At the Metropolitan School District of Wabash County board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 28, Northfield High School Athletic Director Secretary Deb Corn was recognized as being a Staff Spotlight.

Corn was nominated to win this award by Tami Overman, the technology assistant at NHS.

Tanya Crevier and her nephew, Caleb Crevier, brought their motivational message to students at Wabash, Manchester and Northfield high schools last week.

Tanya is a world famous basketball handler and is a member of numerous Halls of Fame. Caleb holds a world record of spinning 30 basketballs at the same time.

The pair performed numerous tricks with the basketball by themselves, together and with various students and staff members at the three schools.

The Wabash County Commissioners passed an ordinance regulating the operation of off-road vehicles on the county highway system on Monday, Jan. 27.

The ordinance states that all highways within the Wabash County highway system except for the highways located within the corporate limits of a city or town, may be utilized for travel by off-road vehicles subject to the rules and regulations now existing by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and applicable state laws.

Northfield High School has hired a new athletic director.

Joshua Mohr, South Whitley native, has taught, coached, and been the AD for over 14 years at Whitko High School, but is eager to start his new position at NHS. He began in the position Jan. 27, replacing Clint Davis who stepped down from the position in December.

“Northfield has always had a positive, family feel to it when I visited, whether coaching or attending events as an AD.  That is very important to me,” said Mohr.

A new after-school program has started on the south side of Wabash.

South Side Share is a joint venture between the Access Youth Center and the New Journey Church, 1721 N. Vernon St.

The program will run from 5 to 6 p.m. Mondays at the church, the former W.C. Mills Elementary School.

Access officials experimented with offering a program on the south side, Access Director Liz Hobbs told The Paper of Wabash County.

At the Wabash City Schools Board meeting on Monday, Jan. 20, the board accepted a total of $600 in donations. Those donations the Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, The City of Wabash, WHS employees, and the Lagro United Methodist Church Women’s Guild.

Also, on Monday, the board:

Approved Dr. David Ellis as dual credit Anatomy and Physiology instructor at the Wabash County Community Learning Center for the second semester at a rate of $2,750, paid through Heartland Career Center.

Bryan Dillon was elected president of the Wabash City Council on Monday night during the panel's first meeting of 2020.

In another matter, Mayor Scott Long made the following liason appointments:

Mitch Figert -- Wabash County Solid Waste Management, Incentive Review Authority and Wabash City Schools Board.

David Monroe -- Wastewater Plant.

Terry Brewer -- Wabash Parks Department.

The members of the Metropolitan School District of Wabash County had their first meeting of 2020 on Tuesday, Jan. 14. This meeting included the Board of Finance meeting, the reorganization meeting and the regular meeting.

During the Board of Finance meeting, Todd Dazey was elected president and Todd Topliff was elected secretary. After elections, Dr. Christopher Kuhn, Assistant Superintendent presented the 2019 financial report.