Goal of $4.4M purchase is to recruit large employers Nearly $4.5 million of land is being purchased to expand Midwest Industrial Park in hopes of luring large employers to Wayne County. Wayne County and the City of Richmond will buy a total of 326 acres from Toschlog Family Farms LLC at $13,750 per acre, for […]
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Club honors service to Centerville community
Four Centerville residents received the Community Service Award and the Centerville United Methodist Church Food Distribution Program and its leaders received the Outstanding Citizens award from the Centerville Lions Club on May 9. Individual Community Service Award recipients include Kim Young, Mark Culbertson, Ty Farmer and Mark Howell. In honoring Kevin Smith, Sam Dixon and Jim […]
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Trash pickup rate increase planned in Cambridge City
Cambridge City Town Council will conduct a public hearing in June to discuss an incremental increase in customers’ trash pickup costs. It will cover the last four years of the town’s five-year contract with Rumpke. The hearing takes place along with council’s June meeting at 6 p.m. June 13 in town hall. Customers now pay […]
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See blight in Cambridge City? New report form available
Cambridge City residents concerned about blight now have a new form they can use to alert town officials to properties they believe need help. Town attorney Bob Bever created the “Citizen Complaint Form for Potential ‘Blighted’ Property” that is available at town hall. It asks for the address of the property and owner/occupant if known, […]
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Plane vandalized a month after moving to veterans park
Just a month after moving a retired military airplane to Wayne County Veterans Memorial Park to be viewed by local residents and visitors, vandalism has prompted its caretakers to add a fence to protect it. On May 10, veterans discovered that a small door on the Grumman A-6E Intruder had been pried open. “Fortunately it […]
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Cemetery restoration moving slowly
Cub Scout pack organizing a fun run to help raise money for repair Chapter Three in the second life of Capitol Hill Cemetery is taking a slow but steady pace, as donations continue to trickle in, increased security is suggested and a youth group decides to dedicate part of its fund-raiser to cemetery repair and […]
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LHS senior tackles lead role in ‘Newsies’
Before convenience stores were scattered around communities, there were “newsies” – young boys who sold single copies of newspapers. Local students and adults have learned more about their experience while preparing for Richmond Civic Theatre’s presentation of Disney’s “Newsies.” The musical opens Friday and ends May 15. Lincoln High School senior Jarrin Ervin plays Jack […]
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Metal building co. plans 25-30 local jobs
A Tennessee company has expanded its plan for a manufacturing plant and the Richmond Advisory Plan Commission will recommend its proposal to the Common Council. Metal Max LLC plans to put up a 45,000 square foot building on the city’s west side, according to a proposal which received the APC’s approval. That’s nine times larger […]
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1 newborn twin dies after auto accident
After a driver made more room for someone mowing grass, his vehicle collided with one driven by a pregnant woman, police said. The crash led to an emergency Caesarian section surgery, and one of her newborn twins did not survive. Wayne County Sheriff’s Office and Hagerstown Police Department were called to the scene just after […]
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Q&A with Wayne County commissioner candidates
Indiana counties have three commissioners, one from each district in the county, who are elected for four years. Ken Paust of Richmond is the incumbent commissioner whose seat is on the ballot in this election cycle. He faces a Republican challenger, Brad Dwenger, also of Richmond. Questions 1. Help voters understand what motivated you to […]