If you walked by the Reid Center in Richmond on Saturday, June 17, you would have been serenaded by the soulful sounds of the organ drifting out of the historic Tiffany glass windows. As soon as you walked into the church, you would be struck by awe of the organ’s grandeur. The organ, made out […]
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Nettle Creek preschool growing
A class for 3-year-old children is being added to the Nettle Creek Discovery Preschool and Daycare. Enrollment started recently for up to 15 children, and 11 had been signed up as of last Thursday. Discovery Preschool and Daycare is a program of the Nettle Creek School Corporation. Until now, it has been open only to […]
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6-house Garwood Road subdivision receives plat approval
A six-house subdivision along Garwood Road received primary plat approval June 28 from the Richmond Advisory Plan Commission. Members voted 6-1 to approve the plat and two variances — one to allow the subdivision’s single driveway on the property’s north end 109 feet from Hughes Lane rather than 150 and one that allows 38-foot-wide lots […]
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Principals of shooting-affected schools seek federal aid
If they can’t prevent gun violence in their schools, school officials can try to provide help to schools that experience it. Finding helpful resources is why Dr. Matthew Hicks joined a lobbying mission with others who have experienced gun violence in their schools. In a June trip to Washington, D.C., Hicks joined the former principal […]
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Fireworks to celebrate the Fourth
Depending on your schedules and interest level, you can see fireworks nearly every night throughout the long holiday weekend, and even a few days beyond. Many of the displays rely on sponsorships, partnerships and dedicated volunteers. For instance, Cambridge City’s Chamber of Commerce and volunteer fire department team again for the July 1 show at […]
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‘Batman’ joins Richmond mayoral race
A fourth candidate is now officially running to become Richmond’s next mayor. David “Batman” Carpenter gathered the signatures required by law to join the November ballot as an independent candidate. Carpenter initially filed as a Republican for the primary, but Wayne County’s election board upheld the Republican Party’s challenge regarding Carpenter’s prior voting record. Carpenter […]
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Care Pavilion transitioning to new ownership
The longtime medical director of a regional center offering acute behavioral health and residential programs for youth will soon become its owner and plans to expand services to new populations. Dr. Vahid Osman has reached an agreement with Reid Health to assume responsibility for the Care Pavilion, 450 Erie Ave. in Connersville. Osman has worked […]
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Health department hopes to expand RFD’s paramedicine program into county
Richmond Fire Department’s paramedicine program might receive two additional employees and cover all of Wayne County. Christine Stinson, executive director of the Wayne County Health Department, told the county’s health board June 22 that her budget for additional state funding that begins in 2024 includes $140,000 for two additional social workers. Indiana’s legislature approved a […]
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Health concerns increase as air quality decreases
It’s hard to imagine Canadian wildfire smoke leading to canceled softball games in western Wayne County, but poor air quality has begun impacting local residents. Just a few weeks after an industrial plastics fire in Richmond filled area skies with black smoke and made national news, unfavorable air quality alerts have returned to the area […]
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The volunteers who make the fair happen
It’s 7:30 Thursday morning and the Wayne County Fairgrounds is stirring back to life. Trash from the night before litters the ground. Tables at the Free Stage are a little sticky and need to be straightened. Overnight lights are still shining. Several volunteers are roaming the fairgrounds. Bill Pugh has already turned off more than […]