Property tax bills aren’t necessarily good news, but it’s better to find the bill than miss a payment. The bills are arriving in Wayne County residents’ mailboxes about a month before spring payments are due. According to Treasurer Beth Fields, the bills were mailed April 10. They include two payment coupons for payments due this […]
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Centerville handbook revisions considered
Even school principals get homework assignments. Centerville-Abington Community Schools building leaders reviewed their school handbooks and shared their proposed revisions with board members at their April 9 meeting. The board took the suggestions under advisement and could approve them at its 7 p.m. April 23 meeting in the administration building, 115 W. South St., Centerville. […]
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RP&L saves on mobile power unit
Richmond Power & Light will purchase a new mobile power unit for almost $12,500 less than its budget. During its April 7 meeting, the RP&L board, which is comprised of Richmond Common Council members, unanimously accepted the $87,583 bid from Altec Fenex of Sandoval, Illinois, to provide the new unit. The purchase had been budgeted […]
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Construction may snare motorists
Utility work being planned for an already challenging road intersection in Richmond will require motorists to adjust their routes starting next week. During their April 10 meeting, the Richmond Board of Public Works and Safety heard about the need to close sections of eastbound U.S. Highway 40 and 37th Street in front of the Kroger […]
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Council approves bonds for Smith Hill funding
The question of how to pay for an east-side Richmond housing development now has one more part of the answer. Richmond Common Council passed a resolution and two ordinances April 7 for the Smith Hill planned unit development, which occupies 80 acres south of Backmeyer Road between South 37th Street and Garwood Road. The development […]
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Threat to smack officer’s mouth leads to RPD demotion
The demotion of a Richmond Police Department officer resulted from a 26-second incident during which he threatened to smack another officer in the mouth. During an April 3 special meeting, RPD’s Merit Commission, which had conducted a March 24 hearing, rejected the administration’s request to fire Jeremy Worch, an 11-year RPD officer. Instead, Worch, who […]
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Resources available to protect children
The Wayne County Health Department provides childhood vaccines to keep children safe from disease, but that’s not the only way it works to protect children. Trauma and injury prevention is one of the key performance indicators measured by the Health First Indiana program. With the HFI funding, the department and its partners have developed a […]
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Helpers rally to clean up flood debris
Volunteers pitched in to help schools, neighbors and even sports foes after significant flooding in Wayne and surrounding counties that damaged roads and delayed events. Throughout the April 4-6 weekend, widespread rainfall totaled more than 6 inches over a three- to four-day period, according to Matthew Cain, director of Wayne County Emergency Communications and Emergency […]
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Holocaust survivor’s son to speak in Richmond
Eva Mozes Kor, who survived Nazi doctors’ experiments, shared her memories – and her remarkable forgiveness of those doctors – during her Wayne County appearances. Now, her son keeps telling his late parents’ stories. Dr. Alex Kor will describe his family’s Holocaust legacy and explore some medical ethics topics at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24, […]
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Infrastructure funds set for 82 home sites
Infrastructure costs ground some Wayne County subdivision expansions to a halt, remaining stagnant despite plat approvals. Helping restart those projects was prioritized during Hoosier Enduring Legacy Planning, with more than a million dollars allocated to infrastructure projects. The Economic Development Corporation of Wayne County has vetted developers and their projects to determine a funding plan […]