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Use a table, not a bowl: Commissioners urge safety precautions for Halloween
With Wayne County’s COVID-19 numbers still rising, area residents are encouraged to handle Halloween with a great deal of care and a lot of handwashing or sanitizing. The Wayne County Commissioners on Wednesday announced that those involved in the county’s COVID-19 task force had discussed cancelling trick or treat throughout the county as a measure […]
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Election update: About 15,000 already have voted in Wayne County
As of Wednesday, about 15,000 registered voters in Wayne County had cast an absentee or in-person absentee ballot. In-person absentee voting, also known as early voting, continues at four vote centers plus the courthouse on Thursday and Friday, and at the Kuhlman Center and courthouse on Saturday. Ballots also may be cast 8:30 a.m. to […]
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Wayne County surpasses 1,500 COVID positive tests; 36 deaths recorded
Wayne County’s positive COVID cases have now surpassed 1,700, as of Sunday, Nov. 1, and the county counts 36 deaths related to the virus. The county’s number of lab-confirmed positives have been increasing by the dozens in daily data released from Indiana State Department of Health. Three of the recent local deaths related to COVID-19 […]
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Northeastern middle, high school students attending virtually for 2 weeks
Because of multiple COVID-19 positive students, specifically from the same classrooms, Northeastern Middle School and High School will operate virtually from Oct. 29 through Nov. 11, returning on Nov. 12. Northeastern families who are directly impacted by the ill students have been contacted by Wayne County Health Department. The switch to virtual learning was announced […]
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Wayne County Spirit Award: Heart display spreads cheer
When face mask requirements took effect in long-term care facilities, Amanda Marquis said the usually friendly atmosphere at The Leland Legacy changed, because residents and staff couldn’t see each other smile or talk. Staff soon found several ways to bring joy to residents, and even spread that joy to the community, earning a Spirit Award […]
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Teen shot in leg on Richmond’s far-east side
Richmond police responded to a report of a shooting early Tuesday morning (Oct. 27) on the city’s far-east side. At approximately 1:37 a.m., third-shift patrol officers responded to a shooting call in the 1600 block of Pheasant Run in Richmond. Pheasant Run is in the Hunters Pointe subdivision. The victim, Gabriel Vannote, 19, of Richmond, […]
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Quarantines prompt Nettle Creek schools to alter learning, extra-curricular plans for 2 weeks
Concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19 have led Nettle Creek schools to adjust its academic and extra-curricular schedules for the next two weeks. Hagerstown Elementary and Hagerstown Junior-Senior High students will have an eLearning day on Monday, Oct. 26. On Tuesday, Oct. 27, junior-senior high school students will completely switch to virtual learning for two […]
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 9:00PM Friday
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 501 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA FAYETTE IN UNION IN WAYNE IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA FRANKLIN IN IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL OHIO DELAWARE FAYETTE […]
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Restaurant owners urge community to take COVID precautions so they can stay in business
County, city limit gatherings to 75 people Local restaurant owners are among those urging Wayne County residents to wear masks, social distance, and wash their hands so that they don’t go out of business and kids don’t have lifelong health problems. During a press conference aired on WCTV on Thursday, Oct. 22, local business and […]