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Vol. 38, No. 50
PO Box 603, Wabash, IN 46992 (260) 563-8326
of Wabash County Inc. February 17, 2016
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Heartland to launch preschool By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com Heartland Career Center will be opening a new preschool next September. For the past year, Heartland Career Center officials researched the possibility of incorporating a preschool into its facility and early childhood education curriculum. Now, the Center is taking its first steps to make the idea a
Eagles have returned to Wabash County. Top photo, an eagle soars above the Wabash River near Lagro on Sunday morning. Another eagle, right photo, rests in a tree near the Salamonie Dam on Sunday afternoon. The birds are attracted to the county because of the reservoirs and the Wabash and Eel rivers. Photos by Joseph Slacian.
reality. The idea started with a conversation, according to Mark Hobbs, Heartland Career Center Director. “Rachel (Higgins, Career Center educator) teaches the Early Childhood Education program,” Hobbs told The Paper of Wabash County, “and currently we work with several area preschools, daycares, elementary (schools) and though she collaborates with a lot of those (continued on page 4)
City Schools officials make case for referendum By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com Members of the public voiced their concerns against increased property taxes and the loss of staff jobs at the Wabash City Schools public forum on Tuesday, Feb. 9. The meeting allowed voters located in the school’s district to
Referendum meeting available on WebTV For those unable to attend the Feb. 9 meeting on the City Schools’ referendum, it can be viewed in its entirety on wabashwebtv.com.
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Firearms simulator puts law enforcement in perspective By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com I’ve shot guns before, but this was my first time aiming at an object resembling a person. I know how to shoot to meet my mark. I’ve known how to since I was in middle school and my mother insisted I take shooting lessons through my local 4-H Club. Give me time to properly aim and I can easily hit a target 20 yards away.
In the simulation room, none that mattered. On Friday, Feb. 5, Wabash Police Department Sgt. Matt Benson asked if I’d like to attend the department’s annual training simulator session and I immediately said yes, thinking it’d make a great piece for The Paper of Wabash County. When I agreed, I didn’t realize he wanted me to participate. A few minutes before Benson of
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Patrolman Dan Henderson tries his hand at a firearms simulator on Feb. 5 at the Wabash Police Department. Photo by Emma Rausch