Articles tagged as: Martinsville
April 20, 2023
Gas plant could be sending coal ash contaminated water into the White River
The Eagle Valley natural gas plant in Martinsville is using water that could be contaminated with toxic coal ash to cool the plant and then putting it back into the White River. The Hoosier Environmental Council said that violates federal coal ash rules.
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2022
New opioid treatment center in Martinsville opens in late October
A new opioid treatment center is complete in Martinsville after Wednesday’s ribbon cutting ceremony.
Read MoreApril 29, 2022
Judge orders school to let trans student use boys restroom
The order requires John R. Wooden Middle School in Martinsville to allow the seventh-grader identified only as A.C. to have access to the restroom while litigation continues.
Read MoreDecember 21, 2021
Polluted site in Martinsville to get federal funding to treat toxic vapors in homes
A Superfund site in Martinsville will receive money for cleanup from the federal infrastructure law. It’s one of 49 such sites in the country that hasn't had federal funding before.
Read MoreDecember 20, 2021
Northbound section of I-69 open through Martinsville after year of construction
Gov. Eric Holcomb, state lawmakers and Indiana Department of Transportation officials opened the northbound section of the highway with a ribbon cutting ceremony in Martinsville. Southbound lanes are expected to open later in the week.
Read MoreDecember 6, 2021
I-69 closure in Martinsville on track to open in January
Last January, the Indiana Department of Transportation began the final push in its I-69 Finish Line project – converting State Road 37 north of Martinsville into an interstate highway that will eventually connect with I-465 in Indianapolis.
Read MoreSeptember 28, 2021
Martinsville Considering Ordinance To Ban Mask, Vaccine Mandates
A five-person committee tasked to examine the issue is expected to have a recommendation by the Oct. 12 city council meeting
Read MoreMay 20, 2021
New Safe Haven Baby Boxes Open In Martinsville And Franklin
The nonprofit Safe Haven Baby Boxes opened its 59th and 60th baby boxes statewide Wednesday in Martinsville and Franklin.
Read MoreMarch 16, 2021
EPA Announces Cleanup Plan For Polluted Water, Soil In Martinsville
The agency suspects the water pollution at the Martinsville Superfund site mostly came from a local laundry and dry cleaning business in the 1980s.
Read MoreDecember 21, 2020
Drivers, Business Owners Brace For Road Closures In Martinsville
State Road 37 in Martinsville will be closed from the 39 interchange to Morgan Street through at least the end of 2021, as crews work on the final stretch of Interstate 69.
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