By Millicent Martin Emery Water main breaks have led to many hours in the cold for local workers, and some restaurant and school closures after boil advisories were issued Sunday. Centerville Centerville was placed under a boil advisory shortly before 12 a.m. Monday after water main breaks at Second Street near the bank and in […]
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Winter is in full swing.
Indiana road conditions are available at 1-800-261-ROAD (7623) or online at trafficwise.in.gov.
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Centerville Man Arrested After Woman Stabbed
A Centerville man has been arrested after allegedly stabbing a woman and leading officers on a foot pursuit. Shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, Wayne County Sheriff’s Department officers responded to a stabbing that occurred on Airport Road, according to Lt. Randy Retter of the sheriff’s department. Jasmine Oakley-Fields, 22, of Richmond was transported […]
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Fifty Year Recognition
By Bob Hansen When downtown Richmond exploded and burned in 1968, Bill Hilbert rode on a firetruck from Hagerstown to Richmond to help out. Within a few years when fire took out half a block in downtown Hagerstown, Bill Hilbert responded. When a landmark local restaurant caught fire nearly 45 years after that, Bill Hilbert […]
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Fifty Year Recognition: HFD’s Bill Hilbert Has Seen a lot of Fire Runs
By Bob Hansen When downtown Richmond exploded and burned in 1968, Bill Hilbert rode on a firetruck from Hagerstown to Richmond to help out. Within a few years when fire took out half a block in downtown Hagerstown, Bill Hilbert responded. When a landmark local restaurant caught fire nearly 45 years after that, Bill Hilbert […]
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Random Act of Flowers Now at Reid Health
Flower power: Monthly distribution brightens day for patients, Reid staff The power of flowers is proving a monthly day-brightener for Reid Health patients and their caregivers, thanks to a program discovered by Reid Health’s Retail Manager Miracle Baker earlier this year. Baker connected with Random Acts of Flowers, a national organization that recycles flowers […]
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Long Time Cambridge City Firefighter Dies
Cambridge City Fire Department mourns the loss of one of their own – Tony Chavez.
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Birth Announcement
Crystal and Timothy McCracken of Connersville would like to announce the birth of their son, Jayden Alex McCracken, who was born at 8:03 a.m. Dec. 20 at Henry Community Health Birth Care Center in New Castle, Ind. He weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces, and was 20 inches long.
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Hagerstown from the Sky
I was delivering the Nettle Creek Gazette to the Hagerstown IGA last Tuesday morning when I ran into Wayne County Commissioner Mary Anne Butters. She, along with her artist husband Tom have always been heavily involved with the Flying Circus since its beginnings. Out of the blue, she asked if I would like a free […]