It's designed to expand access to care for all students in Scott County School District 1, with no out-of-pocket cost to families.
J.R. Ward said the council’s hands are tied when it comes to finding that money without cutting elsewhere.
A major setback came in 2021, when Scott County Commissioners voted to end a needle exchange program that was established in response to the outbreak.
This year, the WDRB News team jumped into action during several breaking news events and chronicled one of the biggest fraud scandals in southern Indiana.
Wednesday, the Scott County Council and Commissioners packed into a small conference room for a discussion that was supposed to be about road department equipment used to improve county roads.
Former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel was sentenced to 12 years in prison Monday after previously pleading guilty to 27 felonies.
Noel pleaded guilty to theft, obstruction of justice, tax evasion, money laundering, corrupt business influence and official misconduct on Aug. 26.
On Aug. 26, Noel pleaded guilty to theft, obstruction of justice, tax evasion, money laundering, corrupt business influence and official misconduct.
As part of Monday's deal, Noel was ordered to pay more than $3.1 million in restitution to four different public agencies.
With a helicopter, basketball games, and waterslides, Scott County children look forward to this camp every summer.