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Grant helping expand broadband access in Henry County

Two Henry County addresses will gain access to high-speed broadband through help from a state grant.  Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs recently announced 146 homes and six business addresses benefiting from $657,886 awarded in Indiana Connectivity Program’s ninth round. The state awarded $9,600 to the Henry County project, with a total investment of […]

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Health department addresses injury trends, causes

From 2018 through 2022, 463 Wayne County residents died from injuries. Addressing injuries and trauma is a key point of the new Health First Indiana program, and the state’s Department of Trauma and Injury Prevention is helping the Wayne County Health Department get a handle on what might be necessary in the county. Becca Alliston, […]

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Free kids’ meals available 

Several school districts and parks will offer a variety of free summer meals for toddlers as well as high schoolers.  Children can receive meals at any participating location and no applications are required. They also can receive meals even if their families qualify for the new SUN Bucks grocery funds. Here’s a look at some […]

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Reid Center LIVE! at Noon season ends 

Organist Joan Martin closed out the Reid Center LIVE! at Noon series on May 15. The series featured local musicians from September through November 2023. It returned for February till May this year. Concerts were on the first and third Wednesdays at noon, and this is the second full year since the church’s reopening as […]

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2 meetings set to explain downtown business grant program

Wayne County’s Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program has $2 million available to infuse new growth into participating communities’ downtowns. Grants up to $100,000 are available to rehabilitate downtown retail or commercial building space in Cambridge City, Dublin, East Germantown, Economy, Milton, Richmond and Spring Grove. The grants require a 25% match — for example, $25,000 for […]

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Richmond show debuts June 6

A video scrapbook of Richmond’s people, places and history as seen through the eyes of residents will debut June 6 on a regional PBS station.  “NOW ENTERING … RICHMOND” premieres live at 8 p.m. Thursday, June 6, on Ball State PBS and at ballstatepbs.org, the PBS App and the Ball State Public Media App. The […]