By Joseph Slacian
jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

A pair of ordinances approved Feb. 12 by the Wabash City Council are headed back to the drawing board.

The Council, at its Feb. 26 meeting, rescinded both ordinances on second reading. One measure established rules and regulations for pawnbrokers, second-hand dealers and those who deal in precious metals and stones, while the other established rules and regulations for transient merchants, peddlers and pledgers.
 

By The Paper staff

A member of the Wabash High School speech team advanced to the state finals on March 10 at Fishers High School.
Alec Wallisch will compete in impromptu.

He earned the right to advance on Saturday, Feb. 24, when the Wabash Apaches competed in the Indiana High School Forensics Association (IHSFA) Section 5 Sectional at Westfield High School. 
 

By The Paper staff

The Wabash Kiwanis Club hosted its annual spelling bee on Feb. 8.

All schools from Wabash County are invited to compete. The contest is open to students in grads five to nine.
 

By David Fenker
david@nmpaper.com

Due to damage from February's flooding, the Wabash County commissioners have issued a local emergency declaration.

While Wabash County received far less flood damage than more northern counties, floodwaters did wash out a bridge on County Road 1050 East in the southwestern part of the county.

Keith Walters, executive director of Wabash County Emergency Management Agency, presented a request for the declaration at the commissioners' March 5 meeting.
 

By Josh Sigler
jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com

The highlight of Tuesday’s Metropolitan School District of Wabash County board meeting was a presentation to the board from the Southwood Robotics team.

Out of 900 teams in the state, Southwood’s Gray team is ranked 19th in the state and 218th in the world, while the red team is ranked 104th in the state and 758th in the world.

The teams gave presentations on the type of competitions they will engage in during the state competition March 10 at Lucas Oil Stadium.
 

By Joseph Slacian
jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

City Code Enforcement Officer Kipp Cantrell issued 455 violation letters in 2017, 324 more than the previous two years.

Cantrell, who began working in the newly created position in 2017, updated the Wabash City Council on his first year of duty. The Council budgeted funds for the position during budget hearings in 2016.

Of the 455 letters issued, Cantrell said, the largest was for grass or shrub violations, 206.
 

By The Paper staff

The Wabash County United Fund distributed $10,000 on Feb. 27 to 10 local non-profit organizations.  The funds were part of the 2017 annual campaign conducted by Wabash County United Fund. 

This is the seventh consecutive year for the United Fund matching partnership with the Wabash Cannonball Chili for Charity.
 

By The Paper staff

Wendy Frazier, City of Wabash Clerk –Treasurer, has endorsed Gary Snyder for state Senate District 17.