Continually adding red ink to their spreadsheet, Wayne County Council members began trimming requests for the 2024 budget during their Aug. 30 meeting. In an approximately 11-hour marathon session, including a quick pizza lunch, council went through department heads’ requests totaling a little over $38 million and trimmed them to about $34 million. “We’ve made […]
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Scout sees world at Korea gathering
A Centerville lad’s summer experience half a world away from home turned out differently from what he expected when record heat changed the plan. Quentin Turner, the 14-year-old son of Kelly and Karen Turner and a freshman at Centerville Sr. High School, attended the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Saemangeum, South Korea. A member of […]
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Photos: ‘A bridge between the past and the future’
Indiana Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch took part in the unveiling of a historical marker at the dedication and christening of the Dr. Mary F. Thomas ridge in Richmond on Saturday, Aug. 26. Speakers during the program praised Thomas’s “national influence” and accomplishments as a physician, advocate for women and community leader. Here’s a gallery of […]
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CACS principals provide board instruction updates
From math remediation to more rigorous curriculum, Centerville-Abington Community School principals provided several updates about their buildings during the Aug. 23 school board meeting. Sam Pritchard said Rose Hamilton Elementary teachers are focused on boosting phonics instruction, which instructional coach Mika Frame is leading, and collaboration is taking place with Indiana University East for a […]
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Superintendents aim to improve schools
Two years ago, Emily Schaeffer didn’t know that she’d be a school superintendent when the 2022-23 school year started. Andy Stover, on the other hand, had just become one. Schaeffer, 38, is starting her second year leading the Nettle Creek School Corporation from Hagerstown. Stover, 35, is starting his third year leading Western Wayne School […]
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Richmond council OKs development changes
Richmond Common Council approved a comprehensive update to the city’s Unified Development Ordinance. Council members unanimously voted Aug. 21 to support two changes proposed by the Richmond Advisory Plan Commission, then to adopt the 57-amendment ordinance. The plan commission had voted 7-0 recommending council accept the updates to the 2010 UDO. Former city planner and […]
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Challenger stymies Milton clerk’s bid
About 50 Milton voters participated in a town convention, and a majority chose a new candidate over Milton’s current clerk-treasurer for another term. Because two Republicans filed to run for clerk-treasurer and six Republicans filed for five at-large council seats to be on Milton’s ballot in the fall election, state law required the party conduct […]
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Butterfly release raising money for A Better Way
Butterflies can symbolize hope, courage and personal transformation, and a butterfly release will take place in September to help provide those services to hundreds of local residents. A Better Way, formerly known as Genesis, offers a variety of services for Wayne and surrounding counties who’ve experienced domestic or dating violence or sexual assault. A Better […]
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Egg farm hearing plans scrambled again
A Hagerstown-area couple’s plans for a 20,000-hen egg farm have been delayed a second month because of problems with notification of the neighbors. At the same time, the town is searching for a new building commissioner. The town Board of Zoning Appeals canceled an Aug. 23 hearing. The date had been scheduled during a July […]
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Free drug can reverse opioid overdoses
As two local Overdose Awareness Days observances approach, local health officials encourage residents to pick up free doses of a life-saving medication from no-questions-asked boxes and a vending machine. Naloxone, perhaps more widely recognized by a brand name, Narcan, is used to rapidly reverse known or suspected opioid overdoses. No prescription is needed. “Please carry […]