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Pioneer boys, Bulldog girls win county track meet
MOORESVILLE — Depth and quality made all the difference last Wednesday, May 8, as Mooresville won the boys’ side of the Morgan County track and field meet at Mooresville, and Monrovia captured the girls’ side. The Pioneers featured 15 winners on both sides of the meet. Among...
Column: Bloomington public safety commission condemns IU treatment of protesters
As members of the City of Bloomington’s Community Advisory on Public Safety (CAPS) Commission, we are appalled at the videos of SWAT police and state troopers assaulting and arresting non-violent protestors and their supporters on the Indiana University campus on April 25 and 27. CAPS works to amplify the...
SR 45 bridge closure begins May 22
A portion of State Road 45 southwest of Bloomington is scheduled to close May 22. Ragle Inc., an Indiana Dept. of Transportation contractor, plans to work on the bridge for ten weeks. If weather permits, that portion of the street will reopen at the beginning of August. A detour route...
Franklin Community High School teacher named Indiana Teacher of the Year
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Franklin Community High School teacher Eric Jenkins has been named the 2024 Indiana Teacher of the Year by the Indiana Department of Education. On Wednesday Jenkins joined Daybreak to discuss the accomplishment and help inspire future educators. Jenkins teaches tenth-grade honors/general English/language arts, as well as...
Opening week shows a rebuild doesn't happen overnight
Happy Friday, Fever fans! The Fever started regular-season play this week, and above all, it has showed that a rebuild doesn't happen overnight. Indiana opened the 2024 season with a 21-point loss, 92-71, to the Connecticut Sun, then came home to a 36-point loss, 102-66, to the New York Liberty. Fever rookie Caitlin Clark...
Canceled: $150M investment in semiconductors in southern Indiana falls through
A manufacturing company has canceled plans to invest $150 million in Monroe County, impeding local leaders' efforts to diversify the local economy. Chicago area-based NHanced Semiconductors announced plans late last year to create 250 local jobs with annual salaries of about $100,000. On Tuesday, the company’s president, Bob Patti, said...
Indiana softball readies for ‘loaded’ Columbia Regional with eye on making history
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana softball was well prepared on Sunday when it earned a second straight NCAA tournament bid. Coach Shonda Stanton busted out containers of bubbles for every player on the team as well as some bubble guns to celebrate reaching the Columbia Regional. It was the first time since 1985-86 the Hoosiers have reached the tournament in back-to-back seasons. ...
Over 100 IU South Bend faculty vote for President Whitten's termination after protest arrests
SOUTH BEND — An Indiana University South Bend faculty body has called for IU President Pam Whitten to be fired, joining hundreds of professors at the college's Bloomington campus who want Whitten out for her perceived encroachment on academic freedom and her handling of recent pro-Palestinian student protests. Roughly...
Commissioners heatedly reject $30K for Bloomington Economic Development Corporation
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners has rejected a $30,000 request to support the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation’s efforts. The commissioners denied a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the BEDC Wednesday by a two-to-one vote. Commissioners Penny Githens and Lee Jones voted against it, and Julie Thomas voted for it.
OPINION: Bring on a Bloomington summer
I’m 19 years old and have lived in Bloomington for all those years. This means I have seen just as many summers come and go. I've witnessed a quiet Bloomington, whereas many students who will be staying over the summer will experience a calm B-Town for the first time. And while I admit there is a significant difference from the hustle of the academic year, there are a lot of benefits to the summer’s laid-back energy. There are still festivals, concerts, outdoor activities and so much more to do in the summer. I'm here to be your guide to a vibey summer in Bloomington.
Beacon's dream to support unhoused begins, but lots of fundraising remains for new facility
Forrest Gilmore’s dream of a central location for an overnight shelter, supported housing and social service agencies for Bloomington’s unhoused population may come true. The possibility has gained momentum with a $7 million state housing grant and the purchase of land on Third Street just west of downtown, for a new homebase providing homeless people life-altering services.
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