Wayne and surrounding counties learned Tuesday afternoon (Dec. 14) that they are receiving a combined $15 million for economic development projects as part of a $500 million statewide initiative. East Central Indiana Regional Partnership applied for state funds through the Regional Economic Acceleration Development Initiative (READI) program earlier this year. Winners were announced at an […]
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Millicent Martin Emery is a reporter and editor for the Western Wayne News.
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Sheriff: Wife accidentally shoots husband in leg
A Western Wayne woman accidentally shot her husband as they began investigating a noise they’d heard from the outdoors, according to Wayne County Sheriff Randy Retter. Shortly after 10:30 p.m. Nov. 21, Wayne County sheriff’s deputies responded to the 800 block of National Road in Cambridge City to investigate the report of a shooting. Heidi […]
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WCTV gathering questions to ask Wayne County commissioner on show
Whitewater Community Television is gathering questions from local residents before 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15, to ask the president of Wayne County’s Board of Commissioners. Ken Paust will be the guest on WCTV’s weekly public affairs show “IN Focus,” which will be recorded that day. Questions can be sent via email to wctv@iue.edu. The program […]
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Police share background on street sweeper incident
Police are seeking multiple charges against a man they say stole a street sweeper from a construction site and led officers on a chase around Richmond. The unique pursuit, which included the partial collapse of a garage before the sweeper entered the Whitewater River, was captured on local social media videos. Richmond Police Department Capt. […]
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Ages 5-11 can get COVID vaccine in Wayne County
Hoosiers ages 5 to 11 are now eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine, and local health officials hope that kids will get one dose before family gatherings at Thanksgiving. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday it has authorized the Pfizer pediatric vaccine for that age group. “Having a COVID-19 vaccine available to our […]
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Boil advisory lifted in Dublin
Dublin officials advised Friday, Nov. 5, that the town has lifted its boil advisory for customers on the west side after two consecutive days of negative test results. The boil advisory began Nov. 2 until further notice for customers on Mill Street to Dublin well house 8201 E. U.S. 40 at the west end of […]
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Police still seek information on Richmond shooting victim
A man was taken to an Indianapolis hospital after being found earlier this week near a local sidewalk with a bullet wound, and police are seeking clues about what led up to that discovery. Shortly before 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, first-shift patrol officers for Richmond Police Department were sent to a “man down” call […]
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Schools helping with recycling collections in October
Stacks of tires in wooded areas can be found in Wayne County, and a local effort is underway to provide free disposal of tires and electronic waste in October. Collections of unwanted items, along with billboards discouraging littering, are just some of the ways a local organization aims to clean up two local counties. Billboard […]
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Flu prevention efforts under way
Although hospitals in Henry and Wayne counties are seeing fewer COVID patients in recent days, virus-related deaths are still being recorded and health workers say they are still feeling the strain. Thus, local health officials have been urging everyone 6 months and older to get their flu shot in October to help prevent their own […]
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Sheriff: Post about school threat was a prank
Juvenile arrested on felony charge of communication intimidation A social media post indicating a potential threat at a local school has been determined to be a student-led prank, according to local law enforcement. On Tuesday, Oct. 5, School Resource Officer Chad Steen, a deputy with Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, was made aware of a concerning […]