More than 17,000 Wayne County voters used absentee voting and in-person absentee voting (early voting) to cast ballots by Friday in anticipation of Tuesday’s Election Day. Those totals exceed the number of absentee/early voting ballots cast prior to Election Day in the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections. In-person absentee voting, also known as early voting, […]
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Where to vote today in Wayne County
These are the polls open from 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. today in Wayne County, Indiana. You must be standing in line at 6 p.m. at a polling place to be allowed to vote after the polls close. Please visit our Western Wayne News Facebook page and be our “boots on the ground” throughout today […]
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Use a table, not a bowl: Commissioners urge safety precautions for Halloween
With Wayne County’s COVID-19 numbers still rising, area residents are encouraged to handle Halloween with a great deal of care and a lot of handwashing or sanitizing. The Wayne County Commissioners on Wednesday announced that those involved in the county’s COVID-19 task force had discussed cancelling trick or treat throughout the county as a measure […]
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Election update: About 15,000 already have voted in Wayne County
As of Wednesday, about 15,000 registered voters in Wayne County had cast an absentee or in-person absentee ballot. In-person absentee voting, also known as early voting, continues at four vote centers plus the courthouse on Thursday and Friday, and at the Kuhlman Center and courthouse on Saturday. Ballots also may be cast 8:30 a.m. to […]
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Northeastern middle, high school students attending virtually for 2 weeks
Because of multiple COVID-19 positive students, specifically from the same classrooms, Northeastern Middle School and High School will operate virtually from Oct. 29 through Nov. 11, returning on Nov. 12. Northeastern families who are directly impacted by the ill students have been contacted by Wayne County Health Department. The switch to virtual learning was announced […]
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Sidewalk Talk: Confidence in voting
Western Wayne News went to the streets to ask questions about voting this upcoming November. The following questions were asked: 1. How long are you willing to stand in line to vote? 2. Are you confident every vote will be counted? 3. Have you encouraged others to vote? Jane Greene Richmond 1. Half an […]
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Teen shot in leg on Richmond’s far-east side
Richmond police responded to a report of a shooting early Tuesday morning (Oct. 27) on the city’s far-east side. At approximately 1:37 a.m., third-shift patrol officers responded to a shooting call in the 1600 block of Pheasant Run in Richmond. Pheasant Run is in the Hunters Pointe subdivision. The victim, Gabriel Vannote, 19, of Richmond, […]
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Quarantines prompt Nettle Creek schools to alter learning, extra-curricular plans for 2 weeks
Concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19 have led Nettle Creek schools to adjust its academic and extra-curricular schedules for the next two weeks. Hagerstown Elementary and Hagerstown Junior-Senior High students will have an eLearning day on Monday, Oct. 26. On Tuesday, Oct. 27, junior-senior high school students will completely switch to virtual learning for two […]
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 9:00PM Friday
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 501 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA FAYETTE IN UNION IN WAYNE IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA FRANKLIN IN IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL OHIO DELAWARE FAYETTE […]
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Northeastern School Board Candidates
Western Wayne News is contacting local candidates seeking election this fall in contested races to request they answer a questionnaire (all candidates for the same office receive the same questions). They were asked the following questions: 1. Please define the role of a school board member, from your perspective. 2. How do you feel your […]