 virus.

Column: On the normalcy of local COVID-19 response

Column: On the normalcy of local COVID-19 response

Early Friday afternoon, Monroe County’s health administrator, Penny Caudill, sent out a press release announcing the county’s first confirmed case of COVID-19, the pandemic virus that’s spreading across the world. It was a student seen a week earlier by Indiana University Health Center, whose positive test was