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Monroe County property transfers: July 2
Property transfers filed at the Monroe County Assessor’s Office. Information includes property address, seller, buyer, sale price and date of sale. Names may reflect representatives of buyers and sellers. April 22. 5149 W. Hanks Crossing, Bloomington; Omshri Rajaravivarma of Bloomington sold to Michael and Camilla Wallace of Bloomington; $349,900;...
IUPD raised its base pay. Now Bloomington PD is lowest paying agency in Monroe County
Bloomington Police Department (BPD) is now the lowest-paying police department in Monroe County, after the Indiana University Police Department raised its statewide base salary nearly $7,000 — an increase city officials worry will exacerbate the difficulty BPD already has with recruiting and retaining officers. BPD is authorized to hire 105 full-time officers, but currently has only 89 — nine of whom are in field officer training and can't work solo patrols. ...
Bloomington restaurants, bars welcome back happy hour after 39 years
On July 1, Hoosier bars and restaurants began offering something missing from the state's beverage scene for 39 years: Happy hour is back. On April 14, Gov. Eric Holcomb signed House Bill 1086, which allows restaurants and bars in Indiana to once again have and promote "happy hours" by offering alcoholic beverages for a discounted price during certain hours each week.
Camp Invention melds science with creativity at Lincoln Elementary School
Little inventors learned the some of the science behind creating new innovations June 24-28 at Lincoln Elementary School. Some, including Liliana Santiago, William Sumpter, and Oliver Prepster, learned about prototyping at Camp Invention. In the "Prototyping Studio," the three children worked together to cut wood for a kitchen tool. A...
Teacher's Warehouse needs 'muscles,' humane society and Drool in the Pool need workers
The City of Bloomington Volunteer Network provides information about volunteering locally. For a complete listing, visit BloomingtonVolunteerNetwork.org or call 812-349-3433. The inclusion of an organization in this list does not imply City endorsement or support of the organization’s activities or policies. Information and registration links for the following opportunities can be found online at BloomingtonVolunteerNetwork.org.
Local News Headlines: July 2, 2024
Monroe County Government’s offices, including the Court, will be closed today. Jail employees, road deputies, and Highway workers are not affected by this closure. This is the second consecutive day with a similar closing. Yesterday the message sent out stated that it was due to unforseen circumstances. No further information regarding the reasoning nor the possibility of a prolonged closure have been provided.
Local Sports News: July 2, 2024
Mackenzie Holmes and Lauren Fields Named Graduate Managers for Indiana University Women’s Basketball Indiana Women’s Basketball has announced the addition of the program’s all-time leading scorer Mackenzie Holmes and Lauren Fields as graduate managers for the 2024-25 season. Holmes recently wrapped up her decorated career at Indiana where she played in 147 games for the Hoosiers in five seasons. She finished her career ranking first in the program as the all-time leading scorer (2,530) and in field goals made (1,043), field goal percentage (63.9) and games won (123). Holmes led the team to four NCAA Tournament runs in her career, most recently to the Sweet Sixteen in 2024. She averaged a team-high of 19.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game in her fifth year.
IUPUI Splits Purdue And IU
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana University and Purdue University took the final steps Monday, July 1, on a bold new vision for higher education in Indianapolis, designed to increase the number of job-ready graduates in an innovation-led economy, fuel economic growth in the region and the state, and enhance service to the Indianapolis community and beyond.
Jeff Baldwin CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bloomington announces his retirement
BLOOMINGTON – Jeff Baldwin, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bloomington, has announced he will retire in December 2024. Baldwin began his service to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bloomington as Executive Director in 2006. During his 18 years of leadership, the Club has grown from having 2 Club locations serving 180 youth per day to now having 4 locations and serving over 700 kids per day across the organization. An additional 1700 youth are also served annually through Lemonade Day, the Father-Daughter Dance, Hoops Hysteria, and Camp Rock- all of which were established or enhanced under Jeff’s leadership.
Mackenzie Holmes will return to Indiana as graduate manager
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) — Indiana Women’s Basketball announced in a press release on Monday that Hoosier legend Mackenzie Holmes will be a graduate manager on the staff for this season. Holmes finished her career at Indiana this past season after playing five years for the Hoosiers. She was an AP First Team All-American in 2022-23, […]
Indiana soccer alumnus Aidan Morris joins EFL Championship side Middlesbrough FC
There were 16 players in the top two division of English soccer representing the United States at the national team level. On June 28, Aidan Morris raised the number to 17. The former Indiana soccer star signed for Middlesbrough FC, a club in the second division of English soccer in the English Football League Championship. The announcement was made official on the club’s X account.
Women’s soccer reloads with 14 signees
The Indiana University Northwest women’s soccer team and head coach Jamie McNicholas have announced the signing of Daisy Bonilla, Brooke Chandler, Jiana Church, Abbigail Cutler, Allison Farmer, Salome Hernandez, Nora Loebbert, Kylie Meegan, Natalie Pacheco, Marisa Paredes, Olivia Oman, Xiomara Santana, Dusty Stoner and Jocelyn Chang-Stroman for the 2024 season.
FTR reports numbers slightly up
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — FTR reported some improved numbers recently. FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index for April improved from March to a reading of 3.0 as all index components were at least slightly favorable. Freight rates were the principal factor in better market conditions for shippers. Although market conditions might remain strong for a few more months, FTR forecasts some deterioration soon with the SCI falling to more neutral readings in the months ahead.
Column: Mike Woodson ends association with collective, signals program has robust financial resources
In the early weeks after the NCAA began allowing college athletes to monetize their name, image and likeness, IU basketball players Miller Kopp and Tamar Bates drove 35 miles east to Columbus, Ind. to do a meet and greet with fans at a carpet store. It was one of the...
Hoosier Huddle Podcast: June Recruiting Recap with Matt Weaver
Sammy Jacobs and T.J. Inman are joined by Matt Weaver of Peegs.com to dicuss Indiana Football's recruiting in the month of June. They discuss the recent wave of commitments, who might be next and how the overall class looks in Curt Cignetti's first year.
Downed trees and limbs after last week's storm? Here's how to get rid of them
Editor's note: This story was updated at 4:45 p.m. July 1 with more information from the city of Bloomington. It was updated again at 5:10 p.m. July 1 to add information about the county's debris removal schedule. Last week's storm wiped power in much of Bloomington and downed trees across Monroe County. Now that most power has been restored, officials are turning their attention toward debris pickup. ...
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