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Lake Monroe water levels have started to drop. According to U.S. Army Corps of Engineer gauges, on July 9 at 6 a.m. the water level was 550.81 feet above sea level. A little more than a week ago, on July 1 at 6 a.m., the lake

At Monday’s meeting—when some plan commissioners questioned their own legal authority to act on the petition—no decision was made on the city of Bloomington’s proposal to build a replacement parking structure at the 4th and Walnut site. The current garage, evaluated as structurally unsound, has sat

At its Monday meeting, exactly eight months after Bloomington’s plan commission gave its initial approval of the city’s transportation plan, commissioners approved 40 amendments to the plan made by the common council. The transportation plan, with final approval from the plan commission, now replaces the 2002 Master Thoroughfare

Given site plan approval by Bloomington’s plan commission at its Monday meeting was The Mill, a five-building, 130-unit apartment complex in a development in the southwest part of town, near Summit Elementary. Construction is expected to start by August or September. Completion of the project is targeted for August

They pointed to increased stress on dogs, cats and kids who are trying to sleep. Also a part of the mix is the impact of fireworks on military veterans who suffer from post traumatic stress syndrome. Similar complaints are reflected in the archives of the Herald-Times at least since 2006,

The Monroe County fair runs through Saturday, July 6. On the Fourth of July, the grandstand featured the Three Bar J rodeo, an event sanctioned by the International Pro Rodeo Association Opening ceremonies started at 8 p.m. As the rodeo got underway, the sun was still well above the