Altec Industries will provide Richmond Power and Light with a new 70-foot bucket truck. The RP&L board, which is composed of Richmond Common Council members, awarded Altec the bid during its May 4 meeting. Altec, the only bidder, priced the truck for the line department at $229,764. The utility budgeted $265,000 for the truck. Altec […]
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Townsend honors banquet set for June 27
Eight community members will be honored at Townsend Community Center Inc.’s annual honor and awards banquet on June 27. The event will be held 6-9 p.m., at Elks Golf Course, 2100 U.S. Highway 27 South in Richmond. The following honorees will be celebrated for positive impact and changes made to the community: K. Lee Moore […]
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Cambridge City catches more cats
Cambridge City officials continue expanding efforts to control the town’s stray cat population through a trap-neuter-release program coordinated with Animal Care Alliance in Richmond. Since March 18, 53 stray cats have been captured and spayed or neutered, with additional surgeries planned for a pregnant cat and a litter of seven kittens once they are old […]
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Contract worker needed to assist county budget process
A resignation in the Wayne County Auditor’s Office makes necessary a contract worker to assist the office through the 2027 budgeting process. During its finance committee meeting May 6, Wayne County Council considered a request from Auditor Mark Hoelscher to transfer $20,000 from the chief deputy’s salary line item to his contractual/professional line item. The […]
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Richmond Shakespeare Festival – May 14 at Elstro
Food trucks and free theater are planned on two upcoming Thursdays in a local park. Comedy, betrayal, romance and forgiveness are common themes in many of today’s movies and TV shows. Some of their writers have been inspired by William Shakespeare. Richmond Shakespeare Festival is offering Shakespeare in the Park performed by regional touring companies […]
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Girls Inc. honoring women, girls, business
Girls Inc. of Wayne County has named Stasia Veramallay the county’s newest Athena Leadership Award recipient, recognizing her professional success, community service and support of women and girls. Veramallay, a financial adviser with Vista Investment Partners, launched the Wise Women financial education series and spent 13 years leading a Girl Scout troop. She also has […]
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Land for 78 condos would need to be rezoned
A plan to build 78 condominiums south of Richmond’s Walmart requires the land be rezoned. The ordinance containing Christ United Church of Richmond’s rezoning request appeared before Richmond Common Council on first hearing May 4. Council President Justin Burkhardt referred it to the Richmond Advisory Plan Commission for a public hearing May 27. The church […]
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Blight program provides communities another chance
Wayne County communities have another chance to reduce blight. During their May 6 meeting, the county commissioners approved an amendment to a memorandum of understanding with the Economic Development Corp. of Wayne County about the countywide blight program. As first reported in the May 6 WWN, the EDC requested permission to use leftover money from […]
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Land trust shares its leadership
Intending to clearly explain who they are and what they aim to do, leaders of Wayne County Land Trust offered an information session to announce more partners and describe long-range plans. The land trust, which Wayne County Foundation formed in May 2025, is focused on acquiring, restoring and revitalizing several Richmond downtown and depot commercial […]
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Spectrum, Comcast expand rural broadband access
Wayne County is among several central Indiana areas seeing expanded rural broadband access through projects by Spectrum and Comcast, according to recent news releases. Spectrum says about 3,100 local homes and businesses will gain access through a multi-year fiber expansion project aimed at delivering multi-gigabit internet speeds. Separately, Comcast says about 2,100 Wayne County homes […]