Three topics dominated Richmond Community Schools’ nearly three-hour Sept. 27 board meeting: Concerns about the potential dismissal of the teachers’ union president, the district’s 2024 budget, and opportunities to purchase McBride Stadium. Before the meeting that was moved to Civic Hall to accommodate a larger crowd, Richmond Education Association and Indiana State Teachers Association representatives […]
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Photos: Building restoration open house
Community members came to Richmond’s center city Sept. 21 to see the upstairs of 720 East Main Street. Richmond Neighborhood Restoration offered tours of the newly renovated apartments and office space. Photographer Joshua Smith captured these images of the event for the Western Wayne News: Photos by Joshua Smith
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Northeastern HS accepting mural donations
A fund has been established for donations toward restoration of a mural in the Northeastern High School gym. The Northeastern Wayne schools board set up the fund during its Sept. 20 meeting. Donations can be sent to the high school with a notation that the money is to go toward the gym mural. The mural […]
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Author extravaganza returns to Cambridge City
Those who enjoy books — or those who want to get a head start on holiday shopping — can meet nearly two dozen Midwest writers, including a USA Today Bestselling Author, and browse their creations at an upcoming fair. The second Indiana Author Extravaganza takes place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, and 10 […]
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Figuring out future careers
Having to decide a future career at age 18 is hard. There is a lot riding on picking an area of study that someone might enjoy for the rest of their lives. There’s a lot of pressure on high school seniors to decide what they want to do with little to no experience in the […]
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Commissioners weigh pandemic relief spending priorities
What should $4 million in uncommitted federal relief funds be spent on to improve Wayne County? Should the county focus on quality of life improvements, catching up on infrastructure maintenance, highly visible projects that add to community pride, or something else? Those were the questions that Wayne County’s commissioners wrestled with during their morning Sept. […]
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BZA delays egg farm decision again
A plan for an egg farm has been delayed for a third month by the Hagerstown Board of Zoning Appeals. The BZA conducted a public hearing about Gideon and Anna Ebersole’s request for a zoning variance that would allow them to house up to 20,000 chickens in a large barn they would build on their […]
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Clay Township seeks a new township trustee
Clay Township is looking for a new township trustee. Rebecca Cool, a Republican, has submitted her resignation from the post, effective Oct. 1. She is moving out of the township, where she has served as trustee since 1999. Clay Township is the area around Greens Fork in west central Wayne County. The Wayne County Republican […]
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Fire department is out of space
Something has to give, says Rick Cole, the Hagerstown-Jefferson Township fire chief. The fire station is too small and it’s deteriorating. It looks like the town is starting to move on expansion or building anew. Town Council President Becky Diercks said they will be talking about options with Cole and a consultant, possibly at Monday’s […]
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Richmond council defers DORA decision, advances budget
Richmond Common Council took the next step at a Sept. 18 meeting toward finalizing its 2024 budget, and no one from the community used the available public hearing time to speak for or against the budget’s details. The budget ordinance was tabled and is now in a 10-day waiting period before it can be formally […]