A distinct tattoo has helped with the identification of a Connersville man’s body found in a wooded area in Preble County, Ohio. Shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday, March 23, the Preble County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a resident in the 2000 block of Somerville West Elkton Road, which is in Somers Township near […]
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County’s Vietnam vets will be honored
Wayne County is paying tribute to its Vietnam veterans and their widows with heavy hors d’oeuvres, a program and a lapel pin thanking them for their service. Centerville Public Library, Centerville-Abington Elementary School, the Town of Centerville and Central Christian Church are organizing an event Friday, March 29 to express appreciation. The date is significant […]
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ALERT CANCELED for 2-year-old girl missing from Cambridge City
Shortly after a statewide Silver Alert was declared Sunday night in hopes of finding a 2-year-old girl missing from Cambridge City, the alert was canceled. The alert was sent to media via email at 9:41 p.m. Sunday. Indiana State Police said the alert was canceled at 11:22 p.m. as requested by Cambridge City Police Department, […]
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School evacuated after student reports smoke in restroom; no one hurt
Lincoln Middle/High School had an unscheduled fire alarm on Friday, March 22, but Principal Renée Lakes reported in the school’s weekly newsletter that everyone followed procedures and was safe. Lakes said water somehow got onto an outlet in the middle school boys’ restroom. She said the ground fault interrupter did trip, but there was a […]
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Review: Cast, crew delivers brilliant performance of ‘Young Frankenstein’
Supplied by Ally Springett Most everyone knows the story of Victor Frankenstein, the doctor who first shambled out of Mary Shelley’s imagination in 1818. But do you know the story of his grandson, the successful New York doctor who wanted nothing to do with his family history and even went so far as to change […]
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Funeral arrangements, memories shared for priest
Those who want to pay their respects to the leader of Richmond Catholic Community will have opportunities to do so in Richmond and Indianapolis. The Rev. Kevin Morris, 63, died Tuesday afternoon at the scene of a motor vehicle crash in the 3800 block of West U.S. 40 in Richmond. Morris was the pastor of […]
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Priest pronounced dead after crash; mom and child injured
A Richmond priest was pronounced dead and a mom and child were injured after a Tuesday afternoon (March 12) traffic accident on U.S. 40 on Richmond’s far-west side. Officers of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department responded to a motor vehicle accident in the 3800 block of West U.S. 40 (National Road West) involving two vehicles […]
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Man arrested on felony drug charges
A local man was arrested on felony drug charges early Wednesday, March 6, after the car he was driving was stopped for no taillights and excessively slow speed. About 1:15 a.m. Indiana State Police Trooper Jacob Ridgway was driving east on Richmond Avenue in Richmond when he drove up on a car driving 15 miles […]
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Meeting set for prospective volunteers, donors for Feeding Western Wayne
Resurrected Church is partnering with community volunteers and donors to provide free weekly meals for communities in Western Wayne County. The Feeding Western Wayne program provides meals each Thursday in either Cambridge City, Dublin, Milton or Pershing. The location rotates each week so that the service is in each town at least once a month. […]
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Missing man’s body found at edge of river
Richmond Police Department has announced the search for a missing local man ended Monday afternoon (Feb. 25) with the discovery of his body. Jerry A. “Jake” Huntington, 76, of Richmond, was reported missing Saturday by his family. Huntington’s vehicle was located Sunday in the 500 block of Test Road near the Cardinal Greenway Trail and […]