More photos of the 2022 Canal Days festival in this week’s Western Wayne News print edition.
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Volunteer will lead county Democrats
A longtime Centerville town council member has taken on his political party’s leadership. Gary Holbert, who joined Centerville’s council in 1996, has been named the Wayne County Democratic Party chair. Martha Jones will be the vice chair. “I just thought there was something more I could give back to our party, and this is one […]
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Water mains being flushed in Richmond
Indiana American Water is flushing water mains in the Richmond service area between 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. until Friday, Nov. 11. No interruptions in water service are anticipated because of the work. Customers may experience a slight drop in water pressure or temporary water discoloration. Customers should refrain from doing laundry during the time of day […]
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New electric meters will be installed in Hagerstown
Hagerstown property owners are being asked to remove items, vehicles and debris that might be blocking their electric meter so that installers of new meters can access them to replace them. The project to replace the town’s about 1,080 meters is scheduled to begin at the end of August and might take a month to […]
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Meet school board candidates on TV candidate forums
Whitewater Community Television is once again providing Wayne County voters an opportunity to meet the candidates in contested races prior to the November election. WCTV is partnering with the Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce and Western Wayne News on the IN Focus program, to help voters be informed of their choices when heading to […]
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Centerville honors 2 childhood cancer survivors
Centerville showed support for two strong moms and their two special sons at the Aug. 30 Centerville Christian Church blood drive honoring leukemia survivors Billy Henry and Mason Hinshaw. The blood drive marked the beginning of Community Blood Center’s September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month campaign. It totaled 51 donors, including 42 donations and eight first-time […]
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Canal Days coming this weekend
Parade, duck race, alumni gatherings return to Cambridge City Canal Days organizers hope to keep area residents’ attitudes sunny in September with an “Endless Summer” theme for this year’s festival. Visitors will notice an extra block of vendors stretched along U.S. 40 heading west toward First United Methodist Church, which offers an ice cream social, […]
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3 high schools celebrating homecoming
Three Wayne County high schools have homecoming this week, Centerville, Hagerstown and Northeastern. Homecoming at Lincoln will be next week, Sept. 12-16; and at Richmond, Sept. 19-23. Centerville Centerville will crown its homecoming king and queen during halftime at the homecoming game against Winchester on Friday. King candidates include Wade Lambright, Caleb Rose and Cameron […]
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Family Recovery Court aims to change behaviors
A year after a Wayne County court started a non-traditional program, its Family Recovery Court is seeing some success and is hoping to grow. Wayne County Family Recovery Court expands the traditional role of the non-criminal court from hearing, mediating and ordering solutions. The Family Recovery Court aim is to change behaviors of parents whose […]
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Saturday update: Officer transferred to Richmond-area hospice
Richmond Police Department Officer Seara Burton was transferred from the Intensive Care Unit at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, to a hospice facility in the Richmond area on Saturday. “She will continue receiving excellent care and be surrounded by her family,” according to a news release from RPD Chief Mike Britt and Majors Jon […]