Editorial

The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce’s Franklin Initiative, which implemented the graduation coach program at Edgewood High School, Bloomington North High School and Bloomington South High School was recently the subject of praise from local candidates for office. It was also spotlighted by Check & Connect, a publication from program designer University of Minnesota. With … Read more

Bloomington police have arrested Ellettsville native and Edgewood High School graduate Steven Matthew Finch for the Sept. 11 fatal hit-and-run of Johnny Shane Harden at the intersection of Moores Pike and Olcott Boulevard. According to a police report filed by Capt. Joe Qualters of the Bloomington Police Department, the accident occurred just before 8 a.m., … Read more

During the Halloween season, most people visit one of the many haunted houses that seem to pop up overnight in their area, but some people choose to experience a different kind of scare. Since 1999, local non-denominational Christian church House of Prayer has put together a Hell House which presents visitors with a demon-guided tour … Read more

The Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation school board approved the school corporation’s 2013 budget Oct. 15 ahead of the Nov. 1 deadline set by the state. Board members present were President Randy Wright, Secretary Dana Kerr and members Debra Walcott, Jimmie Durnil and Larry Thrasher. The general fund, debt service fund, retirement and severance bond … Read more

After 14 months and $4.2 million, the Monroe County Courthouse reopened Oct. 10. The reopening comes long after original estimates predicted and with a much higher price tag. In July 2011, Kevin Dogan, who was then interim Monroe County administrator, told The Ellettsville Journal the work was expected to last at least six months and … Read more

Early in the evening, Republican Reid Dallas set the tone for what would be a contentious forum. The candidate for state Senate, District 40, would continually highlight the difference between himself and his opponent, Democrat Mark Stoops, by calling on figures and statistics released by the government analyzing the results of educational reforms in the … Read more

The Central Indiana Bicycling Association will be bringing the 45th annual Hilly Hundred to the hills and hollers of Monroe, Greene and Owen counties soon. The event is a fundraiser for cycling groups and the Dollars for Scholars program at Edgewood High School. The CIBA Foundation receives $3 per rider, Dollars for Scholars receives $1 … Read more

Eleven years and one day ago, the United States suffered the first attack on its soil from an outside force since the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 hijackers took control of four planes. They crashed two of them into the World Trade Center towers in New York, another into … Read more

Monroe County is still in a drought, even after rainfall this weekend. The county received 2 to 3 inches of rain over Labor Day weekend, bringing the rain deficit for the year down from 12 inches to 9 to 10 inches. Still, Monroe County continued to be listed by the United States Drought Monitor as … Read more

The Ellettsville Town Council met Aug. 27 to reconsider a water emergency ordinance passed at its last meeting, an amended agreement between the Monroe County Redevelopment Commission and the Town of Ellettsville, and a proposal to post proposed ordinances to the town website before they are considered. Members present were Dianna Bastin, David Drake, Philip … Read more