Notes from Monday’s Wabash County Commissioner meeting:

A cost study of fees to be issued by the Sheriff’s Department was approved by the County Board this week. The new fee structure was also reviewed by the Chief Judge for the District as well. It was approved by a 3-0 vote of commissioners, and will take effect in December.

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The premium for property, casualty, liability, and workmen’s comp insurance was approved this week’s by the Wabash County Board. The amount of just over 150-thousand dollars ($150,151) is less than one-thousand higher than last year.

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At this week’s meeting of the Wabash County Board, commissioners pledged 25-hundred dollars towards the uptown stage construction project. The money will come from the hotel-motel tax fund.

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A meeting is planned for October 31st with all road district commissioners and Highway Engineer Dustin Bunting concerning the 2019 fiscal year, which begins on December 1st. Bunting and the commissioners will work on putting together plans for various projects in the new year.

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Health Department Administrator Judy Wissel had some good news for county commissioners at their meeting this week. She said they have received funding for the Health Protection Grant program from the state.

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The Health Department is partnering with The Milk Bank to open a new breast milk depot at the health department office on West 7th Street. The milk collection site provides a convenient drop off for women to donate their extra breast milk for processing at The Milk Bank. The milk is then used in hospital neonatal intensive care units. The grand opening is set for October 9th at 11am. The public is invited  

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State’s Attorney Cassandra Goldman issued her office’s monthly activity report this week. In September, there were 11 misdemeanor cases filed, along with 11 felony, five D-U-I, three careless driving, and 85 traffic cases. Fines issued totaled 56-hundred dollars ($5,603) and restitution made during the month totaled over 34-hundred dollars ($3,415).