For 11 years, the Dot Foods distribution center in Cambridge City has provided in-house health care to its employees and their families. This year, the company broke ground on a new on-site facility to expand this benefit. The company celebrated the opening of the new Dot Family Health Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Dec. […]
Author Archives: Lorin Williams
Lorin Williams is a reporter for the Western Wayne News.
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Authenticity, community inspire winery
Indiana might not be known for wine-making, but it was home to the country’s first successful commercial vineyard. Now, a recently opened Cambridge City business is building on that legacy. Jean Jacques Dufour and John James Dufour Jr. settled the first commercial U.S. vineyard in 1802, just above the Ohio River in Vevay, Indiana. It […]
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Recycling grant, project updates fill Hagerstown Council meeting
Business owner and former park ranger Jessica Gregory’s environmentally sound proposal was one of many items approved at the Dec. 1 Hagerstown town council meeting. Gregory submitted a request to the town to apply for a 100% reimbursable grant for tire recycling. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management grant secures $10,000 to purchase equipment and […]
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Artist owns her moment
India Cruse-Griffin is booked and busy. The Richmond native and retired Richmond High School art teacher’s calling card is filled as far out as May 2026. This month, she had an exhibit and speaking engagement at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, and is showcasing selected work as part of the DeHaan Artist of Distinction display […]