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Public meetings for Sept. 3-11
Thursday, Sept. 4 Monday, Sept. 8 Tuesday, Sept. 9 Wednesday, Sept. 10 Thursday, Sept. 11 Meeting details can change with little notice. Contact the hosting organization to confirm time, location and agenda.
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Celebrating early blues influencer
A musician whose tunes heavily influenced stars such as Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones will be honored this weekend with a Richmond concert. Admission is free to hear eight performers share a variety of music between 3-9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at Starr-Gennett Foundation’s Walk of Fame event. At 4:30 p.m., guest speakers Charlie […]
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Animal contract was doggone expensive
Richmond spent $1,961.90 per animal last year to shelter 21 animals at the Henry County Humane Society. Since 2022, the city has contracted with the New Castle shelter after local shelters could not accept the volume of animals the city housed. The renewable annual contract has cost $41,200 for up to 400 animals, with each […]
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PHOTOS: Chalk stars
Main Street Richmond hosted Chalkfest on Aug. 30 at Jack Elstro Plaza. The event was free and open to the public, with chalk provided to all participants. Prizes were awarded to winners of all age groups, with a special prize for Best in Show. Joshua Smith captured the following photos for Western Wayne News.
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Contract proposed for superintendent candidate
Northeastern Wayne Schools is accepting public comment about a proposed contract for its superintendent candidate. Residents can offer objections or support the contract at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the Student Services Building, 7299 N. U.S. 27, Fountain City. They can also email thoughts to Shawntel Baker, board president, at sbaker@nws.k12.in.us before Sept. 10. […]
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Riders using Whitewater Valley service
With four months remaining in 2025, Wayne County ridership on Whitewater Valley Regional Transit exceeded the 2024 total. Trisha Dearth-Adkins, the executive director of the Union County Council on Aging and Aged, provided Wayne County commissioners with an update Aug. 27. Through Aug. 22, 4,308 rides were provided Wayne County residents, closing in on 2024’s […]
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Northeastern celebrates its IREAD scores
At their Aug. 20 meeting, Northeastern Wayne Schools board celebrated the reading test scores for its second and third graders. On the 2024-25 Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination assessment, Northeastern Elementary earned a 100% general education pass rate; 93.1% of all students passed. During the meeting, Interim Superintendent Jennifer O’Brien acknowledged and celebrated the work […]
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RCS: Superintendent’s contract not changed
Nothing has changed with Richmond Community Schools Superintendent Curtis Wright’s contract, his relationship with the school board, or the length of time he plans to work for the district, according to district officials. On Friday, Aug. 29, Richmond Community Schools’ Board of Trustees clarified recent actions regarding Superintendent Curtis Wright’s administrative contract to address misinformation […]
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Centerville enrollment declines slightly
Reviewing trends in enrollment and standardized testing were the focus of Centerville-Abington Community Schools’ board during its Aug. 20 meeting. Although Indiana’s enrollment count day is a few weeks away, Superintendent Mike McCoy said the district’s current enrollment is 1,725 for preschoolers through seniors. That’s a decrease of 27 students from the last count date. […]