Richmond bills to rise 13.75% in 2023 A typical Richmond Sanitary District residential customer will pay more than an additional $70 next year. By the 2025 end of the three-phase rate increase, the annual cost will be more than $140 higher than 2022. Local officials say the changes are necessary to pay for operations and […]
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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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Driver shortage trims weekday bus hours
Early morning van rides now offered for workers as needed Although Roseview Transit has shortened the weekday bus schedule, Richmond officials say van rides still will be available for those needing to get to work earlier in the day. On Monday, bus routes between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays took effect. That shaves an […]
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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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Retiring trustee brought ‘conscientious, caring’ approach
Joe, Mindy Smith built social services of Jefferson Township office Joe P. Smith is stepping down as Jefferson Township Trustee on Dec. 31, having served 20 years. Those who’ve worked with him in helping residents of the Hagerstown area say that he’s fulfilled far more than what the role requires. Indiana’s 92 counties are subdivided into 1,005 […]
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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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Youth Coalition working to reduce substance use
Drug Free Wayne County Partnership (DFWCP) created a high school-based Youth Coalition to prevent drug and alcohol abuse within Wayne County’s youth. So far, three high schools have started their own groups. In 2018, DFWCP was awarded the Drug Free Communities Grant by the Office of National Drug Control Policy. The grants support communities to […]
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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 […]