Scott Poole weighs beef on a scale during business hours at Poole's Meat Market on Tuesday, April 10. Poole started the market 12 year ago, and has enjoyed its growth. Photo by Josh Sigler

By Josh Sigler
jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com

When Scott Poole got Poole’s Meat Market up and running in 2006, the market had just two employees and offered a short list of items, including beef, pork and a few grocery items.

Poole has used his 20 years in the food industry to grow his business by leaps and bounds over the past 12 years, recently adding his son Taylor to the fray as well as new lines of deli meats and sauces.

“This has always been my dream to have a fresh market where you can walk in here and ask to have anything cut how you want it, in the quantity you want it, and have it packaged the way you want it,” Scott said.  “I’ve always stressed that customer service is a thing that’s not very often happening. We pride ourselves on the customer service end of it.”
 

By Joseph Slacian
jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

Wabash County Farm Bureau, in conjunction with The Paper of Wabash County and Wabash WebTV, will sponsor a candidate meet and greet on Tuesday, April 24.

The event will be in the Elrod Building at the Wabash County Fairgrounds.

Candidates seeking Wabash County governmental positions will be on hand to meet the public and answer questions from 6-8 p.m.
 

By The Paper staff

INDIANAPOLIS -- As primary elections approach, the Indiana Department of Transportation reminds Hoosiers that campaign signs are prohibited from state right-of-way according to Indiana Code 9-21-4-6.  INDOT personnel are required by state law to remove all unauthorized signs within the state right-of-way.

Areas that should remain sign-free include:

Intersections

Interchanges

Rights-of-way that run parallel to highways

Where the right of way is not clearly marked, boundaries may be estimated as the fence line, the back of the ditch or behind utility poles.
 

By The Paper Staff

Wabash Sophomore Halle Miller was named a Voice of Democracy Award Citation winner, presented by the Veterans of Foreign Wars as part of the Voice of Democracy Audio Essay competition.

Miller’s original essay and audio recording, entitled ‘Hope for the Future,’ focused on the selflessness and standard set by our veterans for others – the kind treatment all people, whether they are a stranger or relative. It also focused on being understanding and helpful of those in time of need, and to recognize when we as individuals, and as a country, are being influenced by others.
 

By The Paper staff

The Wabash County Historical Museum is home to some 175,000 artifacts, many of which are being preserved in their lower level storage or in the Richard E. Ford Archives and Research Center. 

The museum, as part of its “Your History. Your Museum.” Campaign, will be offering public tours of their collections storage spaces.  These tours will allow guests to see items not often available for public viewing and also learn about the preservation processes used by the Museum.

The tours will take place on Tuesday, April 24, and Thursday, April 26, at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. To ensure the safety of the collection and guests, space is very limited for each tour and no children will be permitted.
 

By The Paper staff

The Wabash Garden Festival committee is already making plans for the 21st annual event on Aug. 18.

The festival boasts a wide variety of vendors featuring everything from yard and garden equipment to mowers and tillers to landscaping ideas and arts and crafts.
 

By The Paper staff

Comedian Jeanne Robertson is set to take the Ford Theater stage at the Honeywell Center on Friday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m.

This is Robertson’s third appearance at the Honeywell Center.

Robertson’s act includes stories about her friends, family and everyday situations with a comedic spin.
 

By The Paper staff

On Wednesday, May 9, Wabash Carnegie Public Library will host its 4th Annual Cupcake Competition at 6:30 p.m. in the library’s Program Room.

In previous years, the contest was open to adults only.  This year the competition will be open to all ages. Prizes will be awarded to the top voted cupcake in a Junior division (ages 12 and under), a Teen division (ages 13-17), and an Adult division (ages 18 and over).