Whether real or not, horses provided a good ride for fairgoers and fair participants last week at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Richmond. The 2025 Wayne County 4-H Fair was held from Saturday, June 21 to Saturday, June 28. Visitors rode on the carousel and other amusement rides, watched Dixon Dance perform, ate delicious food […]
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DAR chapter names 3 students Good Citizens
Richmond’s Daughters of the American Revolution chapter has named its 2025 Good Citizens from three Wayne County high schools. They are Lauren M. Lacey (Northeastern), Fredrick C. Mendenhall (Richmond) and Lincoln M. Crowe (Seton Catholic). These students were selected by high school staff after demonstrating dependability, service, leadership and patriotism. Students submitted two essays for […]
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Northeastern, Lincoln recognize archers
Two Wayne County archery programs are celebrating opportunities to compete on the national level and making plans to grow next year. Northeastern and Lincoln both sent competitors to Louisville in May for the U.S. Eastern Nationals in the National Archery in the Schools Program. Lincoln also sent one archer to South Carolina in early June. […]
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Public meetings for June 25 through July 3
Wednesday, June 25 Thursday, June 26 Monday, June 30 Tuesday, July 1 Wednesday, July 2 Thursday, July 3 Meeting details can change with little notice, contact the hosting organization to confirm time, location and agenda.
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Community events from June 25 through July 9
June 25-28 Wednesday, June 25 Thursday, June 26 Friday, June 27 Saturday, June 28 June 28-29 Sunday, June 29 Monday, June 30 Tuesday, July 1 July 1-3 Wednesday, July 2 Thursday, July 3 Saturday, July 5 Monday, July 7 Tuesday, July 8 July 9-10 Wednesday, July 9 Nonprofits can send events to contact@westernwaynenews.com for publication […]
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Earnings gap widens for county residents
Wayne County families made more money last year than during 2023, but the gap between their earnings and those of other families across Indiana and the United States continued increasing. Data included in the County Indicator Report for 2024, compiled by the Wayne County Foundation and Forward Wayne County, shows Wayne County’s median household income […]
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PHOTOS: Pickleballers vie for gold
The Richmond Indiana Pickleball Club hosted the Richmond Open pickleball tournament at Clear Creek Park in Richmond, Ind. from June 20-22, 2025. The tournament featured players from Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Florida. Joshua Smith captured these photos of the event for Western Wayne News.
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Athena winners surprised
A retired teacher who avidly volunteers, a hospital marketer, a student robotics captain and a 55-year advocate of a youth organization are among this year’s honorees at a re-imagined event. Girls Inc. of Wayne County, Wayne Bank and IU East have announced the 2025 recipients of the Athena Leadership Awards and Girls Inc. honors. This […]
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Queen’s 4-H Fair reign begins
Josephine Daniel of Centerville was crowned Wayne County 4-H Fair queen June 14 during a competition at Centerville Senior High School’s auditorium. Daniel won the honor over five other queen candidates who were judged on their public speaking, ability to converse, poise and personality. Havanna Harris of Richmond was named first alternate, and Josie Retz […]
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PHOTOS: Time to ‘goat’ to fair
Lemon shake-ups, prize animals cooling off in the shade and face painting were just some of the familiar scenes found on the opening day of the 2025 Wayne County 4-H Fair on Saturday, June 21. The weeklong event runs through Saturday, June 28, at the fairgrounds in Richmond. Chris Hardie captured these photos of the […]