Drugs were a contributing factor in a fatal accident that included a car and semi being fully engulfed in flames Thursday evening on Interstate 70, police said. Wayne County deputies responded to a three-vehicle crash shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday, July 9, a little west of the I-70 Cambridge City exit, just west of a […]
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Arrest made in local woman’s 1986 disappearance
Fayette County Sheriff’s Department announced an arrest Thursday, July 9, in the 1986 disappearance of Denise Pflum from eastern Indiana. Pflum, then 18, disappeared from Connersville on March 28, 1986, but her case remained unsolved. On Thursday, Shawn M. McClung was charged with voluntary manslaughter, a Class B felony, after an investigation led by Sheriff […]
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Centerville schools offering counseling after teen’s death
Members of the Centerville-Abington Community Schools family are among those mourning the loss of a Centerville High School junior. Emma Grace Ulm, 16, who was a lifelong Richmond resident, died Tuesday, July 7. In a statement, officials said the school system was saddened to learn of Ulm’s passing, and sends its thoughts and prayers to […]
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Andy Jack Armes
Andy Jack Armes 73 of Richmond died unexpectedly June 28, 2020 in his home. He was born June 14, 1947 in Petross, TN., to his biological father Jack Armes; he was raised by his mother Tracie and Elijah Fultz. He lived in Richmond all of his life and worked as a Factory welder and driver […]
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Sheriff asks any victims to come forward after man facing child porn charge admits contact with women, girl
Wayne County Sheriff Randy Retter is asking anyone who might be a victim of a man who admitted to police that he touched women in public and rubbed up against a girl in a local store to share their stories. The suspect, James Duane Brooks, 53, was arrested Friday, June 19, after the sheriff’s department […]
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Northeastern hires superintendent, 2 principals
By Rachel Sheeley The Northeastern Wayne school board hired a new superintendent, a high school principal and a middle school principal at its Wednesday night meeting. Dr. Matthew Hicks, who has served as Northeastern High School principal since fall 2018, is the new superintendent. He replaces Dr. Laura Blessing, who will leave the corporation July […]
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ISP investigating Henry County police action shooting
Henry County Sheriff Richard McCorkle has asked investigators from the Indiana State Police Pendleton District to investigate a police action shooting involving deputies from his department. Shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, Henry County deputies responded to a house in the 300 block of South Main in the town of Kennard for a report […]
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Mid-June update: COVID cases exceed 100 in Wayne County
As of June 17, Wayne County has 104 positive cases of COVID-19, and Reid Health has had 155 lab-confirmed positive cases in its eight-county service area. The hospital has 25 patients in containment areas. Wayne County has nearly caught up to Franklin County with 120 cases. Fayette County has 85 and Randolph County has 68. […]
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Fountain City man dies at U.S. 27 crash scene
A Fountain City man has died after a crash north of his community on Wednesday morning (June 17). At 8 a.m., Wayne County Sheriff’s Department responded to a motor vehicle crash at U.S. 27 North and Bockhofer Road north of Fountain City. The crash involved a Ford F-150 driven by Robbie Lanter, 54, of Fountain […]
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Richmond woman among 4 victims in Union County crash
A Richmond woman was one of four people who died Sunday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in Union County. Just after 3:30 p.m., Indiana State Police troopers and area deputies were called to the 2700 block of Nine Mile Road for a report of a serious injury two-vehicle crash. ISP Trooper Luke Tipton arrived to […]