Several annual events are returning to Cambridge City this year, with one moving locations for more visibility. Cambridge City Main Street’s Troy Lewis and Fire Chief Jeff Gabbard updated town council at its Feb. 10 meeting about plans. They received permission for necessary street closures.
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Chamber offers murder mystery dinner
A murder mystery dinner is planned in March in Wayne County, and there’s also suspense in finding out who will be recognized for community service that night. Cambridge City Area Chamber of Commerce is offering the 1940s-themed “The Haunted Train” mystery as part of its annual dinner. All area residents are invited. Social time begins […]
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Opioid kit aims to save lives
Cambridge City soon will have its own box to distribute free potentially life-saving medication to reverse overdoses. At town council’s Feb. 10 meeting, Cambridge City Volunteer Fire Department Chief Jeff Gabbard said he’d received a donated clear plastic “Opioid Rescue Kit,” and council approved the donation. The box will be installed near overhead doors at […]
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2022 fair queen named 500 Festival Princess
A recent Wayne County 4-H Fair queen has earned a prestigious statewide honor. Zoe Brock was one of 33 college-aged women selected as a 500 Festival Princess. They are ambassadors for the 500 Festival, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis and Indiana. Brock was among hundreds of applicants reviewed for leadership, academic stewardship, community involvement and embodiment […]
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Centerville library might move for a year
Centerville Public Library’s request to temporarily move into the former town hall is under consideration. At its Feb. 11 meeting, council heard about the approximately $1.2 million of renovations planned at the library building. Those projects include entryway lighting, addition of a bathroom and updates to another, removal of a back stairwell to add more […]
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Zoning decision could have cascading impact
A zoning issue affecting one potential Cambridge City home sale is threatening several other sales, and prompting the town’s council to review zoning issues on a wider basis. A loan to purchase a home in the 1000 block of East Church that’s currently zoned industrial is in limbo because of a lender’s concerns about its […]
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Auditor pleads not guilty to 2 charges
Wayne County Auditor Mark Hoelscher pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor counts of intimidation during a Feb. 11 initial hearing in Superior Court 3. Special Judge Matthew Cox of Union County informed Hoelscher, 77, of his rights and special prosecutor Jason Ray, also of Union County, read the charges against Hoelscher during the five-minute hearing. […]
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Amended food and beverage tax bill raises county concern
Richmond’s pursuit of a food and beverage tax has switched from Indiana’s House to the Senate, and it now directly impacts Wayne County and other county towns. Food and beverage tax requests from Richmond, Marion and Shipshewana have been combined into Senate Bill 304. State Rep. Brad Barrett, a Richmond Republican representing District 56, authored […]
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EDC loosening wage requirements for grants
Seeking more flexibility in employer recruitment, economic development officials voted to broaden salary requirements for those seeking grants. Since December, Economic Development Corp. of Wayne County board members and staff have discussed revising their Economic Development Income Tax grant qualifications. Employers can request EDIT cash grants for needs such as land acquisition, construction, utility connections, […]
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Biomanufacturing plant finds finishing funds
A company building a plant in Richmond to make proteins for food, chemicals and industrial products announced it has raised the capital needed to complete construction. Liberation Labs closed a convertible note with $31.5 million in new capital, which, combined with $19 million of insider bridge notes raised during 2024, brings the total raised in its […]