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Indiana annexation fight could shape Bloomington’s growth plans, Boris Ladwig, (Bloomington) Herald-Times,  Saturday, January 3, 2026 6:45 PM

    • With litigation pending before the Indiana Supreme Court and a state law under challenge, the council’s decision may hint at how Bloomington will have to grow in the future — lot by lot — if the city doesn’t prevail in annexation-related court cases.

Vernon the state’s last charter town: In a state where every other municipality operates under uniform state statute, Vernon remains Indiana’s lone charter town, governed by an incorporation act approved on Jan. 22, 1851. (Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle)

Commissioners to stop making payments to humane society By KATHRYN BASSETT kbassett@kpcmedia.com   Dec 24, 2025 Updated Dec 24, 2025

    • “The commissioners have supplied the humane society with $50,000 per year with no contract for the past three years. The monies were extended to the end of this year as a gesture of good faith.
    • “The taxpayers of DeKalb County deserve to know how and where their monies are being spent,” Miller’s prepared statement concluded.

Marshall County to repay $1.6 million after historic M.C. Regional Sewer District dissolution , Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM, By Kathy Bottorff

    • The project drew fierce opposition from residents once they learned of potential costs. While homeowners were initially told monthly costs would be less than $100, county commissioners say that figure climbed closer to $200 after the board failed to secure federal grant funding.On October 31, IDEM determined the district must be dissolved, citing the project as economically unfeasible, unfair, and unreasonable due to project changes, delays, and resident cost concerns.
    • PDF Marshall County to repay $1.6 million after historic M.C. Regional Sewer District dissolution

Fired comptroller’s report critical of Lake County government By MICHELLE L. QUINN  | Post-Tribune | Post-Tribune PUBLISHED: December 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM CST

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