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Schools announce delays for Monday, Jan. 14

All schools below are on a two-hour delay, except Birth-to-Five, which has canceled its Monday morning playgroup. Wayne County Centerville-Abington Community Schools Community Christian School, Richmond Excel Center Richmond. Classes will use the following schedule: 1st – 11 to 12; 2nd – 12:05 to 1:05; LUNCH – 1:05 to 1:35; 3rd – 1:35 to 2:35; […]

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UPDATE on Red Diamond Diesel fire

State and local firefighting officials are still working to determine the cause of Thursday night’s fire that led to several explosions and a total loss of the Red Diamond Diesel building near Centerville. Even though they couldn’t stop the blaze from destroying Red Diamond Diesel, firefighters were able to prevent the fire from extending to […]

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All Nettle Creek students safe after lockdown

HAGERSTOWN, Ind. – Students at both Nettle Creek schools are safe and were dismissed Friday, Jan. 11, as usual after officials to locked down the junior-senior high and the elementary schools Friday afternoon in response to a possible threat. Superintendent William Doering said school officials were alerted that there was a rumor that a student […]

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Death notices – Jan. 10

Bullock, Helen, 61, of Williamsburg, died Jan. 9. Arrangements announced by Smith-McQuiston & Webster Funeral Home, Fountain City. Burroughs, Linda, 56, of Richmond, died Jan. 9. Arrangements announced by Community Family Funeral Home, Richmond. Garrett, Charles B., 98, of Richmond, died Jan. 8. Arrangements announced by Community Family Funeral Home, Richmond. Peters, David Edward, 51, […]

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Free hot meals offered Thursday nights

After learning that some Western Wayne students were hoarding food at school to take home, volunteers are coming together to provide free hot meals one night per week on the county’s west side. Some members of Resurrected Church on U.S. 40 in Pershing, and residents who might or might not be involved with other local […]

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2 hurt in early morning crash

Henry County – An early morning crash on Interstate 70 sent one adult to the hospital in Richmond and a 4-year-old to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. Local first responders were called to I-70 eastbound in the area of the 133-mile marker, east of the New Lisbon exit, just before 6:30 a.m. this morning […]