Monroe County Health Department

The Futures Family Planning Clinic at West Seventh Street and North College Avenue provided reproductive services to low-income and uninsured residents. Services included birth control, pregnancy testing, and STD screening.

Thomas Sharp resigned from his position this week after more than four decades of service.

Commissioners say the decision to remove Ashley Cranor was necessary for compliance with statutory requirements of state law.

The Ellettsville charter school was fined in 2021 for a resolution passed by its board not to require masks. Seven Oaks was the only Monroe County school found in violation of the health mandate.

The Monroe County Health Department received $440,000 in American Rescue Plan funds at the end of 2021 for local schools to use on COVID-related expenses.

The clinic will offer the Moderna vaccine to anyone 18 or older.

Caudill insists the shots offer a path back to normalcy for students who’ve endured nearly two years of pandemic-infected instruction.

The lawsuit said the commissioners violated Indiana’s Open Door Law by meeting in private and taking official action as a judicial body

Caudill cited the charter school for violating the mask mandate in August, and the county commissioners denied its appeal in September.