Lilly Endowment grant to help strengthen early childhood education in the Indiana Uplands region

BLOOMINGTON– Lilly Endowment Inc., through the eighth phase of its Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT VIII) initiative, has awarded a $7,834,000 Community Leadership Implementation…

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Community Foundation awarded $7.3 million grant from Lilly Endowment to reduce unsheltered homelessness in Monroe County

BLOOMINGTON – The Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County (CFBMC) has received a Community Leadership Implementation Grant of $7,394,505 from Lilly Endowment Inc. through the…

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Scottsburg man dies in single-vehicle crash

SCOTTSBURG — A 24-year-old Scottsburg man died in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday evening. According to the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to a serious…

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Work to resume on State Road 45/46 in Bloomington

MONROE CO. – Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Crider and Crider, Inc. plans to resume intersection improvement work along State Road 45/46 on or after Monday, February…

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BNL about to take full force of star-studded Red Devils in key HHC clash

By Justin Sokeland WBIW.com BEDFORD – Coaches are the kings of cliches. They even have their own jargon, called “coach speak” with a hint of…

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Becoming a tuned-in parent

INDIANA- Have you ever asked your child what they were thinking, only to get the response, “I don’t know?” As frustrating as that answer is,…

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Obituary: Elisha Otto Fleetwood

July 6, 1938 – January 26, 2025 Elisha Otto Fleetwood, 86, of Bedford, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 26, 2025, at IU Health Bedford…

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Indiana State Police Bremen Post asking for the public’s assistance in identity theft case

ST. JOSEPH CO. – The Indiana State Police Bremen Post is investigating identity theft.  To assist in this investigation, the ISP Bremen Post asks for…

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Temporary overnight closure at 3rd Street and 45/46 Bypass for street repairs

BLOOMINGTON – The City of Bloomington will temporarily close the intersection of East 3rd Street and the 45/46 Bypass/College Mall Road overnight for final repairs following…

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Indiana State Police Bremen Post Saturation Patrol results

BREMEN DISTRICT- This past weekend, the Indiana State Police Bremen Post All Crimes Policing Team (ACP) conducted two saturation patrols across the Bremen District.  These…

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