Coles, James “Jimmy” Frederick Jr., 62, formerly of Connersville, died Feb. 14. Arrangements: Miller, Moster, Robbins Funeral Home, Connersville Floyd, Robert, 59, of Connersville, died Feb. 10. Arrangements: Urban-Winkler Funeral Home, Connersville. Kaiser, Dr. Stephen John Kaiser, 75, of Connersville, died Feb. 19. Arrangements: Miller, Moster, Robbins Funeral Home, Connersville. Lampman, Velda Mae, 80, of […]
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Wayne County death notices – Feb. 18
Christy, Carl A., 80, of Spring, Texas, originally from Richmond, died Feb. 2. Arrangements: Family First Cremation Services, Spring, Texas. Crockett, Larry Richards, 88, formerly of Richmond, died Feb. 10. Arrangements: Nie Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dershem, Lewis H., 96, of Richmond, died Feb. 9. Arrangements: Neptune Society, Indianapolis. Dowell, […]
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Two Vehicle Crash Claims Life of Richmond Man
Cambridge City – A Richmond man was killed this morning when the SUV he was driving drove left of center on SR 1 and hit a box truck head on. Pendleton Troopers and Wayne County Deputies were called to SR 1, just north of Delaware St. in Cambridge City, around 11 a.m. this morning for […]
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Wayne County monitoring health of recent traveler to China
Wayne County Health Department is monitoring the health of an individual who recently traveled to China in accordance with guidance established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in response to a global outbreak of novel coronavirus. The traveler is not showing any signs of illness at this time. Dr. David Jetmore, who […]
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IU EAST ATHLETICS RECAP FOR FEB. 8
TRACK & FIELD TIFFIN, Ohio – There was a lot of celebrate for the Indiana University East indoor track program at Tiffin University on Feb. 7. At the top of the list was the first River States Conference Indoor Championship for the men’s team. Next was the highest finish for the women’s squad as the […]
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Meeting set to address school referendum questions
Residents of the Western Wayne Schools district are encouraged to attend a community meeting to hear facts and ask questions about a potential referendum on the May ballot. Without that additional property tax revenue, school leaders say students could face higher class sizes and fewer services. The district could be out of payroll money as […]
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1,128 customers lose power Friday afternoon
More than 1,000 Whitewater Valley REMC customers experienced a power outage Friday afternoon, but utility workers quickly restored electricity. The outage affected 1,128 customers, which was nearly 25 percent of the co-op’s Wayne County customers. That number was also more than 9 percent of WVREMC’s 12,269 members. Cambridge City had 329 of 358 REMC customers […]
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Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites to offer free admission on Presidents’ Day
The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites will offer free admission to the downtown Indianapolis museum and all currently open state historic sites on Feb. 17 in honor of Presidents’ Day. Please note, Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site in Rome City, New Harmony State Historic Site in New Harmony and Whitewater Canal State Historic Site […]
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WCTV new/special programs and meetings, Feb. 9-15
The following is a list of new and special programs for the week of 2/9/2020 – 2/15/2020: WGTV Channel 11 • IN Focus (Pre-Recorded) – Thursday, 2/13 @ 6:00pm WCTV’s weekly public affairs program. Join host Eric Marsh for a conversation with Wayne County Commissioner Ken Paust. WETV Channel 20 • IHSAA Boys Basketball – […]
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Delays, eLearning days for Friday, Feb. 7
Local school districts and groups announcing delays for Friday, Feb. 7, include: Two-hour school delays Centerville-Abington Nettle Creek Northeastern Wayne Schools. No morning latch key. Preschool starts at 10:15. Richmond Community Schools. Buses will run two hours later than usual. Pick-up points and announced dismissal times will remain the same. Breakfast will be served. There […]