By Joseph Slacian
jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

A pair of Wabash business owners received permission Wednesday, May 1, to split their downtown building into two parcels to sell one parcel as a condominium.

Kathleen Alspaugh and Dave Vandermark, owners of Duffey Enterprises, had their request unanimously approved by the Wabash Plan Commission.

The pair sought an exclusion from the city’s subdivision ordinance to allow them the sell the upper floor of the building at 27 W. Canal St. as a condo. The move, in essence, split the building horizontally, leaving Alspaugh and Vandermark as owners of the ground level building. They hope to find a retail business to fill the spot.

Greg Metz, who is working with Alspaugh and Vandermark, told the commission the reason the measure was brought to light was because they had a party interested in purchasing the upper level to be used as a condo.
 

A student is helped as he tries on a scuba diving tank at the Indiana State Police booth. Photo by Joseph Slacian

By Josh Sigler
jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com

Freshmen students from all over the area took part in the third annual Northeast Indiana College and Career Expo Tuesday, April 30 at the Honeywell Center.

“All of the schools here today are striving to reach a partnership between business and education, giving you the ideas, options and skills that will help connect you to the career of your choosing once you graduate from high school,” said Jeff Galley, Wabash High School assistant principal. He also served as emcee of the convocation before the expo got under way. “Four years from now may seem like a long way away, but believe me, ask anyone who’s graduated – it’ll go extremely fast.”

About 80 different businesses were on hand to exhibit what they have to offer prospective employees, giving students a glimpse into what it might be like to work at that specific venue.

“We want this to be a fun and exciting day,” Galley said. “But, we also want it to be an educational day. We have asked our employers that are on site to provide different interactive activities for students to participate in, to give (them) a taste of what they do on a day to day basis.”
 

By Josh Sigler
Jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com

Wabash County Commissioners opted to continue a hearing on the county’s concentrated animal feeding operation ordinance after Plan Commission Director Mike Howard told the commissioners Monday that County Attorney Steve Downs needed more time to review it.

Howard explained that the Plan Commission reviewed the document on May 2 at the commission’s meeting, but Downs hadn’t had a chance to review it, and so the commission tabled the ordinance until its June 6 meeting.

Commissioner chairman Barry Eppley indicated that the commissioners would continue the hearing until June 10.
 

By The Paper Staff

Beginning May 1, The Paper of Wabash County will launch a powerful online marketing tool for local businesses called DIGITAL PLUS.

As part of a local business’ advertising with The Paper of Wabash County,  a search-optimized profile/mini web page will be created and uploaded in our new Shop Local Marketplace.

“We’re very excited about this new, cost-efficient way to help local businesses market their businesses to thousands of additional potential customers worldwide,” The Paper publisher Don Hurd said.

By Joseph Slacian
jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

Terry Brewer Jr. and Sheryll Ulshafer are seeking the Republican nomination for the Wabash City Council’s Third District seat in the May 7 Primary Election.

The winner will be on the November ballot. As of now, there is not a Democrat candidate for the post.

The Third District seat is now filled by Republican Bob Greene, who opted not to seek re-election.

The Paper of Wabash County asked Brewer and Ulshafer a series of questions, to which the candidates had up to 75 words to answer. Their responses follow in an alphabetical, rotating basis.
 

By Joseph Slacian
jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

LAFONTAINE – Six people are seeking the Republican nomination in the May 7 Primary Election for three spots on the November ballot for the LaFontaine Town Board.

Lori Brane, Indie Piercy, Jay Gillespie, E. John Khrin III, Mike Holderman and Jerry Waite are seeking their party’s nomination. Brane and Gillespie are incumbents. A third member of the board, Janet Pattee, opted not to seek re-election.

The Paper of Wabash County asked the candidates a series of questions. Their responses are not to exceed 75 words.

Their answers appear alphabetically in a rotating format.
 

By Joseph Slacian
jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

Eric Schoening and Dave Monroe are seeking the Republican nomination for the Wabash City Council’s Second District seat in the May 7 Primary Election.

The winner will be on the November General Election ballot. As of now, there is not a Democratic candidate for the post.

Schoening is an incumbent, but is in his first election campaign. He was appointed to the post by the Republican Party after Council member Aaron McClary resigned after moving from the City of Wabash. McClary won the November 2015 Council election against Monroe, who ran as a Democrat at that time.

The Paper of Wabash County asked the two candidates a series of questions, who which they had up to 75 words to answer.

Monroe failed to respond to the questions.
 

By Joseph Slacian
jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

Doug Adams and Jonathon Bouse are seeking the Republican nomination in the May 7 Primary Election for the Wabash City Council’s Fifth District seat.

Either Adams or Bouse will be on the November ballot for the district seat. There currently is no Democratic candidate for the post.

Adams is an incumbent who is completing his first term on the Council. This is Bouse’s first attempt for a Wabash City Council post.

The Paper of Wabash County asked the candidates a series of questions. They had up to 75 words to answer.

Their answers appear alphabetically in a rotating basis.