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Community events from April 9 through May 3, 2025

Wednesday, April 9 Thursday, April 10 Friday, April 11 April 11-12 Saturday, April 12 Sunday, April 13 Monday, April 14 Tuesday, April 15 Wednesday, April 16 Thursday, April 17 Friday, April 18 Saturday, April 19 April 21-25 Tuesday, April 22 Wednesday, April 23 Thursday, April 24 Friday, April 25 April 25-26 Saturday, April 26 Sunday, […]

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Free swap meet moves downtown

A free swap meet offers the opportunity for unwanted treasures to be easily shared with others. Indiana University East and Morrisson-Reeves Library are partnering to offer the public event during spring cleaning season. Contributors can drop off gently used items between noon-6 p.m. Friday, April 11, at the library, 80 N. Sixth St., Richmond. Volunteers […]

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Farms receive state Centennial awards

Farms in Wayne, Henry and Randolph counties recently received recognition for being owned by the same family for at least 100 years. The Smith farm in Wayne County, Kellam Mercer farm in Henry County and Georgi farm in Randolph County were presented Centennial awards through Indiana Department of Agriculture’s Hoosier Homestead Award Program. The program presents […]

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Hagerstown, New Castle percussion compete at state

Hagerstown Indoor Percussion Ensemble placed 15th in state competition on Saturday, March 29, after qualifying during March 22 prelims in Brownsburg. It’s the first time Hagerstown competed at Indiana Percussion Association’s state contest in the Concert A level since 2018. State finals took place at Indiana State University’s Hulman Center in Terre Haute. HIPE’s show […]

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Public meetings for April 3-17

Thursday, April 3 Monday, April 7 Tuesday, April 8 Wednesday, April 9 Thursday, April 10 Monday, April 14 Tuesday, April 15 Wednesday, April 16 Thursday, April 17 Readers may wish to contact the entity beforehand to ensure the meeting is still planned on its regular date or to get a place on the agenda.

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Rodent reckoning: Food inspections expose unsanitary conditions

Inspectors discovered 14 critical and 21 noncritical violations during recent routine inspections of local food establishments. The violations include the presence of rodents, unsanitary employee practices, dirty equipment and equipment requiring repair, and improper food temperatures. Establishments are required to post the most recent routine inspection form adjacent to the front public entrance for potential […]

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Photo: Students strategize

Richmond, Lincoln and Northeastern high school students will develop school or community projects after attending the Wayne County Youth Summit. During the March 20 event at Indiana University East, students heard presentations from the Purdue University Community Transition Team and Gene Hambrick, the senior executive director for the Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity at […]