Welcome to Limestone Post!

Local. Independent. Nonprofit. Journalism.

Limestone Post is an independent, online magazine committed to publishing in-depth, informative, and inclusive stories about the communities in and around Bloomington, Indiana, and beyond.

We launched in 2015 with the goal of informing our readers on the diverse topics that can be covered and uncovered in a dynamic community like ours. Our focus was on long-form, comprehensive journalism. Immediately, readers were saying things like (actual quote) “Limestone Post fills a gap in the local media landscape.”

In 2019 we converted to a 501(c)3 organization, joining the growing movement toward nonprofit journalism. And now, with the proliferation of misinformation and disinformation, it has never been more important to publish accurate, reliable, fact-based articles.

Our shift to a nonprofit organization has allowed us to focus even more on public-service and solutions journalism. This means we report not only on the problems and issues in our community but also on what is being done about them. And, as always, we still publish compelling stories on the arts, outdoors, health, education, business, and anything that makes living here so distinct and worthwhile.

Below, you can read more about our mission and meet our Executive Editor, Executive Director, and Board of Directors. If you’re inspired to support our work, you can donate here and help us with our goal to keep all of our content free (as it’s always been).

As always, we’d love to hear from you, so don’t hesitate to send us an email. Tell us what you think of the magazine, what you like or would like to see more of, or just to say hello.

Our Mission

Limestone Media is an independent, nonprofit organization created to inform residents in Bloomington, Indiana, and the surrounding communities about the interests and concerns that affect them. Our flagship publication, Limestone Post Magazine (limestonepost.org), publishes in-depth stories covering social, cultural, and political topics — from the arts and outdoors to civic policy and social justice issues. Since we became a nonprofit in 2019, our focus has shifted even more to solutions-based journalism, which focuses on rigorous reporting on how people and organizations are responding to problems in the community.

Our contributors are local writers, photographers, and videographers who represent and reveal our community’s racial, ethnic, social, and cultural diversity. All of our content is free.

We keep our editorial standards high by maintaining strict editorial independence) and subscribing to the Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics.

Meet our Executive Team

Most of the writing, photography, video, illustrations, and other editorial content featured by Limestone Post Magazine is produced by local freelance contributors. But managing the editorial content and all the other functions of the nonprofit organization — from community outreach to strategic partnerships — is led by an executive team with decades of experience in journalism and nonprofit administration. We also have an excellent Board of Directors, each of whom is dedicated to our mission of providing public service journalism to our community. You can learn more about our Board of Directors below. Our Executive Team comprises Executive Director Rebecca Hill, Executive Editor Dason Anderson, Development Director Liz Stolz-Elias, and Assistant Editor Anne Kibbler.

Rebecca Hill, Executive Director

With over the thirty years of experience, Becky Hill has served on ten nonprofit boards in a variety of offices. She has helped to found four nonprofit boards: Executive Women in Healthcare, Indiana Medical Directors Association, the Irvington Guild of Artists, and the Zionsville Arts Initiative. Currently, in addition to serving as board president for the Limestone Post board of directors, she serves on the boards for Purdue University Libraries Dean’s Council and League of Women Voters Bloomington Monroe County.

Dason Anderson, Executive Editor

Dason Anderson grew up south of Bloomington in Lawrence County and spent most of his time exploring the limestone quarries and walking through the deep, abundant forests around Lake Monroe. Nowadays he still lives south of Bloomington and does much of the same exploring and walking.

Dason is an Indiana University alumnus, with a degree in creative writing, as well as an award-winning journalist, published poet, and long-time contributor to Limestone Post Magazine. He initially joined the LP team in 2016 as Assistant Editor, and, after nearly a decade of working with the magazine in various capacities, he has now stepped into the role of Executive Editor.

Having traveled extensively, even living “out West” for a spell, it became evident early on to Dason that Bloomington and the surrounding areas are where he belongs. The culture, community, and natural wonder of southern Indiana are comfortable and worth celebrating, in his opinion. As Executive Editor of Limestone Post, he is honored to share the voice of others who feel similarly about this Hoosier state which we call home.

