Wabash County EMA Receives IDHS Grant

By David Fenker

News Editor



Thanks to a grant from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, the Wabash County 
Emergency Management Agency will soon purchase an electronic whiteboard.

EMA Director Keith Walters informed the county commissioners that EMA had applied for 
the grant in June and been turned down due to the competitive nature of the grant.

"Monday afternoon they called me and asked if I would still be interested, as they 
had some money come back in. I told them yes, so they sent me an award letter and I 
would like to move forward with it," Walters said.

The whiteboard will allow EMA personnel in the field to participate in meetings by 
allowing them to view the board on their smart devices.

The grant amount is $7,989.

In other news, Sheriff Bob Land reported that the Wabash County Jail is holding 88 
inmates, with 56 being held in Miami County and three in Elkhart, as of Monday, Dec. 5. 
Land also informed the commissioners that his department has received state-issued IDs 
for their new radio system, and hopes to have that system up and running by the end of 
the month. The changeover will cost the department an estimated $7,900.