Emergency response personnel from several agencies worked together to put on a mock accident demonstration to Centerville High School juniors and seniors before their prom. Sponsored by SADD, help came from the Centerville police and fire departments, Wayne County EMS, Reid Health’s Trauma Unit and Wayne County Coroner Kevin Fouche. Coroner Fouche discussed the impact […]
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Arrest made after fatal crash near Centerville
SUV driver faces reckless homicide charge A Richmond man was arrested on a charge of reckless homicide eight days after a Union County man died in a crash near Centerville. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. May 18, Indiana State Police and Richmond Police Department officers went to the 300 block of North 17th Street in Richmond […]
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More than 1,000 Richmond properties cited for code violations
Common Council hears report; also grants industrial zoning request Richmond residents who see an eyesore or unsafe conditions can get the city’s help in getting it cleaned up. The city has ticketed 1,058 properties since the first of the year for tall weeds and brush, outdoor trash and unsafe conditions, according to Derek Hill, head […]
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WW Schools get $2.5 million for school improvement
2 grants will focus on making schools among the best, superintendent says Two grants worth about $2.5 million will be used by Western Wayne School Corporation to improve student performance by building on successes. The school corporation will receive $2.45 million from the Next Generation School Improvement Grant (Next Gen SIG) program, funded by the […]
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Industrial park adding 326 acres
Goal of $4.4M purchase is to recruit large employers Nearly $4.5 million of land is being purchased to expand Midwest Industrial Park in hopes of luring large employers to Wayne County. Wayne County and the City of Richmond will buy a total of 326 acres from Toschlog Family Farms LLC at $13,750 per acre, for […]
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Club honors service to Centerville community
Four Centerville residents received the Community Service Award and the Centerville United Methodist Church Food Distribution Program and its leaders received the Outstanding Citizens award from the Centerville Lions Club on May 9. Individual Community Service Award recipients include Kim Young, Mark Culbertson, Ty Farmer and Mark Howell. In honoring Kevin Smith, Sam Dixon and Jim […]
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Trash pickup rate increase planned in Cambridge City
Cambridge City Town Council will conduct a public hearing in June to discuss an incremental increase in customers’ trash pickup costs. It will cover the last four years of the town’s five-year contract with Rumpke. The hearing takes place along with council’s June meeting at 6 p.m. June 13 in town hall. Customers now pay […]
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See blight in Cambridge City? New report form available
Cambridge City residents concerned about blight now have a new form they can use to alert town officials to properties they believe need help. Town attorney Bob Bever created the “Citizen Complaint Form for Potential ‘Blighted’ Property” that is available at town hall. It asks for the address of the property and owner/occupant if known, […]
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Plane vandalized a month after moving to veterans park
Just a month after moving a retired military airplane to Wayne County Veterans Memorial Park to be viewed by local residents and visitors, vandalism has prompted its caretakers to add a fence to protect it. On May 10, veterans discovered that a small door on the Grumman A-6E Intruder had been pried open. “Fortunately it […]
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Cemetery restoration moving slowly
Cub Scout pack organizing a fun run to help raise money for repair Chapter Three in the second life of Capitol Hill Cemetery is taking a slow but steady pace, as donations continue to trickle in, increased security is suggested and a youth group decides to dedicate part of its fund-raiser to cemetery repair and […]