If you have a mobile phone, be prepared for it to make some noise during an upcoming emergency alert test. On Wednesday Oct. 4, FEMA will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts system, including a message sent to all consumer cell phones. The test is scheduled to begin […]
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Photos: Building restoration open house
Community members came to Richmond’s center city Sept. 21 to see the upstairs of 720 East Main Street. Richmond Neighborhood Restoration offered tours of the newly renovated apartments and office space. Photographer Joshua Smith captured these images of the event for the Western Wayne News: Photos by Joshua Smith
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Arts roundup: Fairy tale, flute, pianos offer fun
From a new twist on a children’s classic tale to flute, piano and organ soloists, it’s a busy time in local arts. Richmond Civic Theatre’s Stage One Youth Theatre is in its final weekend of “The (Almost) Totally True Story of Hansel & Gretel.” Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. […]
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Photos: Levi Coffin Days 2023
The 56th annual Levi Coffin Days Festival took place over the weekend, organized by the Fountain City Lions Club. The event honors Levi and Catharine Coffin’s work to help enslaved people find freedom. Photographer Joshua Smith was there for the Western Wayne News and shared these photos:
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Photos: 200th birthday bash honors Gov. Morton
Wayne County Convention & Tourism Bureau saluted one of Centerville’s all-time most famous residents Saturday during his 200th birthday bash at Centerville United Methodist Church. Author and history professor Dr. A. James Fuller spoke about Indiana Gov. Oliver P. Morton Sept. 9. Western Wayne News photographer Joshua Smith was there and shared this gallery.
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Photos: Canal Days
Cambridge City’s annual Canal Days festival took place Sept. 9 and 10. Vendors sold handmade items, food and more as crowds circulated past booths to celebrate “a walk through time.” This photo gallery captures some of the experience: Photos by Joshua Smith
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Local artists join global jewelry makeover project
Residents are invited to donate unwanted jewelry for a makeover project through Sept. 12. Earlham College’s Art, Metals and 3D Fabrication Department is collaborating with artists from across the Midwest as part of a growing initiative to transform old jewelry into new, sustainably sourced pieces. Radical Jewelry Makeover is an initiative by the nonprofit Ethical […]
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Event will feature ceramics history
A celebration of all things clay will include an exploration of Cambridge City’s Overbeck sisters and their nationally known pottery creations. Former Western Wayne resident Bob Ammerman will discuss the famous family at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, during Richmond Art Museum’s 11th Potterypalooza. Ammerman has been a collector of Overbeck pottery for more than […]
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Reid Center offers performances
The Reid Center has set its free “Live at Noon” series concerts as well as other performances. “Live at Noon” provides hourlong concerts the first and third Wednesdays from September through November, according to a news release. They are in the former Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church at the corner of North A and North 11th […]
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Photos: ‘A bridge between the past and the future’
Indiana Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch took part in the unveiling of a historical marker at the dedication and christening of the Dr. Mary F. Thomas ridge in Richmond on Saturday, Aug. 26. Speakers during the program praised Thomas’s “national influence” and accomplishments as a physician, advocate for women and community leader. Here’s a gallery of […]