Tag Archives: Richland Township

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department announced they will  release officers’ body camera footage, today; The Monroe County Community School Corporation is continuing a public debate over whether it should deploy metal detectors at schools in the district; Flags across the state will be at half-mast, for the rest of this week; The Town of Ellettsville is considering purchasing two properties, due to two …

This episode of the Bicentennial Journal tells the story of life in Richland Township, as written by James Parks. Parks was among the earliest homesteaders in Monroe County. A member of the first board of County Commissioners, in 1818, Parks later served on the board of school commissioners. In 1832, he was elected to the Indiana legislature. His letters are read …

11/8/16 More than 25,000 Monroe County residents have cast ballots today in the 2016 general election; Voters at St. John’s generally expressed more conservative views that the voters we spoke to in Bloomington; Democratic congressional candidate Shelli Yoder is accusing her Republican opponent of using an illegal robo-call today; A plan to build a new office for the Richland Township …