Richmond will continue taking stray dogs and cats to the Henry County Humane Society after the Board of Public Works and Safety approved a 2025 contract during its Aug. 29 meeting. Terms remain $41,200 for up to 400 animals, with each additional animal costing $103. The city has taken animals the 30 miles to New […]
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Demand higher, donations lower for food
Supplied by Lynn Pickett Food insecurity, the lack of access to enough food for a healthy life, is a reality for many across Indiana, and Wayne County is no exception. The fear that a household’s supply of available food will run out completely before money to resupply is available affects over 10,000 people in the […]
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Entities set budget hearings
Wayne County citizens have the opportunity to express their opinions about how tax money is spent locally. Taxing districts must advertise their proposed 2025 budgets and conduct public hearings before adopting their budgets. Budget information must be posted on the Department of Local Government finance website. Find budget information for Wayne County, the city of […]
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Canal Days offers high-flying fun
Canal Days can be celebrated this weekend from land, water, and in a first for the annual festival, from the air. Cambridge City Chamber of Commerce’s event continues to add new attractions for residents and visitors on Saturday, Sept. 7, and Sunday, Sept. 8. One maiden voyage is a tethered hot air balloon that will […]
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State champ
During Wayne County’s first year of competing in a national student civics contest, a local student won the state championship and will compete in Washington, D.C. Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce offered a local competition for the National Civics Bee in April. The program aims to encourage more students to engage in civics and […]
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Parade grand marshal known for his patriotic service
The grand marshal of this year’s Canal Days parade has helped many Western Wayne kids learn about flags, softball, basketball and scouting. David Siggers, who has a starring role in the festival’s 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, parade along U.S. 40, is widely recognized for the ways he assists the community through American Legion Post […]
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Centerville addressing police staffing shortage
Centerville council learned about what will hopefully be a short-term police personnel shortage and approved an orange shirt temporarily being placed on the town’s mascot. Those were two of the discussion topics at council’s Aug. 27 work session. Police Chief Ed Buchholz said Austin Hines, whose hiring was announced in June, was to start Indiana’s […]
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Reid Center hosts 6 noon shows
The Reid Center will host six live performances this fall, plus special Halloween and Christmas events. Reid Live! features free noon performances the first and third Wednesdays of September, October and November inside the former Reid Presbyterian Church, 1004 N. A St., Richmond, according to a news release. The performance lineup is: Tours of the […]
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Mayor: City budget’s back in black
Mayor Ron Oler voted against the city’s 2024 budget as a Richmond Common Council member because it was a funded budget, but not balanced. As council began two nights of budget meetings Aug. 20, Oler said the 2025 budget’s general fund is in the black. Oler said the budget includes a 4% raise for nonunion […]
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Emergency communications upgrade moves forward
Wayne County appears to be moving closer to an updated emergency communications system that eliminates dead spots, especially in southwestern and northeastern corners, that have been troublesome for about 30 years. The new equipment would eliminate barriers in information sharing between volunteer fire departments, law enforcement, Reid EMS, and dispatchers in Wayne and surrounding counties. […]