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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)-- The Vigo County Council will hold a special meeting this Thursday to vote on 10-year, 100% tax abatements for two companies, Entek and Wabash Valley Resources. Both businesses have said they will bring hundreds of jobs to the community and millions of dollars in investment. Vigo County Council President Todd Thacker [...]

Two major companies received 10-year 100% real and personal tax abatements at Tuesdays Vigo County Council meeting. Why you should care.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) - Two companies received tax abatements from the Vigo County Council during their meeting on Tuesday. The biggest one is...

On Tuesday, the Vigo County Council voted four to three to grant the ISU $3 million to expand its early childhood learning center. Heres what happens next.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)-- The Vigo County Council approved several spending requests on Wednesday totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. The council moved forward with requests to purchase x-ray machine for checking bags at the Vigo County Government Annex building to help approved security, along with another at the juvenile justice center. That request totaled [...]

Vigo County Coroner Dr. Janie Myers alerted the Vigo County Council of the issue. She says the coroners office is running out of space in the various locations they store

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)-- The Vigo County Coroner’s Office is looking for solutions to a storage problem. Vigo County Coroner, Dr. Janie Myers, spoke in front of the county council on Tuesday. She said the problem stretches back years, but has worsened as deaths have increased in the area. “It still is a problem,” she [...]

WEST TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV-- The Vigo County Parks Department is bringing new additions to one popular spot in the community-- thanks to a partnership with the county health department. The county will add about 0.6 miles in trails, as well as a new parking lot, to the Bicentennial Park area, which will connect to [...]

In a joint decision, the Vigo County Council and Mental Health America voted to table a request made earlier this month. The organization had asked the county for $750,000 to

 TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)-- A vote on funding for a multimillion dollar project to bring a diversion center and low income housing units to ...