Sidney Hines is working his way through the zoning process for a necessary change that would permit him to renovate an old church building into his home. The Richmond Advisory Plan Commission voted 10-0 during its May 22 meeting to recommend Richmond Common Council approve Hines’ request to rezone 1720 Holsapple Road from institutional to […]
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2 RCS administrators departing
Several personnel changes are taking place at Richmond Community Schools’ Central Office. During its May 22 meeting, the board approved the resignations of Brenten Baker, chief of elementary education, and Mark Fowler, chief of secondary education. Both departures are effective June 30. Baker joined RCS in July 2022 as director of student achievement, bringing more […]
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Families can apply for grocery funds
Applications for the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer program, also known as SUN Bucks, are now open. SUN Bucks is a new benefits program that provides families a one-time payment of $120 for each eligible school-aged child to help purchase groceries during the summer. It aims to ensure that students continue to have access to healthy […]
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Honoring our heroes
“War is not ever going to stop. It’s hard for me to even look into the future anymore,” State Captain of Indiana Patriot Guard Riders, Bob Patterson, said. “Especially at night, you’ll see somebody pulling in, getting out of their cars, folding chairs, and going sit by their buddies on the wall, and cry for […]
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‘The perfect person’ named Centerville clerk
Centerville has a new clerk-treasurer, but she isn’t new to the work. Sarah Rice, a Centerville native who has been serving as deputy clerk for nearly two years — and briefly as interim clerk — stepped forward to apply for her boss’ position. Richard Tincher resigned in April for health reasons. Wayne County Republican Party […]
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Milton Minute: This is goodbye…
They say all good things must come to an end … and this is my swan song. My husband and I are leaving the area to move closer to our son, and that means I am leaving the Western Wayne News as well. We are looking forward to life in northern Indiana, although I have […]
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Swish or miss? INDOT shares welcome center plans
When Steve McAvoy was tasked with reimagining Indiana’s 10 interstate welcome centers, he ventured to Texas for research. “That’s where I learned about theme-based, or regional-based, projects,” said McAvoy, the statewide facilities director for the Indiana Department of Transportation. Centerville’s welcome center, at the 143 mile marker of westbound Interstate 70, will represent Indiana’s basketball […]
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County finds $186K for Community Crossings match
Wayne County council members transferred $186,520.26 as match money for the county highway department’s Community Crossings grant money. The action came during a nine-minute workshop May 15 with council and commissioners. The funds are left over jail bond money that was transferred to the highway department when the jail projects were completed. Community Crossings awarded […]
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Junior Bulldogs, Knights compete in state academics
Centerville-Abington Junior High academic teams have reported their best-ever performances in the annual Indiana Academic Super Bowl on April 27. CJH and Northeastern Middle School visited East Central Middle School in St. Leon to compete in the Class 3 junior division against more than 40 other schools from around the state. Students spent months reading […]
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Fine arts teams give fine state performance
Five schools in Wayne, Henry, Randolph and Union counties showed off their fine arts knowledge at the state level. One won a championship, while other local teams placed second and third. After several local and regional competitions earlier this year, teams competed May 4 at the Indiana Academic Super Bowl State Finals on Purdue University’s […]