By The Paper staff

NORTH MANCHESTER -- North Manchester Police Department recently made two drug-related arrests.

Terry L. Burkett, 38, Butler, was arrested Friday, Jan. 19, on a felony warrant for possession of methamphetamine and to revoke electronic home detention.

Jordan C. Napier, 21, Indianapolis, was arrested Monday, Jan. 22, on charges of possession of paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and dealing marijuana.

By Josh Sigler
jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com

Although the numbers are unofficial, homelessness seems to be slightly on the rise in Wabash County.

The county hosted the Point In Time checkpoints at three separate locations Thursday, Jan. 25.

Unofficially, the county had 12 total people register as homeless. Last year, the county had zero people register and had five total register the year before that.

By The Paper staff

Wabash County Kindergarten Round-up will take place from 1-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, at the Honeywell Center.

By The Paper Staff

The Wabash River Defenders have set a date for its next meeting.

By The Paper Staff

The Wabash County Emergency Management Agency will be hosting severe weather and spotter training class on Feb. 8 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Honeywell Center skating rink.

By The Paper Staff

A rural Roann man died Thursday, Jan. 25, in an ice fishing accident, Sheriff Bob Land announced Friday morning.

The man, Brian L. Ford, 58, had notified family members about 11 a.m. he would be traveling to family property near Salamonie Forest Road in Wabash County, Land said in a news release.

The property contains a pond on which he fished on a regular basis.

According to the news release:

Family members were concerned that he did not return home, and checked the property.  Family members located the victim’s pick-up truck, but could not locate him. 

By Joseph Slacian
jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

Two more Republicans have filed paperwork with the Wabash County Clerk’s office to be included on the May Primary ballot in the race for Wabash County Sheriff.

Ryan Baker and Edgill “Steve” Hicks filed paperwork on Friday, Jan. 26, and Monday, Jan. 29, respectively. Both previously announced their intentions to seek the GOP nomination.

They join Walter Woods and George “Ryan” Short, who previously filed.
 

From the MU News Bureau

NORTH MANCHSTER -- On Feb. 1, 2018, it will be exactly 50 years since Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his address “The Future of Integration” at Manchester University. It was his last speech at a campus before he was slain.

The University has planned several events that day to honor King’s legacy.