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Dental office planned near Meijer store

A Chipotle restaurant recently opened on a Chester Boulevard-facing lot in front of Richmond’s Meijer store. Soon, a dental office could be built on land just east of the Chipotle. Richmond’s Advisory Plat Committee approved 4-0 a petition to split off 0.929 acres from Meijer’s 21.575-acre parcel for development of a dental office. The parcel […]

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Councilor braces for state changes

Indiana’s busy 2025 legislative session with new Gov. Mike Braun could significantly affect county governments. State legislators will look at reducing or eliminating property taxes that significantly fund local government. And, it’s a budgeting year. Misty Hollis wants to make sure Wayne County is ready for any upcoming loss of funding. She was the only […]

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County finds clear path through snow

As snow continued falling Jan. 5, blowing and drifting on county roads, Wayne County’s commissioners declared a Level II travel watch. It was the first Level II declaration since Dec. 23, 2022, when neither Brad Dwenger nor Aaron Roberts yet occupied his commissioner seat. With that in mind, commissioners met Jan. 8 with Matthew Cain, […]

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RPD major sues prosecutor

Richmond Police Department Major Adam Blanton has filed a lawsuit against Wayne County Prosecutor Michael Shipman over Shipman’s inclusion of Blanton on a list of potentially problematic law enforcement officers. U.S. Supreme Court rulings in Brady and Giglio cases require prosecutors to disclose to defendants anything that could impeach law enforcement witnesses. That information could […]

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Council cleans up county’s finances

Wayne County Council cleaned up the county’s 2024 finances and organized itself and its finances for 2025. To begin its Jan. 2 meeting, council elected Max Smith as its president, replacing Beth Leisure, who had presided over council for three years. Smith thanked his fellow councilors for the confidence, and he thanked Leisure for her […]

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Commissioners retain same leadership

Jeff Plasterer will continue as president of the Wayne County Board of Commissioners for a third year. New District 2 commissioner Aaron Roberts nominated Plasterer to remain president during the first meeting of the year Jan. 2. Plasterer took over as president when Brad Dwenger replaced the previous president, Ken Paust, on the board beginning […]