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Bloomington, Indiana · Bloomington

Scenes from the Monroe County Fair—it’s not over yet

Monroe County Fair (Juliette Kniola, July 3, 2025)The Monroe County Fair has a full schedule of events through Saturday (July 5) at the Monroe County fairgrounds including the demolition derby and music. The tunes start with John Kogge, followed by Jim Hayden and The Country Playboys. On Sunday, rides are offered at bargain prices. Earlier in the week, fairgoers visited the 4-H barns to see the animals, kids gathered around a bubble machine, and…Read Article

Bloomington, Indiana · Bloomington

Infrastructure notebook: 3rd Street sidewalk fencing slated for repair, material backordered

Looking east on 3rd Street from the B-Line bridge down the sidewalk on the north side of the street. (Dave Askins, June 30, 2025)At this past Tuesday’s board of public works meeting (July 1), the months-long closure of the sidewalk on the north side of 3rd Street running from Walnut Street up to the B-Line Trail got some airtime from Bloomington public works director Adam Wason.The sidewalk is closed due to the structural failure of the railing …Read Article

Immigration · Houston County

Judge Rejects Monroe County Sheriff’s Motion to Dismiss AG’s Lawsuit over Immigration Enforcement

Left: Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita from the AG's website. Right: Monroe County sheriff Ruben Marté. (B Square file photo)After a Wednesday ruling against Monroe County sheriff Ruben Marté, Indiana attorney general (AG) Todd Rokita’s lawsuit against the sheriff is still pending.Special judge Lucas Rudisill denied Marté’s motion to dismiss the AG’s lawsuit over the sheriff’s local policy on enforcement of immigration laws.Rudisill found th…See the Story

Monroe County Fair rodeo, from mutton busting to barrel racing

Mutton busting at the Monroe County Fair rodeo, produced by Fiddler Cattle Company. (Juliette Kniola, July 3, 2025)On Thursday night (July 3), the Monroe County Fair featured a rodeo produced by Fiddler Cattle Company. Photographer Juliette Kniola was there to capture these images of mutton busting, bull riding and barrel racing. Bull riding at the Monroe County Fair rodeo, produced by Fiddler Cattle Company. (Juliette Kniola, July 3, 2025)Bull …Bloomington, Indiana · Bloomington Read Article

July 3, 2025: Safe street corridor study, Hopewell bids rejected

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Bloomington OKs $209K contract to study Rogers Street corridor, part of safe streets effort

Map by The B Square showing the north-south span of the corridor study OK'd by the Bloomington board of public works on Tuesday night.Now set for closer study, in connection with Bloomington’s effort to eliminate fatal and serious injury crashes, is the Rogers Street corridor, stretching 4.5-miles from Bloomington’s southern boundary to the SR 45/46 bypass.Approved on Tuesday night by Bloomington’s board of public works was a consulting contract…Bloomington, Indiana · Bloomington Read Article

Bloomington rejects 2 Hopewell bids, sets new course ‘democratizing neighborhood development’

Looking south across 1st Street at Hopewell South. (Dave Askins, June 30, 2025)Left: Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson addresses Bloomington's redevelopment commission (RDC) on Monday. Right: From right: assistant city attorney Dana Kerr; RDC members John West, Randy Cassady, Sue Sgambelluri, and Laurie McRobbie. (Dave Askins, June 30, 2025)At a special meeting of the city’s redevelopment commission (RDC) late Monday afternoon, Bloomington mayor K…Bloomington, Indiana · Bloomington Read Article

6th Street & Washington Street

A bent parking meter on the northern sidewalk along 6th Street is protected not only by a narrow traffic cone but also a pink child-sized bicycle helmet. (Kelton O'Connell, July 1, 2025)Apizaco · Apizaco See the Story

June 30, 2025: $1B in grants, details of rental inspections, new Lady Liberty statue, county fair

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Bloomington applies for share of $1B from federal safe streets program

Annotated map of potential projects from the city of Bloomington's Safe Streets for All grant application. This past week, the city of Bloomington submitted its application for a portion of nearly $1 billion in funding that is available in 2025 through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant program. The deadline for applications was June 26.The SS4A program requires local governments that want funding to have a…Bloomington, Indiana · Bloomington Read Article

Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish

The schedule of events for this year's fair is posted on the Monroe County fair website.The origin story for the image might make the cartoon a little funnier, if you're a reader who does not instantly recognize the fish.On top of the historic Monroe County courthouse there is a weathervane featuring a metal fish crafted by blacksmith Austin Seward, which is called Hoagy as the result of a naming contest in 2018. Sometimes, one of the red-tailed…Bloomington, Indiana · Bloomington Read Article

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Scenes from the Monroe County Fair—it’s not over yet

Infrastructure notebook: 3rd Street sidewalk fencing slated for repair, material backordered

Judge Rejects Monroe County Sheriff’s Motion to Dismiss AG’s Lawsuit over Immigration Enforcement

Monroe County Fair rodeo, from mutton busting to barrel racing

July 3, 2025: Safe street corridor study, Hopewell bids rejected

Bloomington OKs $209K contract to study Rogers Street corridor, part of safe streets effort

Bloomington rejects 2 Hopewell bids, sets new course ‘democratizing neighborhood development’

6th Street & Washington Street

June 30, 2025: $1B in grants, details of rental inspections, new Lady Liberty statue, county fair

Bloomington applies for share of $1B from federal safe streets program

Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish

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