Reid Health named a dining room and conference room in honor of residents who made major gifts to the Reid Health Foundation. The Paul & Pat Lingle Family Dining Room and the Henry Oncology Conference Room were unveiled Aug. 26, according to a news release. Robin Henry has served on Reid’s governing and foundation boards […]
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Centerville police and fire handle 745 calls in 2 months
Centerville Fire/Rescue volunteers and Centerville Police Department officers have responded to hundreds of calls for help in recent weeks. In July, CF/R conducted 61 runs. Of those, 30 were medical, 25 were fire-related and six fell into its “other” category. In June, CF/R had 54 calls for service. Thirty-two were medical, 18 were fire-related and […]
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Peace, love and glow-in-the-dark foam
This weekend’s Canal Days celebration in Cambridge City features good vibes of love, peace, foam and fellowship. While Cambridge City Area Chamber of Commerce organizes the festival, President Tamra Davis is quick to thank several community organizations offering complementary activities. “Without so many groups volunteering to have events, our community couldn’t have an event this […]
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Council trims budget, but more work remains
Wayne County Council spent more than three hours Aug. 25 scouring departmental budget requests for possible cuts. Their efforts removed $440,094 from the published general fund budget, but there’s more to do before the budget’s final approval in October. The published budget began at $44,625,627 and the special meeting ended with it at $44,185,533. Council […]
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Community events from Sept. 3-30
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Public meetings for Sept. 3-11
Thursday, Sept. 4 Monday, Sept. 8 Tuesday, Sept. 9 Wednesday, Sept. 10 Thursday, Sept. 11 Meeting details can change with little notice. Contact the hosting organization to confirm time, location and agenda.
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Celebrating early blues influencer
A musician whose tunes heavily influenced stars such as Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones will be honored this weekend with a Richmond concert. Admission is free to hear eight performers share a variety of music between 3-9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at Starr-Gennett Foundation’s Walk of Fame event. At 4:30 p.m., guest speakers Charlie […]
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Animal contract was doggone expensive
Richmond spent $1,961.90 per animal last year to shelter 21 animals at the Henry County Humane Society. Since 2022, the city has contracted with the New Castle shelter after local shelters could not accept the volume of animals the city housed. The renewable annual contract has cost $41,200 for up to 400 animals, with each […]
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PHOTOS: Chalk stars
Main Street Richmond hosted Chalkfest on Aug. 30 at Jack Elstro Plaza. The event was free and open to the public, with chalk provided to all participants. Prizes were awarded to winners of all age groups, with a special prize for Best in Show. Joshua Smith captured the following photos for Western Wayne News.
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Contract proposed for superintendent candidate
Northeastern Wayne Schools is accepting public comment about a proposed contract for its superintendent candidate. Residents can offer objections or support the contract at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the Student Services Building, 7299 N. U.S. 27, Fountain City. They can also email thoughts to Shawntel Baker, board president, at sbaker@nws.k12.in.us before Sept. 10. […]