Public Defender obtains $12,024 Title IV-E appropriation for drug testing

Jun 9, 2026

The Vigo County Council approved a $12,024 appropriation to the Title IV-E grant fund to cover drug testing for mental-health cases in problem-solving courts, after Public Defender Gretchen Etling confirmed available cash in the fund.

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Public Defender Gretchen Etling requested $12,024 to be appropriated in the Title IV-E Grant Fund to cover drug testing in mental-health cases handled in problem-solving courts. Etling said the grant fund has sufficient cash on hand to support the appropriation.

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