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Toy giveaway brings smiles

Law enforcement provides toys while giving back to community Trae held his new skateboard, showing great restraint. It remained wrapped in plastic despite the Richmond Municipal Building’s long, smooth hallway. Indiana Fever mascot Freddy Fever couldn’t ignore that hallway, riding on his stomach as smiling children watched on Dec. 7. Trae, though, resisted, tightly grasping […]

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Updated: City workers’ credit union now under federal oversight

Accounts insured for Richmond City Employees Federal Credit Union More than 800 current and former local workers and their families have learned that their credit union has been undergoing a supervisory examination as federal officials reassure them that their money is insured. National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) announced that Richmond City Employees Federal Credit Union […]

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Mayor replaces city’s fire chief

Purcell remains with RFD until May retirement Jerry Purcell worked Wednesday to help move Richmond Fire Department forward, but for the first time in nine years, he was not the fire chief as he did so. Mayor Dave Snow announced Tuesday night that Purcell was no longer RFD’s chief. “The City of Richmond would like […]

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New kiosk offers free legal help

User-friendly tool now in county courthouse Wayne County is among the state’s first areas to receive a kiosk offering free legal help. That’s likely because Richmond’s ZIP code is one of the top 10 in the state for evictions, according to Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority. Superior Court 3 Judge Darrin Dolehanty said when local […]

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RP&L completing steps to contain coal waste

Decades of ‘coal combustion residuals’ leached into groundwater Richmond Power & Light is continuing to clean up and monitor waste from the years when it generated electricity by burning coal, according to a new progress report. Complete containment is expected within this decade. Substances found in the waste have leached into groundwater at the site […]

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RPD: Crime down in many categories

Deadly drug fentanyl more common than heroin Although most criminal activity in Richmond seems to be in decline this year compared to 2021, Richmond Police Department is finding some causes for concern. Richmond Police Chief Michael Britt gave a 10-month statistical update to the Common Council on Nov. 21. “There are not a lot of […]

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Tree sale becomes wise fundraiser

Richmond Family YMCA tradition celebrates 75th year Richmond Family YMCA’s Christmas tree lot has continued 75 years, through wars, economic challenges and other circumstances. But there’s a first time for something new to go wrong. Before opening last Friday, unexpected challenges had to be overcome. The first issue: The expected Nov. 19 arrival of 360 […]