This Week in Bloomington

Public Safety

This week, Bloomington faced several public safety incidents, including discoveries of bodies and updates on local jail populations.

• Body Recovered Near Two Herons Marina Believed to Be Missing Person · The Bloomingtonian
• Monroe County jail notebook: Population trends upward, hits 264 as short stays drive churn · The B Square Bulletin
• Body Found Near Cutright area at Lake Monroe Thursday · The Bloomingtonian

Community Events

Bloomington is bustling with community activities, from farmers' markets to volunteer workdays and film screenings.

• Learning Lab · Events Calendar
• Join or Die: Revolutionary War Veterans Buried in Monroe County · Events Calendar
• Wednesday Triva · Events Calendar
• Preserve-a-Preserve Volunteer Workday: Seed Collection · Events Calendar
• Pulp Fiction (1994) · Events Calendar
• Jazz at Poindexter · Events Calendar
• Bloomington Food Truck Friday · Events Calendar
• Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market · Events Calendar
• Marlene’s Pretty Things~A Day Of Style, Giving & Grace · Events Calendar
• Hank Ruff · Events Calendar
• Tuesday Farmers’ Market · Events Calendar

Jobs and Employment

Opportunities abound in Bloomington with various job openings across healthcare and sales sectors.

• Family Practice Nurse Practitioner at Prime Healthcare – Bloomington, IN – Marit Health
• General Nurse Practitioner Job in Bloomington, Indiana – HospitalRecruiting
• Dinges Fire Company hiring Sales Representative in Bloomington, IN | LinkedIn
• Surgical Resource Technologist – CVOR in Bloomington, Indiana, United States
• Practice Manager- Neurology, Neurosurgery, Pain Management in Bloomington, Indiana …

Local News

Local news highlights include developments in sports, housing resources, and community insights.

• Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti on taking job: ‘Things were going to change’
• How a Professor Reached Lean FI Using the Permanent Portfolio Strategy – Business Insider
• Community listening leads to new housing resource for Central Indiana · IU Newsroom News
• Help students move in, navigate campus as the fall semester begins · IU Newsroom News
• Memorial Stadium – Bloomington, IN : r/stadiumporn – Reddit

State and National News

Statewide issues capture attention with tax amnesty programs, legal actions, and public health challenges.

• Indiana tax amnesty program underway with prospect of collecting at least $100M · Indiana Capital Chronicle
• Are we losing our freedom of speech? · Indiana Capital Chronicle
• Indiana AG sues Merrillville, accusing town of blocking new ICE facility · Indiana Capital Chronicle
• String of outbreaks tests US public health system amid funding cuts, vaccine resistance · Indiana Capital Chronicle

Science and Nature

Explorations in science reveal intriguing insights into animal behavior and human biology.

• Friday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish (Taste of Bloomington edition) · The B Square Bulletin
• Dolphins May Help Us Understand Menopause · A Moment of Science