Indiana State Rep. Brad Barrett voted for reworking Indiana’s election maps to ensure that Hoosiers are only represented by Republicans in Congress. State Sen. Jeff Raatz has indicated his plans to vote yes as well. Indiana’s House of Representatives voted 51-47 for House Bill 1032 favoring redistricting on Friday, Dec. 5. Barrett, a Richmond Republican, […]
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Inspectors find 17 violations at 1 eatery
Cooked pasta stored on top of a trash container, hand-washing concerns, a mold-like substance in an ice maker, a ladle wrapped with electrical tape and dozens of cold cheeseburgers were among Wayne County Health Department inspectors’ November discoveries. Inspectors found 53 issues during recent routine inspections of local food establishments. The classification of being in […]
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PHOTOS: Sharing holiday joy
Fountain City enjoyed its first Hometown Holiday Lighted Christmas Parade event Dec. 6. The festivities included meeting with Santa, colorful lights, a marching band and more. Joshua Smith captured these photos for the Western Wayne News.
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Honor surprises coach, Santa, veteran, mentor
Bill Tyler thought he’d been invited to a dinner honoring Jimmy Bogue for Bogue’s contributions to youth sports. However, Tyler was surprised to learn the honor was really for one of Bogue’s mentors: Tyler himself. The December surprise was extra appropriate for the Cambridge City resident who portrayed Santa Claus for 40 years at community […]
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Blood drives scheduled in December
Versiti Blood Center offers multiple opportunities to donate blood this December. Blood donation is always a need, but it rises especially in the colder winter months. Versiti Blood Center of Ohio’s drives include: Thursday, Dec. 4: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Union High School, 8707 W U.S. Hwy 36, Modoc; and Noon-4 p.m., Randolph 4H Building, 1885 […]
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Meltdown plans take shape
It can be rare for events that run on community donations and sponsorships to continue for 12 years, but volunteers have shown grit and creativity in keeping the Meltdown Winter Ice Festival from melting away. Nationally honored carvers are scheduled to arrive the last week of January to shape 40,000 pounds of ice into works […]
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Toys for Tots changes document requirements
Toys for Tots, which serves ages 0-18 in Wayne and surrounding counties, has announced changes regarding its annual giveaway. Families can receive toys starting at 7 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at Whitewater Valley Marine Corps League, 200 S. Ninth St., Richmond. This year, the Richmond site will serve children in Wayne, Fayette, Randolph, Union and […]
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Artists show global perspective through local lens
This year’s closing Richmond Art Museum exhibition challenged participants to submit work that channeled global perspectives through their own unique lens. The result was an array of pieces rich in diverse viewpoints. Ten local artists of varying disciplines are featured in RAM’s 127th Annual Exhibition of Indiana and Ohio Artists. For more than a century, […]
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Northeastern board approves coaches
Northeastern Wayne Schools formally approved several winter sports coaches at its Nov. 19 board meeting.
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Lot’s future: Green space to enjoy lunch
A grassy plot sits next to the Romey and Evans buildings that Eric Dimick Eastman owns on the northwest corner of East Main and 10th streets. Dimick Eastman, though, sees the 0.15-acre plot’s future with paths, tables, seating, trees and bushes next to the makerspace, called The Hive, he’s creating inside his buildings. He showed […]