Reid Health Community Benefit awarded 13 nonprofit organizations $100,000 during its third grant cycle of 2024. The final cycle supported maternal, infant and children’s health programs, according to a news release. Overall this year, Community Benefit awarded $300,000 to nonprofits. The first grant cycle focused on mental health and substance misuse and the second on […]
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Bridge should open early next year
The Indiana Department of Transportation stopped traffic across Richmond’s U.S. 27 bridge in spring 2023. Early next year, INDOT expects traffic to again flow across a new bridge. Crews are completing roadway tie-ins before the reopening, according to a news release. The bridge was expected to open this year; however, railroad coordination and supply issues […]
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Food inspections uncover dirt, mold, more
Inspectors discovered zero critical and six noncritical violations during recent routine inspections of local food establishments. The violations included mold, dirt, standing water, and broken and missing equipment. Establishments are required to post the most recent routine inspection form adjacent to the front public entrance for potential customers to view. Wayne County Health Department employees […]
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Readmore building receives RNR help
A 134-year-old downtown Richmond building has a new future. Richmond Neighborhood Restoration will renovate the Readmore building at 901 E. Main St. with financing from Revitalize Richmond, the strategic initiative led by Earlham College, according to a news release. The renovated building will be turned over to the city’s Placement Loans Accelerating Company and Entrepreneurs […]
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Property taxes due Nov. 12
Wayne County Treasurer Nancy Funk reminds residents that fall property tax payments are due Nov. 12, and there are multiple ways to pay those taxes. Taxes may be paid at the treasurer’s office inside the Wayne County Administration Building, 401 E. Main St. from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays and from 8:30 to […]
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Meal delivery reservations due Nov. 16
Residents of Richmond and Wayne County can request delivery of a Thanksgiving meal from Circle U Help Center. Circle U will stop taking orders on Nov. 16 for meals. Staff and volunteers plan to prepare, assemble and deliver more than 650 meals on Thanksgiving morning. Meals include turkey donated by Reid Health, rolls, sweet potatoes, […]
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Food inspections find soiled areas, drain problems
Inspectors discovered eight critical and 18 noncritical violations during recent routine inspections of local food establishments. The violations ranged from non-date-marked food; employee laundry on the floor; workers handling food without gloves; prep areas and containers heavily soiled with food debris; too-warm coolers without thermometers; non-draining sinks; slow floor drains; and dried food on a […]
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Wayne County votes: Election 2024 results
11:15 p.m. Votes, school board races outcomes are in When the vote count for Wayne County came in at 10:39 p.m. there were few surprises, in part because of the small number of contested races. Clerk Debbie Berry said Wayne County had good voter turnout with a lot of absentee ballots that took a long […]
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Dublin firefighter injured after tanker truck rolls
A Dublin firefighter was injured when the tanker he was driving rolled over after responding to a field fire. The accident occurred on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 26. Bentonville Fire Department had responded to a large field fire and combine fire north of Bentonville in Fayette County. Bentonville requested mutual aid from Dublin, Cambridge […]
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School system requests resident feedback
Richmond Community Schools is asking the community for input on the future of the school corporation, its leadership and its educational programs. Administrators have posted an online survey at surveymonkey.com/r/RCS_sp that allows RCS staff, students and families as well as other residents to answer a series of questions about priorities and performance. “The Board of […]