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 […]
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Fans find fun fair food
Vo Garner goes to a lot of fairs and likes the food at all of them. Her first visit to the Wayne County 4-H Fair came on Sunday. Like many, she sampled some of the wide variety of cuisine available from the many fair booths. At home in Virginia, she visits the state fair and […]
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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 […]
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Wayne Co. Fair starts Saturday
When something is running well, there’s no good reason to fix it – just keep it oiled and make adjustments. So it seems to be with the Wayne County 4-H Fair, which starts Saturday at the fairgrounds, 861 Salisbury Road N., Richmond. Fair Board President Sandy House says not much is changed from previous versions […]
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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 […]
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Candidates filing for fall election
More candidates are throwing their hats into the ring for upcoming town and city elections. Richmond now has an independent candidate who has obtained enough signatures to file for mayor. Howard J. Price will face Republican Ron Oler and Democrat Dave Snow. Any other candidates wishing to run as independents or for minor parties in […]
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Rarely heard stories now in spotlight
Drummer Harold Jones has toured the world with musicians such as Tony Bennett, Natalie Cole and Count Basie, but he’ll provide different kinds of notes when he returns to his hometown next weekend. Jones will be the keynote speaker for Wayne County Historical Museum’s signature dinner and exhibit premier at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, June 24. […]
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Plastics company owner says city liable for fire damages
The owner of a plastics recycling and sales company says in a court filing the city of Richmond is liable for damages caused by an April 11 fire. Seth Smith and Cornerstone Trading Group LLC have been sued by Tushawn Craig, Marquetta Stokes and Limitless Pallets for damages from the fire that emitted toxic smoke […]
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Free music, food, tours raising Juneteenth awareness
Cultural celebrations are among local June activities that recognize Juneteenth as well as local residents’ positive impacts on their community. Although the commemoration started in Texas in 1866, Juneteenth (short for June Nineteenth) became a federal holiday in 2021. It recognizes June 19, 1865, as the day that enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas — […]
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State boosts mental health funding
The state of Indiana took a step toward supporting its residents’ mental health with a $100 million investment the next two years. State Sen. Jeff Raatz, a Richmond Republican, updated Wayne County Council during its June 7 meeting about that investment and Senate Bill 1, which became Public Law 162 after Gov. Eric Holcomb signed […]