Townsend Community Center Inc. plans to honor several “unassuming, humble, dedicated and compassionate” servant leaders on Saturday, June 21. The organization is offering its “Past, Present and Future” annual honors and awards dinner that recognizes community dedication. Social time and charcuterie will be available at 6 p.m. at Elks Country Club, 2100 U.S. 27 S., […]
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City’s council votes support for WCTV
Richmond Common Council members expressed their support for Whitewater Community Television during their June 2 meeting. An 8-0 vote passed a two-pronged motion to use WCTV for live-streaming city meetings and storing the meeting videos and to increase its financial contributions to WCTV. Council member Jerry Purcell stressed “how important it is that we have […]
Manufacturer updates name, building plans
Liberation Labs, which is building manufacturing facilities in Richmond, has changed its name and brand to Liberation Bioindustries. In a June 2 news release, company officials note the new name better identifies the company’s products and position as a global, commercial-scale, contract biomanufacturer. Through precision fermentation, Liberation plans to make building block ingredients for food, […]
Centerville-Abington schools cut 3 jobs
“A perfect storm” of factors led Centerville-Abington Community Schools officials to eliminate three teacher/instructor positions, including one held by its superintendent’s son. According to Superintendent Mike McCoy, more school jobs might have been cut if other employees hadn’t departed. School board members approved the reduction in force along with other resignations, transfers and personnel updates […]
RP&L’s smart meter transition project nears completion
Richmond Power & Light expects to complete its transition to smart meters next year. General Manager Tony Foster on June 2 updated RP&L board members, who are Richmond Common Council members, about the conversion project that began in 2017. During the day May 27, 16,485 advanced metering infrastructure meters had been installed. That left — […]
RPD chief will run for sheriff
Kyle Weatherly spent 22 years with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office prior to being selected Richmond Police Department’s chief. Now, he’ll try and return as the sheriff’s department’s leader. Weatherly posted June 3 on Facebook that he would be a Republican candidate for sheriff. The post was titled, “The job’s not finished.” Weatherly will speak […]
PHOTOS: 1stBLOOM&GLOW
Hot air balloons were inflated on the lawn of Glen Miller Park’s golf course Wednesday, June 4, as a part of the 1stBLOOM&GLOW fundraiser that celebrates the first blooms of the season at the adjacent Richmond Rose Garden. Residents enjoyed food and desserts from area eateries and Pat O’Neal’s music in the Richmond Rose Garden. […]
EDC ‘thrilled’ project details are now public
Economic Development Corp. of Wayne County’s board celebrated about two years of behind-the-scenes work with a now-named developer who’s renovating five downtown Richmond buildings. During the June 2 meeting, EDC President Valerie Shaffer said she’s “thrilled” to be able to share details of Project Phoenix, including the developer’s name, AP Development LLC, and the total […]
Bond could fund library updates
The Morrisson-Reeves Library building on North Sixth Street turned 50 years old a couple of years ago, and the building’s beginning to show its age. The problems aren’t just cosmetic. Dena Little, director of MRL, appeared before Wayne County Council during its June 4 meeting to describe a nearly $26 million project planned to fix […]
Spears urges increased IU alumni engagement
For the last seven years, Indiana University East was connected with a Richmond-based trustee who could easily visit the regional campus and share its realities, needs and aspirations with the leaders of the entire university. However, new Indiana Gov. Mike Braun suddenly removed that advocate and listening ear, Donna Spears, from her position on the […]