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Centerville, Hagerstown join county’s Stellar Pathways application

Centerville and Hagerstown are joining other Wayne County communities in seeking Indiana’s Stellar Pathways funds.  Neither participated in the county’s Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program.  Forward Wayne County’s Acacia St. John and county Commissioner Jeff Plasterer shared Stellar’s potential benefits during Centerville’s April 9 council meeting. St. John then also appeared before commissioners April 10, requesting […]

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Cemetery restoration largely completed

Two years after extensive damage to the historic Capitol Hill Cemetery, most of the vandalism has been repaired, and the man who’s doing the work plans to return this spring and finish it.  On April 1, 2022, police and two of the volunteers who had spent years working to preserve Cambridge City’s earliest public cemetery […]

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Town supports effort for $8 million

Hagerstown became the first community to sign onto a program that might bring $8 million to Wayne County. Town Council agreed on April 1 to provide a letter of interest for the county’s Stellar Pathways application. It’s a funding program from the Office of Community and Rural Affairs which encourages regional cooperation on projects that […]

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RP&L customers urged to manage accounts online

Richmond Power & Light customers are urged to use the SmartHub online tool to monitor and manage their accounts. General Manager Tony Foster explained the digital system during the RP&L board’s April 1 meeting. Richmond Common Council members comprise the RP&L board. Foster said that since the utility began using SmartHub in 2021, it mails […]

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Roundabouts now part of U.S. 35 interchange plans

The state’s Revive I-70 plan now includes more roundabouts. The Indiana Department of Transportation has revised its recommendation for the Williamsburg Pike/U.S. 35 and Interstate 70 interchange. It’s now proposed as a diamond interchange with two single-lane roundabouts and more closely resembles the planned upgrades at the U.S. 40 and I-70 interchange on Richmond’s east […]