The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has been called into help investigate what appears to be a detonated explosive device found at Glen Miller Park in Richmond, and the park has reopened after being closed a few hours as a precaution. Richmond Police Department is investigating whether there’s a connection between that […]
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Residents have until Jan. 22 to comment about proposed increase in 1 component of property tax rate
Wayne County commissioners will accept comments about the possible increase in one part of the local property tax rate before an expected Jan. 22 vote. However, officials want residents to know that an increase in one component doesn’t mean their entire property tax payment will double as some confusion arises. After a public hearing in […]
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Alert: High wind warning until 4 a.m. Sunday
Wayne County Emergency Management Agency has sent an alert of a high wind warning until 4 a.m. Sunday * WHAT…Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE…Portions of East Central and Southeast Indiana, Northern Kentucky and Central, Southwest and West Central Ohio. * WHEN…From 8 PM this evening […]
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WCTV programs for Jan. 12-18
MEETINGS The following public meetings will air live or in replay on Whitewater Community Television’s WGTV cable channel 11. For more information, call (765) 973-8488 or visit www.wctv.info. Replays of government meetings are available on WGTV Online, WCTV’s Video on Demand site. Sunday, January 12 8am & 1pm IN Focus (Replay) WCTV’s weekly public affairs […]
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Crash spills nails on U.S. 27, sends 1 to hospital
A two-vehicle crash on Monday, Jan. 6, sent an Ohio woman to the hospital and had U.S. 27 south of Richmond closed for hours due to nails all over the roadway. Just before noon, Trooper Paul Harrison was on U.S. 27 south of Richmond on a traffic stop when passing motorists informed him of a […]
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New, special programs for Whitewater Community TV through Jan. 4
The following is a list of new and special programs for the week of 12/29/19 – 1/4/20: WGTV Channel 11 • CUFFS – Wednesday, 1/1 @ 6:00pm Topic: Richmond YMCA. Guest: Misty Hollis, Executive Director. Host: RPD Officer Aaron Stevens. • IN Focus (Pre-Recorded) – Thursday, 1/2 @ 6:00pm WCTV’s weekly public affairs program. On […]
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Woman shot in chest; investigation continues
A woman was flown Monday night (Dec. 30) to a regional hospital after receiving a gunshot wound to the chest. Richmond Police Department’s second-shift patrol officers responded shortly after 8:30 p.m. to a reported shooting in the first block of North 13th Street in Richmond. Samantha Sester, 21, was located in the residence with a […]
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Suspect dies after domestic issue; 3 officers hit by shrapnel
Police vehicles raced through Wayne County on Friday afternoon as law enforcement agencies responded to a domestic situation that resulted in four injuries in Lynn, Indiana. Around 3 p.m., a Randolph County deputy, along with Lynn’s marshal and deputy marshal, responded to a residence in the 800 block of West Church Street in Lynn after […]
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BREAKING NEWS: Increase in Wayne County syphilis cases leads officials to urge testing
Wayne County has had nearly a dozen cases of early syphilis diagnosed this year, including three pregnant women, and health officials are urging several groups of residents to get tested. Indiana State Department of Health and Wayne County Health Department officials began sharing this information Dec. 19 in hopes of raising awareness of the risk […]
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Special programs, government meetings on Whitewater Community TV
The following is a list of new and special programs for the week of 12/15/19 – 12/21/19: WGTV Ch11 • IN Focus (Pre-Recorded) – Thursday, 12/19 @ 6:00pm WCTV’s weekly public affairs program. Join host Eric Marsh for a conversation with Jeannine Lee Lake, Candidate for Indiana’s 6th Congressional District. WETV Ch20 • Chancellor’s Medallion […]