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Tornado touches down in Wabash County
A mobile home was knocked off its foundation on Thursday, March 31, when an EF-1 tornado came through Wabash County. No injuries were reported.
Photo by Joseph Slacian
By Joseph Slacian
The National Weather Service has determined that an EF-1 tornado touched down Thursday evening, March 31, in rural Wabash County.
According to the NWS storm summary, the tornado touched down and skipped for about three-quarters of a mile. It initially touched down on the south side of CR 100 S. about a quarter mile east of CR 400 W.
“The tornado initially damaged an old, small metal farm building, completely destroying it,” the report said. “Metal roofing was also torn off of the south side of a nearby metal pole barn.”
Commissioners give old county jail 90 more days
By Amanda Bridgman
Wabash County Commissioners on Monday granted Indiana Landmarks 90 days to find a buyer for the old Wabash County Jail.
Paul Hayden, community preservation specialist for Indiana Landmarks, asked the commissioners to give his office 90 days to advertise requests for proposals nationwide for the old county jail and then for another 60 days after the 90 days are up.
Commissioner Scott Givens said he thought a representative from Indiana Landmarks already was advertising nationwide for requests for proposals because the building is an endangerment to the public.
Blues Brothers take Honeywell Center stage
Kieron Lafferty and Wayne Catania (from left) are Elwood and Jake Blues in the Official Blues Brothers Revue. The concert will be touring through Wabash at the Honeywell Center Ford Theater on Saturday, April 9.
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By Emma Rausch
Jake and Elwood Blues are getting the band back together on Saturday, April 9, for the Official Blues Brothers Revue at the Honeywell Center Ford Theater.
The Blues Brothers, iconically known from the 1980s film classic and appearances on “Saturday Night Live,” will be returning in concert with the official seal of approval from Dan Aykroyd and Judy Belushi, widow of the late John Belushi.
Belushi told The Paper of Wabash County she partnered with Aykroyd to produce the concert “to show that these characters live outside of the two actors who first performed it.”
Anytime Fitness celebrates grand opening
Willis and Renee Hicks cut the ribbon at Anytime Fitness. They are joined by members of the Anytime Fitness staff and the Wabash County Chamber of Commerce.
Photo by Julie Schnepp
By Emma Rausch
Anytime Fitness owners and staff commemorated the grand opening of the new 24-hour gym facility, located on N. 1302 Cass St., with a ceremonious ribbon cutting on Tuesday, March 22.
Wabash County Chamber of Commerce representatives congratulated owners Willis and Renee Hicks on the opening and offered the couple their business’s first dollar.
Anytime Fitness offers a space for “all working people here full access to the gym” at any time of the day or night, according to Brian Carpenter, wellness manager and head fitness instructor.
BMV to see changes in 2017
By Joseph Slacian
A streamlined Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will be available to the public in 2017 under a measure signed into law March 24 by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.
Pence signed House Enrolled Act 1087 into law during a ceremony at the Greenwood license branch.
New BMV site is dedicated
Cutting the ribbon at the new Wabash license branch dedication are (from left) Indiana BMV Commissioner Kent Abernathy, Mayor Scott Long, Branch Manager Katrina Andrews and Regional Manager Teresa Holaday.
Photo by Joseph Slacian
By Joseph Slacian
The new Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles license branch in Wabash was officially dedicated on Thursday, March 31.
BMV Commissioner Kent Abernathy and Mayor Scott Long were among those at the brief ceremony at the new facility, 1679 N. Cass St.
The BMV performs 12.5 million transactions annually across the state of Indiana, Abernathy said in opening comments.
Rebholz named City Hall receptionist
Madison Rebholz
By Joseph Slacian
Madison Rebholz is the new receptionist at Wabash City Hall. She will begin her duties on April 18.
Mayor Scott Long announced her hiring to The Paper of Wabash County on Thursday, March 31.
“She’s got a good skills set for what I’m looking for, because I want the receptionist to be our social media and website coordinator,” Long told The Paper. “She’s grown up with that technology.”
Habitat for Humanity breaks ground with Eis family
Sarah and Matt Eis (second and third from left), Wabash County Habitat for Humanity’s newest partner homeowners, pose for a photo at their home’s groundbreaking with the Habitat Construction Committee members (far left) Matt Smith, (second from right) Dan Early and (far right) Jeremy Stackhouse while holding wood plank, which was signed by the O.J. Neighbours K-Kids Club. The club donated $300.01 to the organization to fund the nail purchase for the home.
Photo by Emma Rausch
By Emma Rausch
Wabash County Habitat for Humanity broke ground at its new home building site, located at 490 Ferry St., on Saturday, April 2, and welcomed the Eis family to the neighborhood.
Over the next several months, Matt and Sarah Eis, along with their four children and one on the way, will join Habitat volunteers and staff in building their new home.
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