Local Agencies Scrambling For Answers In Wake Of Funding Freeze

President Trump’s freeze on federal funding has put thousands of agencies around the country on pins and needles unsure what their futures may hold. Wabash County board chairman Rob Dean reported at yesterday’s county board meeting that he was a part of an emergency conference call last week with representatives of Wabash Area Development, Incorporated…better known as WADI….

Wabash County Health Department administrator Judy Wissel said her agency is facing the same unsure future….

Wissel said the majority of the health department’s grants don’t rely on federal funding.