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Human remains found in Hagerstown field

HAGERSTOWN, Ind. – A forensic autopsy is being conducted after human remains were found in a Hagerstown field on Monday, Oct. 1. Shortly before 2 p.m., Wayne County Emergency Communications received a report of human remains being located in a field at 15873 Turnpike Road, which is across from the town’s park. Officers from the […]

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Health department: Cambridge City food handler diagnosed with hepatitis A, vaccine encouraged for Aug. 17-21 patrons

Those who ate at No. 9 Grill between Aug. 17-21 should get a hepatitis A vaccination by Tuesday, according to Wayne County Health Department officials. In a news release issued Friday evening, the health department said a case of hepatitis A has been diagnosed in an employee who handled food at the restaurant, 27 W. […]

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Find more Wayne County band photos here!

DAJO Photos has graciously shared photos from a day at the Indiana State Fair with Western Wayne News and Nettle Creek Gazette. Click https://dajophotos.photoreflect.com/store/thumbpage.aspx?e=10289350 to see galleries of photos from Centerville, Hagerstown, Lincoln, Northeastern and Richmond bands in action at the competition. To read more about shows performed by Centerville, Lincoln and Richmond and get […]

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Richmond Police Respond to Fatal Shooting

A Richmond man has died after receiving multiple gunshot wounds at an apartment complex. Richmond Police Department responded to a report of a shooting shortly before 2 a.m. Thursday at the Genesis Apartments, formerly known as Country Club Apartments, in the 1000 block of South 23rd Street. Upon their arrival, they discovered the initial crime […]

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Local photographer wins award for work at air show

Wayne County photographer Dana Harris of DAJO Photos was aboard for the ride when SFC Keith Pierce of the Army Golden Knights Strategic Army Command Parachute Team exited the C-31 “Friendship” Fokker during a demonstration at the Vectren Dayton Air Show earlier this summer. Harris recently won a second-place award for that photo from Midwest […]