Coordinating the use of millions of dollars in community improvement funding is no small job, and it’s one that could help shape life in Wayne County for years to come. Beth Fields is ready for the challenge. The state designed the Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program to help Indiana communities best utilize Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery […]
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Mike Emery is a reporter and layout editor for the Western Wayne News.
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Steep sewer rate hike aims for long-term savings
Richmond bills to rise 13.75% in 2023 A typical Richmond Sanitary District residential customer will pay more than an additional $70 next year. By the 2025 end of the three-phase rate increase, the annual cost will be more than $140 higher than 2022. Local officials say the changes are necessary to pay for operations and […]
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Toy giveaway brings smiles
Law enforcement provides toys while giving back to community Trae held his new skateboard, showing great restraint. It remained wrapped in plastic despite the Richmond Municipal Building’s long, smooth hallway. Indiana Fever mascot Freddy Fever couldn’t ignore that hallway, riding on his stomach as smiling children watched on Dec. 7. Trae, though, resisted, tightly grasping […]
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Mayor replaces city’s fire chief
Purcell remains with RFD until May retirement Jerry Purcell worked Wednesday to help move Richmond Fire Department forward, but for the first time in nine years, he was not the fire chief as he did so. Mayor Dave Snow announced Tuesday night that Purcell was no longer RFD’s chief. “The City of Richmond would like […]