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County worker wages get bump

Wayne County Council has earmarked more than $1 million to boost employee wages next year. Council met Oct. 6 for the public hearing on its 2026 budgets, and during discussions that followed, decided on the wage issues. No members of the public spoke during the hearing. Budget adoption is scheduled for council’s 7 p.m. Thursday, […]

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RFD will collect $973K for fire coverage

Richmond Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services outside the city’s boundaries in Wayne Township and Spring Grove. During its Sept. 25 meeting, the Richmond Board of Public Works and Safety approved contracts with both entities to continue RFD’s service in 2026. Wayne Township will pay $894,254, an increase of $93,508 from 2025’s […]

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Richmond sets new goals, paths to pursue

Richmond officials have drafted an updated comprehensive plan document that they say could shape community decision-making and help prioritize spending for years to come. Jennifer Barclay, the assistant project manager for HWC Engineering, presented an overview of the document during the Richmond Advisory Plan Commission’s Sept. 24 meeting. The city last created a comprehensive plan […]

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RCS denies negligence in bullying suit

Richmond Community Schools has denied an accusation that its negligence led to four bullying and sexual assault incidents that resulted in injuries to a David W. Dennis Middle School student during the 2024-25 school year. Attorneys for Church Church Hittle and Antrim filed the school district’s response to a lawsuit the student’s family filed June […]

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Wayne County vacates Williamsburg alley

An alley in Williamsburg will now be split between North Centerville Road neighbors. During their Sept. 17 meeting, Wayne County’s commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance vacating the 165-foot-long and 10-foot-wide alley at the request of Daryll and Lilah Webb. The Webbs’ request had received a favorable recommendation from the Wayne County Advisory Plan Commission. The […]

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Slow progress as county trims budget

Wayne County Council members want to keep the 2026 general fund budget about the same as 2025’s $38.4 million. To do that, though, they still face difficult decisions, with time slipping away. Another budget discussion during the Sept. 17 workshop clipped $49,256 from the working budget, leaving it at $44,166,070. That figure contains padding to […]

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County OKs funds to entice more workers

Seventy-one people live in Wayne County through the Make My Move program, and that total is expected to increase. Wayne County commissioners and council members approved during their Sept. 17 workshop spending $150,000 from the consolidated economic development income tax fund to extend the county’s contract with the Make My Move company. After reaching a […]