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MCS says no to consolidation talks
By David Fenker
 
NORTH MANCHESTER -- Countywide consolidation is not on the table for Manchester Community Schools.
 
In a 6-0-1 vote at its December meeting, the MCS Board of School Trustees decided to decline an invitation from the Metropolitan School District of Wabash County to discuss the benefits of sharing services, a reorganization study and possible consolidation.
 
“I would wait…The timing isn’t the best at the moment,” Board Secretary Dr. Nathan Trump said, noting that MSD will have several new board members starting in January.
 
Posted on 2016 Dec 20
Not all can find holiday spirit
By Emma Rausch
 
‘Tis the season to be jolly, the adage goes, but for those battling seasonal depression, getting into the holiday spirit isn’t easy and at times even impossible.
 
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also known as the winter blues or seasonal depression, is a type of depression related to changes in season, beginning and ending around the same time each year.
 
In fact, SAD looks exactly the same as any other major depressive episode, according to Matthew Graham, Wabash Bowen Center director.
 
“But the key difference here is that it has an onset that occurs typically late fall, early winter and onto into the spring then you see some … movement away from that seasonal affective disorder state,” Graham told The Paper of Wabash County. “So really what it is is a state that can come and go with intensity levels."
 
Posted on 2016 Dec 20
Dog Park closer to becoming reality
By Joseph Slacian
 
A dog park in Wabash could become a reality in 2017.
 
Stan and Patsy Myers donated land to the organization, headed by longtime dog enthusiast Gary Henderson, earlier this year.
 
On Thursday, Dec. 15, the park’s steering committee designated several subcommittees that will explore various areas and report back when the committee meets again in January.
 
Posted on 2016 Dec 20
1 youngster injured in car-bus accident
One youngster reported a minor injury as a result of a car-bus accident on Monday, Dec. 12. Photo provided
 
By Emma Rausch
 
One youngster suffered minor injuries Monday, Dec. 12, following an accident involving a Wabash City Schools bus.
 
According to a Wabash City Police report:
 
At 10:23 a.m., a vehicle driven by Leah C. Gatchel, 17, Wabash, was traveling south on North Wabash Street when she came upon a stopped bus driven by Teresa Smith Jr., 62, Wabash.
 
Gatchel, a Wabash High School student, attempted to brake after Smith had activated the bus’s safety lights to pick up children for the school day. However, due to ice on the roadway, Gatchel lost control of the vehicle and slid into the back of the bus.
 
Posted on 2016 Dec 20
Wabash woman sentenced for double-fatal accident
Emilee J. Bowyer
 
By Emma Rausch
 
A Wabash woman was sentenced Monday, Dec. 12, for felony charges relating to a March car crash that led to the deaths of two Grant County women.
 
In October, Emilee J. Bowyer, 28, pleaded guilty to two counts felony operating a vehicle while intoxicated resulting in death and two counts felony operating a vehicle while intoxicated resulting in serious bodily injury.
 
On Dec. 12, Bowyer was sentenced to seven years each in the Department of Corrections for the two counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated while resulting in death, which are to be served consecutively.
 
Posted on 2016 Dec 20
State releases school accountability grades
By The Paper staff
 
The Indiana Department of Education released the 2015-2016 accountability grades Tuesday, Dec. 13, and reported the majority of Wabash County schools received B’s.
 
Of the 13 participating schools, nine received B scores, two received C grades and one received an F.
 
St. Bernard Elementary School was the sole facility to receive an A grade.
 
Posted on 2016 Dec 20
Smokin’ for a Cause to help area deputy
By Joseph Slacian
 
Smokin’ for a Cause, a local group of food smoking enthusiasts, is seeking the community’s assistance to help the family of a Miami County Deputy.
 
The group has donated $500 to the family of Deputy Chet Sites, whose home and possessions were destroyed in a Dec. 10 fire.
 
Group founder Gary Henderson said he learned of Sites’ problems and immediately contacted other group members.
 
Posted on 2016 Dec 20
Shop With a Cop has record year
Wabash Police Officer Joe Treska (left) prepares to go shopping with a family at Saturday’s Shop With a Cop event. One of the newest members of the Wabash Police Department, this was Treska’s first experience with the Shop With a Cop program. Photo by Joseph Slacian
 
By Joseph Slacian
 
A record number of youngsters received an early Christmas on Saturday, Dec. 17, during the annual Shop With a Cop program.
 
Wabash Police Sgt. Chad Galligan, vice president of the local Fraternal Order of Police lodge, reported that 253 local youngsters were able to participate in the program this year. That is largely due to the number of donations the FOP has received this year.
 
A local youngster, Brenton Yarger, raised more than $9,000 for the event. And there are a number of other fundraisers for Shop With a Cop.
 
Posted on 2016 Dec 20

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