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Monroe County Emergency Management Director Alison Moore is working to ensure county residents receive help in the wake of a disaster; The Bloomington-based domestic violence shelter Middle Way House announced this afternoon a new slate of officers, including a new president. FEATURE The second annual Bloomington and South Central Indiana Opioid Summit takes September 18 and 19, at the Monroe Convention Center. …

Monroe County terminated an agreement with the city of Bloomington yesterday, over the proposed Convention Center expansion. Monroe County Commissioners were incensed over Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton’s communication with a potential developer. Hamilton reached out to the developer privately, to notify them the city was accepting proposals from different developers for the proposed expansion. City of Bloomington Communications Director Yael …

Criticism over the city of Bloomington’s use of private information let officials to call for a closed-door meeting today. The criticism came after Monroe County Commissioner Amanda Barge pointed out on social media that the city is publishing the addresses of overdose victims. Barge expressed outrage over Facebook over the weekend: “Fellow City of Bloomington and Monroe County residents: I …

Criticism over the city of Bloomington’s use of private information led officials to call a meeting, today; The City of Bloomington received its new armored truck over the weekend; The Ellettsville Town Council is voicing support for increasing a tax break it gave affordable housing developers, last fall; Indiana is making handheld metal detectors available, at no cost, to every …

Amanda Barge is a first-term Monroe County Commissioner and a rising star in the local Democratic Party. She appeared on last week’s Big Talk and, after the show, spoke with Michael Glab about what the Commissioners are up to these days. She’s also a family counselor in private practice and spoke about how politics can be a deal-breaker in some …

Amanda Barge is a first-term Monroe County Commissioner. After winning the 2016 Democratic primary, she went on to win in last November’s general election despite the Republican Party’s statewide sweep. A licensed, practicing social worker and therapist, she’s already made news in her leadership roles in Rise to Run, a national effort to get more women on the ballot, and …

A demonstration is planned tonight at 7pm to draw attention to issues at Bloomington’s Peoples Park; An event titled “Our Black Lives Matter: In Remembrance of Joseph Smedley” begins at 6:30 p.m. tonight at the Neal Marshall Black Culture Center on the IU campus; I-69 construction is reportedly back on track with a new completion schedule from contractor Isolux Corsan; …

Longtime Monroe County Commissioner Iris (EAR-iss) Kiesling is serving her final term on the Board this year, and two candidates are competing to replace her. The Democratic candidate, Amanda Barge, and the Republican candidate, Paul White, Sr., met at the WFHB studios for a conversation about County issues. Both candidates will be on the ballot this November. In this next …