10th annual event keeps evolving The 10th Meltdown Winter Ice Festival has exceeded local expectations, and even landed on a national list of the best winter festivals. Volunteers initially understood that their commitment in 2014 — providing the community a reason to get out of their homes in January — would be short-lived. However, enthusiasm […]
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Weather-impacted schedule updates: Jan. 24-25
Wayne and surrounding counties are under a Winter Storm Warning beginning at 12 a.m. Wednesday, and several organizations have announced changes to their regular schedules. Heavy snow is forecast during Wednesday morning’s commute, and roads could be slick on Thursday morning as well after melted snow freezes overnight. Here’s information about plans for treating the […]
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Warming center plan nears completion
Group scrambles, hoping to beat subfreezing weather forecast Weather sent a group planning for a warming center in Richmond scrambling. Making plans since late December, a group of more than 50 people have been hoping to have a warming center ready to open during the next cold snap for people experiencing homelessness. While there has […]
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Wayne Co. schools have high graduation rates
About 95% of regular students who start here in 9th grade earn diploma By Bob Hansen and Millicent Martin Emery Nearly all students who start high school in Wayne County graduate with a diploma, excepting those who go into special programs. That’s the news in a nutshell from a statewide listing of high school graduation […]
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House inducted into Fairs Hall of Fame
Sandy House is a very familiar face to summer fairgoers. During the week-long Wayne County 4-H Fair, she can be seen making countless trips in her golf cart to make sure the annual event is running smoothly. Recently, House was inducted into the Indiana Association of Fairs Hall of Fame, the first person to be […]
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Lawmakers taking questions at Friday forum
WCTV will air program at later date Area residents are invited to hear what’s happening in the Indiana General Assembly and ask their lawmakers questions at a Friday morning event. Indiana University East is offering a legislative forum from 8-9 a.m. Jan. 27 in the lobby of Whitewater Hall, 2325 Chester Blvd., Richmond. The forum […]
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2 more join ballot as deadline nears
Richmond Republicans, Democrats must file by Feb. 3 A couple more candidates have joined Wayne County’s upcoming election ballot, as a deadline for Richmond’s election looms in early February. Republicans and Democrats who want to be Richmond’s mayor, common council members or clerk must file required paperwork by noon Feb. 3 to run in the […]
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Richmond firefighter contract hangs on Common Council vote
Sides present arguments related to impasse, panel’s recommendations Ten months after negotiations began, Richmond Fire Department members do not have a 2023 contract. Richmond Common Council could approve one on Feb. 6, or the negotiating process could continue. Council must decide whether to accept or reject recommendations from a fact-finding panel enlisted to help resolve […]
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County’s HELP participation picks up speed
With the start of 2023, Wayne County’s participation in the Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program has begun. Offered by the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, the program helps participants plan effective spending of American Rescue Plan Act dollars. A group of county representatives participated in four days of HELP training last week in Connersville, […]
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Speaker: Words lead to real things
After leading applause for a group of high school students who stood and recited an original poem, a Broadway star spoke about how thoughts become dreams which, in turn, become things. Nine student members of Wayne County Writers recited a poem they had written as a group after reading and discussing the 1963 “I Have […]