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Community orchestra plans Sunday concert

Richmond Community Orchestra will perform a medley of music at its early spring concert, Sunday, March 5 at 3:30 p.m. The performance takes place in Goddard Auditorium in Earlham College’s Carpenter Hall, 801 National Road W., Richmond. Musicians have been rehearsing Handel’s “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon”; Rimsky-Korsakoff’s “Antar Symphony – […]

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New transportation hopes a Megabust?

Just a few weeks after announcing it was offering rides through Indianapolis to several Midwest cities, Megabus has announced to customers it’s stopping most of those services. According to an Indianapolis Star story, Megabus told customers in an email it was canceling trips and was unable to sell tickets because of a recent business decision […]

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HELP group begins hearing residents’ ideas

Meetings remain for input into how ARPA dollars spent Sidewalks, streetlights and playgrounds. Residents have requested those amenities during the first three of seven public input meetings for Wayne County’s Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program participation. HELP assists with planning for projects that spend American Rescue Plan Act dollars. Each participating Wayne County community has a […]

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7 programs selected for opioid settlement funding

Commissioners ask for financial, budget information before finalizing commitments Wayne County’s commissioners are asking for a little more information from local agencies before finalizing awards from its 2022 opioid settlement money. Commissioners divvied up $411,000 among seven organizations from the county’s share of a national settlement with opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and distributors Cardinal […]

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Parks department plans to polish hidden gem

Whitewater Gorge Park Activation Plan to feature river On a recent Wednesday the Bayly family walked the Whitewater Gorge Trail, taking advantage of sunshine and unseasonably warm weather. “We love this trail,” said Josh Bayly, who was with his wife Brandi and daughter Charlotte. On most warm days, the Baylys use the trail or Cope […]