Five local luminaries who made lasting contributions to life in Hagerstown will be remembered with signs. Town manager Chris LaMar told the Town Council June 5 that they hope to have the signs up by Jubilee Days in mid-August. The five, all deceased within the last 50 years, are Ralph Teetor, an inventor and the […]
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Resident asks Richmond council to solve blight problem
An insurance agent addressed Richmond Common Council about what he called a “horrendous problem,” blight. Richard Lake said Richmond residents share the blame for the city’s blight; however, he asked council members during the June 5 meeting to solve the problem he said leads to drug use, crime, generational poverty and declining property values. “The […]
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Gallery: Bloom & Glow photos
Attendees basked in the glow of hot air balloons at the ninth annual 1stBLOOM&GLOW event Wednesday, June 7, a fundraiser for the Richmond Rose Garden. Photos by Chris Hardie
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Bidders sabotage county auction
Out-of-state bidders sabotaged the county’s June 6 deed sale. The group, which has attended other Indiana counties’ deed sales, did not follow through on winning bids and pay for the properties. Winning bids on 14 properties totaled nearly $4 million, including $3.5 million for one North 17th Street property with a boarded-up house. Following the […]
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New voices to answer Centerville’s after-hours utility calls
Centerville’s town council is making alternate plans for how its after-hours, nonemergency utility calls will be answered as of July 1. Wayne County Emergency Communications dispatchers currently answer those calls, but Director Matthew Cain said the operations board asked the town to find another solution. Dispatchers are receiving an increasing number of non-emergency calls, particularly […]
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Math education career adds up for Cheek
After studying philosophy and urban studies, Brian Cheek says he started his midlife crisis early and decided he wanted to be a math teacher. That apparently was a wise decision, because Centerville-Abington Community Schools honored Cheek as its Teacher of the Year at its May 23 meeting. Cheek teaches seventh grade math at Centerville Junior […]
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Trials set for pair accused of cemetery theft
Trial dates have been set for a couple accused of stealing more than $150,000 from the Lutheran Cemetery Foundation of Pershing. An initial hearing took place May 30 for Trisha C. Taylor of Cambridge City in Wayne Superior Court 2. Judge Gregory Horn appointed Richmond attorney Mark Cox to represent Taylor as indigent counsel at […]
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REMC trust awards 13 nonprofit grants
Whitewater Valley REMC Community Trust awarded grants to 13 local organizations from its second-quarter applications. Here are the grant recipients, amounts and projects funded: Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County: $750, art supplies for annual show. Centerville Senior High School After Prom: $500 for safe and fun environment Centerville Senior High School Drama Club: […]
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Firefighters renovate N. 8th building
When Richmond Fire Department Engine 1 arrives at a fire, its three firefighters strive to save the burning building. Now, during their time away from RFD, Tom Broyles, Nick Arbogast and Matt Baker work in a different way to save a building. The three formed Buddies on the Block LLC and are renovating a 33,465-square-foot […]
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RCS staff to receive trauma-informed coaching
All of Wayne County’s school personnel soon will have more insights for their interactions with students who’ve been impacted by trauma and adversity. Richmond Community Schools’ board approved a $47,215 contract for Trust-Based Relational Intervention, known as TBRI, through Greenwood-based consultant Hope Alight. TBRI is geared for anyone working directly with children, such as paraprofessionals, […]