Liz Stolz-Elias, Development Director

Liz serves as Development Director at Limestone Post, where she leads newsroom partnership development to sustain nonprofit journalism in our community. She brings diverse nonprofit experience across immigration advocacy, public health, housing cooperatives, and journalism sectors, with expertise in federal, state, local grant writing, and comprehensive fundraising strategies. At Limestone Post, Liz manages all aspects of Limestone Media’s partnerships, from creating partnership packages to cultivating relationships with local businesses. She lives her commitment to community and sustainability as a resident of an intentional housing cooperative with her family and six other house members, part of the Avalon Community Land Trust. This firsthand experience in cooperative living enriches her approach to community-centered development and ensures quality local news remains accessible to all.

Anne Kibbler, Assistant Editor

Anne Kibbler is the assistant editor for Limestone Post Magazine. Anne retired in 2022 as director of communications and media relations in IU’s Media School after more than 30 years in news and communications, including 10 years as a reporter at The Herald-Times and five years as editor of Indiana Environmental Reporter. She is the part-time assistant editor of Limestone Post. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism and is the president of the Bloomington Press Club.

Meet Our Board of Directors

Joy Harter, President

Joy is an elder-care professional with over 27 years of experience working with elders and their families. Originally from Woodstock, New York, Joy moved to Bloomington in 1988. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Kenyon College and her master’s in Counseling from Indiana University. Joy’s professional experience includes Social Services Director and Assistant Administrator at Meadowood Retirement Community and Executive Director at Bell Trace Senior Living Community. Joy has been an active member of the Bloomington Rotary Club since 2006 and has served on the Area 10 Agency on Aging Board of Directors since 2017. In July 2020, Joy completed her training as a Death Doula, expanding on her capacity to guide individuals and their families through end-of-life issues. Joy is the owner/operator of Anchored Passages LLC, offering end of life guidance, counseling, and elder care consulting services. Joy and her husband, Rick, along with their two dogs, Ziggy and Zeva, are proud to call Bloomington their home. Joy joined the Limestone Post board in 2021.

Lynae Sowinski, Vice President

Lynae co-founded Limestone Post in the summer of 2015 and served for years as Editorial Director, working with all contributors and managing the editorial content for the site. A Bloomington native, Lynae graduated from Indiana University’s School of Journalism in 2012. She started her editing career at Bloom Magazine as a high school intern and, over the course of almost eight years, advanced to the position of Associate Editor. Lynae currently lives in Athens, Georgia, with her wife and daughter and works for Global Online Academy, a nonprofit organization that reimagines learning to empower students and educators to thrive in a globally networked society.

Carol Williams, Treasurer

Carol arrived in Bloomington in 1979 after earning degrees from Michigan State University and the University of Arizona. It was supposed to be a temporary move, but it turned out that Bloomington is such an enjoyable place to live that she’s still here. A longtime community volunteer, she has served as treasurer for nonprofits Cougars for Better Education, Tri Delta House Corporation, and currently Limestone Post. She is board secretary for Bloomington Meals on Wheels and is looking forward to her twentieth year as assistant coach for the Bloomington High School North girls tennis team. (l-r) Carol and Dyson.

Krista Freedman, Secretary

Krista has over 15 years of experience working with nonprofit and government organizations to design and implement research and evaluation plans. She recently graduated from Indiana University’s O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs with a Master of Public Affairs focused on Nonprofit Management. Originally from the East Coast, she has settled into Midwestern life and happily frequents IU sporting events with her husband and two children.

Kaytee Lorentzen, Board Member

Kaytee is the Marketing & Communications Manager at the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce. Kaytee grew up in Greenwood, Indiana, and came to Bloomington in 2011. After one year, she went to Ball State University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism with a photo concentration in 2015. After graduating, Kaytee moved back to Bloomington to grow roots in the community. Kaytee has been in her role at the Chamber since May 2021, and since then she began her master’s degree journey at Purdue University in Communications and also graduated from the Indiana Chamber Executives Association’s Hoosier Chamber Academy. Kaytee and her boyfriend, Zech, share a 5-year-old Australian shepherd, Kora, who is their only child. Kaytee loves to travel, try new foods, and is passionate about photography.

