peter iversen

Peter Iversen has won the Democratic nomination for the District 2 seat on the Monroe County Board of Commissioners.

Democratic candidates for Monroe County Commissioner Peter Iversen and Julie Thomas have different views on big local issues.

The local League of Women Voters chapter says it's concerned by Monroe County's current lack of an election supervisor.

The council approved 8.5 percent raises for county employees and elected officials as part of the budget.

The Monroe County Council wants to give elected county officials 8.5 percent raises next year based on an increased cost of living.

The roughly three-dozen bullet point list is the culmination of the group’s work since early June.

The group drafting financial recommendations for a new jail in Monroe County says the facility likely won’t be built or occupied until 2027 at the earliest.

Iversen is challenging Julie Thomas for the District 2 seat, which covers Bloomington Township.

The group’s first meeting was largely procedural and covered subjects such as when meetings will be noticed and how they’ll be led.