Some Wayne County police departments are planning to participate in the April 27 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. This service is free and anonymous. No questions are asked at any location. “Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue,” said Cambridge City Police Department Cpl. Seth Biava in a news release. “Proper […]
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Absentee ballot requests due April 25
Those who are eligible to cast absentee ballots by mail must submit an application by 11:59 p.m. April 25. There are 12 reasons Hoosiers are allowed to vote via mail. Those include being 65 or older, disabled, absent from the county on Election Day, scheduled to work all 12 hours the polls are open, or […]
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New family resource center aims to help kids, parents
Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) and its community partners are collaborating to raise awareness and educate the public in honor of April’s Child Abuse Prevention Month. DCS and its partners work to provide support for communities through preventive programs for families, including Healthy Families Indiana and Community Partners for Child Safety. DCS also opened […]
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Milton Minute for April 24
In and around Milton Milton park crowdfunding campaign update The boot drive originally scheduled for March 23 was held for Saturday, April 13, and netted over $1500 for the Park Fund. Volunteer fire dept. assisted with the boot drive. The park board says, “A big thank you to everyone who came out to help, and […]
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Civic engagement pays off
What’s a problem facing your community, and how could a citizen solve it? That was the question posed to area middle-school students to launch the civics bee contest hosted by the Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce on Friday, April 19 at Indiana University East. The event aims to encourage young people to engage in […]
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New Richmond taxi service available
HK&L Transportation Services of Richmond is now offering taxi rides to area residents. Operating hours are Mon-Sat 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., servicing Wayne County and surrounding cities. Base rates are $10 cash/$12.50 credit card for “anywhere in Richmond,” with additional fees for nearby cities, airport runs and special destinations. Reserved rides are available. Owners […]
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EDC offers quality of place updates
Just after hearing progress updates on goals to improve housing, internet access, child care and transportation, Economic Development Corp. of Wayne County’s board renewed its four-year contract to serve the county and extended a remote worker attraction program. MakeMyMove Wayne County Commissioners asked EDC’s board to spend $130,973 from Consolidated EDIT Fund to extend MakeMyMove […]
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Nettle Creek recognizes top employees
End-of-the-year staff awards from each school building were announced during the April 10 Nettle Creek Schools board meeting. Awards are voted on by the employees of Nettle Creek School Corporation. Employees are voted on using the Portrait of a Tiger Graduate characteristics. The building-level winners will move into a district pool of award winners that […]
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Giveaways, activities mark Earth Day
Trees and shrubs will be given away Saturday at a Family Earth Day celebration that also includes hikes, raptor shows and animals on display. The event will take place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Cope Environmental Center, 1730 Airport Road, Centerville. It will include family-friendly activities in observance of the 54th national observance of […]
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County donates properties to housing organizations
Bridges for Life and Good News Habitat for Humanity will receive property donations from Wayne County’s commissioners. During their April 10 meeting, commissioners unanimously voted to give each organization two properties that were slated for the deed sale. Bridges for Life prioritized — and will receive — properties on Crosshall and Butler streets, while Habitat […]