Emily Reynolds, Board Member

Emily arrived in Bloomington after living abroad in Bonn, Germany. Since moving to Bloomington, she has served in various capacities on University Elementary and Tri-North Middle schools’ PTOs. Currently, she is a member of Cougars for a Better Education and helps with grants and other projects to support teachers and students. In her spare time she loves practicing yoga, spending time at the horse barn, and traveling with her family.

Cassy Caswell, Board Member

Cassy grew up in Greene County, Indiana, and joined the Navy after graduating from high school. In 1998 she moved back to Indiana where she enrolled at Indiana University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. Cassy has a background in advertising, marketing, and events, having worked at The Times-Mail, The Herald-Times, Butler Winery & Vineyards, and the Monroe Convention Center. She also volunteers with My Sister’s Closet where she serves on the annual gala committee and the relocation committee, and she has volunteered with Middle Way House and Beacon Inc. in the past.

Cassy lives in Bloomington with her partner Noah, and they enjoy paddling southern- and central-Indiana waterways in their canoe, as well as exploring the hiking trails and vineyards of the Indiana Uplands.

Steve Hinnefeld, Board Member

Steve Hinnefeld identifies as a journalist, even though he left the daily news grind years ago. He has been a reporter at the Herald-Times, a media relations specialist at Indiana University, and a journalism instructor in the IU Media School. He writes about education at inschoolmatters.wordpress.com.

Steve and his wife, Theresa Malone, live in a 125-year-old house in Bloomington. He enjoys reading, hiking, birding, and spending time with his three grandkids. Allegedly retired, he finds himself as busy as ever.

Fred Turner, Board Member

Fred is a Hoosier, born and raised in Indianapolis. He has been a Bloomington resident since he returned to attend law school at Indiana University in 1990. He received his undergraduate degree in Finance from IU, too. Fred currently practices criminal defense and has had an office in Bloomington since 1994. Fred has been a member of the board of directors for several other organizations, including the Indiana Alcohol Tobacco Commission (President, 1998-2018), Monroe County Criminal Justice Council, Bloomington Learning Development Center, and National Association of Environmental Law Society.

Fred is married to Nicole Jacquard, and they enjoy traveling, food and wine, live music, and spending time with family, including Fred’s two adult sons, Noah and Danny.

Mark Stosberg, Board Member

After early jobs in journalism and book publishing, Mark Stosberg has made a career in website development.

Living now in Bloomington, Indiana, with his wife and two children, Mark serves on the City of Bloomington’s Transportation Commission and likes very long runs and bike rides.

He blogs about mapping, tech and bikes at mark.stosberg.com.

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Editorial Independence

Limestone Post retains full authority over editorial content to protect the best journalistic and business interests of our organization. We maintain a firewall between news coverage decisions and sources of all revenue. Acceptance of financial support does not constitute implied or actual endorsement of donors or their products, services, or opinions.

We accept gifts, grants, and sponsorships from individuals and organizations for the general support of our activities, but our news judgments are made independently and not on the basis of donor support. We follow the Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics.

We have never been funded with federal tax dollars, and we do not rely on any single source of revenue. Reader donations are our largest revenue stream.

Limestone Media may consider underwriting support for the coverage of particular topics, but our editorial staff maintains editorial control of the coverage. We will cede no right of review or influence of editorial content, nor of unauthorized distribution of editorial content.

As a member of the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN), we subscribe to the organization’s standards of editorial independence: Our organization will make public all donors who give a total of $5,000 or more per year. We will accept anonymous donations for general support only if it is clear that sufficient safeguards have been put into place that the expenditure of that donation is made independently by our organization and in compliance with INN’s Membership Standards.

Readers trust our content because Limestone Post’s acceptance of financial support precludes any voice on the donor’s part in editorial decisions beyond the broadly stated mission of the support of local journalism.