Family to Honor Son’s Memory by Donating Splash Pad to Town of Winamac

Britni & Nick Fritz join Winamac Town Council members in unveiling plans for the Owen Abbott Memorial Splash Pad. (photo provided by Town of Winamac)

Winamac’s abandoned grain elevator will soon be replaced with a splash pad, thanks to a local family. Plans for the Owen Abbott Memorial Splash Pad were unveiled during Monday’s Winamac Town Council meeting.

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Marshall County Grand Jury to Investigate Eastern Pulaski School Bus Crash

Marshall County Deputy Prosecutor Matt Sarber and Prosecutor Nelson Chipman answer questions during Thursday’s press conference

Whether or not there will be criminal charges stemming from last month’s fatal crash involving an Eastern Pulaski school bus will depend on input from a Marshall County grand jury. Owen Abbott, 13, was killed, when the school bus he was riding on was reportedly struck from behind, by a truck driven by Tylor Perry.

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