It’s hard to imagine Canadian wildfire smoke leading to canceled softball games in western Wayne County, but poor air quality has begun impacting local residents. Just a few weeks after an industrial plastics fire in Richmond filled area skies with black smoke and made national news, unfavorable air quality alerts have returned to the area […]
Author Archives: Millie Martin Emery
Millicent Martin Emery is a reporter and editor for the Western Wayne News.
Posted inNews
Fines for litter violations increased
Cambridge City is getting tougher on blight. Council members amended penalties for litter control violations at their June 12 meeting. Owners now will pay $100 for the first violation and $200 if they commit a second violation within two years. The town didn’t have to seek bids to demolish the unsafe home at 140 S. […]
Posted inNews
City, town election deadlines near
Summer just arrived, but this is the last reminder for any Richmond residents interested in getting on the ballot this fall. It’s also one of the last nudges for potential town candidates. Elected city and town officials provide leadership and oversight of government functions that affect the daily lives of local residents. From making decisions […]
Posted inNews
Purdue, Ivy Tech partner in Richmond
Purdue Polytechnic Richmond has moved all of its classes, administrative offices and operations to a single location. Purdue is operating in McDaniel Hall at Ivy Tech Community College, on a shared campus with Ivy Tech and Indiana University East in the 2300 block of Chester Boulevard in Richmond. After departing Tom Raper Hall at IU […]
Posted inNews
Annex school building officially closed
After adding an addition to Centerville-Abington Elementary, it was just a formality for Centerville-Abington Community Schools’ board to close the aging Annex at its June 14 meeting. CACS’ board had voted on Sept. 10, 2019, not to make improvements to the Annex where its oldest elementary students were being taught. Appreciating the 102-year-old historic structure, […]
Posted inNews
Centerville again pursuing fire station grant
A few Centerville residents again spoke about the town’s need to expand and renovate Fire Station No. 1. Centerville is again applying for a $500,000 state grant to make several improvements to the station, and had to conduct another public hearing before its June 13 council meeting. State officials said the town’s previous application lost […]
Posted inNews
$390K given to cut countywide blight
Aiming to improve life around the entire county, Economic Development Corp. of Wayne County voted to spend $500,000 to help reduce blight, provide green spaces and fund youth projects. EDC’s board voted June 15 to allocate $390,000 toward a new countywide blight elimination program as part of the Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program. EDC officials are […]
Posted inNews
RCS to start police force
Richmond Community Schools is creating its own police department and will no longer have school resource officers (SROs) overseen by Wayne County Sheriff’s Office. Superintendent Curtis Wright recommended the school board not renew its memorandum of understanding with the sheriff’s office that provided one officer each for Richmond High, Test, Dennis and Community Youth Services […]
Posted inNews
Democrat party caucus selects council candidate
Richmond’s ballot has grown by at least one more candidate for the November election. Wayne County Democratic Party has conducted a caucus, unanimously selecting Carl Rhinehart III to run for an at-large common council seat. He joins fellow Democrats Claudia Edwards and Ron Itnyre, who filed earlier this year. Rhinehart, Edwards and Itnyre will face […]
Posted inNews
Air conditioning adding comfort to comedy
The warmth of romantic comedy will be tempered by air conditioning this weekend and next. Richmond Shakespeare Festival has moved to a new location this summer: the newly renovated McGuire Hall at Richmond High School. The hall’s updates include more comfortable seats, cooler temperatures and new technology. RSF is offering an original, full-cast production of […]