A Richmond High School and Earlham College graduate could come home to become Richmond Community Schools’ next superintendent. After a nationwide search starting in September 2020, RCS announced Curtis Wright as its sole finalist on Tuesday, April 27. The public was invited to discuss Wright’s potential future with the district during a school board meeting […]
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Police: Man’s gunshot wound not life-threatening
A Richmond man was injured Monday afternoon after a shooting on the city’s northeast side. Shortly before 3 p.m. Monday, Richmond Police Department’s first-shift patrol officers responded to a report of a shooting at an apartment at 851 N. 16th St. Fragust D. Ford, 42, was located with a gunshot wound to the lower body, […]
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Local man dies in plane crash near Richmond airport
A Wayne County resident’s plane crashed Sunday morning in a field after takeoff, just south of Richmond Municipal Airport along Indiana 227. Judson J. Costlow, 78, of Richmond had taken off shortly before 8 a.m. to visit family in Arizona, according to Indiana State Police Sgt. Coley McCutcheon, the regional public information officer based at […]
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Northeastern selects Western Wayne principal for assistant superintendent
Northeastern has hired Western Wayne Elementary School Principal Jessica Neill as its new assistant superintendent. Neill, who has more than 20 years of experience in education, joins Northeastern on July 1. “In Mrs. Neill our team is gaining a tremendous thought partner and proven leader with a clear heart for the well-being and future success […]
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First Bank Richmond matching donations to IUE on #IUDay
In celebration of #IUDay today (Wednesday, April 21), Indiana University East launched its IU East Cares Crowdfunding Campaign. As the Indiana University community celebrates IU Day, First Bank Richmond is celebrating IU East with a $10,000 matching gift opportunity for alumni and friends of the campus for gifts made to the Chancellor’s Fund. The Chancellor’s […]
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Man dies after SUV collides with embankment, catches fire
A man has died after his vehicle vaulted over an Interstate 70 embankment in Wayne County and caught fire. Shortly before 11 p.m. April 19, Wayne County Sheriff’s Office responded to initial reports of a vehicle fire on Round Barn Road near the I-70 overpass. Richmond Fire Department and Richmond Police Department units arrived and […]
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Richmond man dies after weekend shooting
A Richmond man died Sunday after a Saturday night shooting on the city’s north side. Second-shift patrol officers for Richmond Police Department responded to the 200 block of North 13th Street after a shooting was reported at 10:12 p.m. Police found Chad Mullins, 26, with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, according to a news […]
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Health department offering vaccines in Hagerstown on April 19
Wayne County Health Department will bring its mobile unit to Hagerstown to offer the COVID-19 vaccine. Walk-ins will be accepted between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday, April 19, at The New Testament Church of Christ, 752 W. Main St., Hagerstown. Appointments are not being accepted for this clinic. The Moderna two-shot vaccination will be […]
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WCHD giving Moderna vaccine after state pauses J&J shots
After a few cases of rare blood clots found in the nearly 7 million people who’ve received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for COVID-19, Indiana is pausing its use of that vaccine but will continue offering shots from other manufacturers. Indiana Department of Health alerted Wayne County Health Department not to use any J&J COVID-19 […]
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Wayne County won’t continue broad mask requirements at this time
Wayne County commissioners decided Wednesday, April 7, that they are not going to widely require masks be worn in public at this time, even though a majority of Wayne County Health Board members had recommended it. While commissioners encourage residents to continue wearing masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, they said they believe […]