As Wayne County’s commissioners advanced three major infrastructure projects for county buildings, they also began wrestling with how to schedule them in a way that doesn’t disrupt government operations. During their Oct. 24 meeting, commissioners awarded a wiring project to Northern AV Group of Indianapolis. The work will involve running new cabling to each employee […]
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Stabilizing Queen Anne house remains concern
A month after deciding a historic Queen Anne-style house along East Main Street should be saved, Richmond’s Historic Preservation Commission had a short discussion about the house Oct. 15. The house at 1828 E. Main St., on the northwest corner of 19th and East Main streets, has been saved twice. Commission members have met with […]
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Council trims county’s general fund budget to $38 million
With 6-0 votes Oct. 16, Wayne County Council approved the county’s 2025 budget and Wayne Union Recycling’s budget. Council worked since hearing six hours of departmental budget requests July 17 to trim the general fund budget. That budget was estimated on the Department of Local Government Finance’s Gateway website at $40,325,920. Council passed a general […]
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Wayne County students among Model Legislature leaders
Eastern Indiana Model Legislature has concluded its 51st year after meeting in Indiana General Assembly’s chambers in Indianapolis on Sept. 25. Richmond Jaycees started the program in 1973. Current participating schools are Centerville, Hagerstown, Northeastern, Union County and Winchester. Each school has 30 students represented with a total of 100 students in the House of […]
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Town grappling with building code mistakes
Mistakes in applying the town building code are haunting the Hagerstown Town Council, according to discussion during an Oct. 14 special meeting. About a dozen residents of the Graceland Heights subdivision attended an Aug. 5 council meeting to ask why they had been without power for several days after a storm. Town officials said they […]
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Emergency communications project cost: $3.1 million
American Rescue Plan Act dollars presented Wayne County an opportunity to address a decades-old emergency communications problem, while one official says it’s the wrong project to prioritize. During their Oct. 16 workshop, Wayne County Council members and county commissioners heard the price tag: $3,138,294.29. That includes outfitting two new towers with 800 megahertz equipment, equipment […]
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Nettle Creek collecting food for weekends
Nettle Creek schools are collecting food to send home with students on weekends. “We are going to ask the community to donate food items for weekend backpacks,” Superintendent Emily Schaeffer told the school board on Oct. 16. It’s intended to help children who are “food insecure,” meaning that they might not be getting three meals […]
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Well-water testing fills void
Some property purchases require third-party testing of well water, and the Wayne County Health Department will begin providing that service Oct. 28. Dan Burk, director of the health department, said the new service fills a void, because no private business currently provides well testing. Some federal housing loans require third-party testing. The health department will […]
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Bridge costs less than expected
Progress continues toward replacing a bridge that’s been closed for eight years. The Heiney Road bridge over the west fork of the Whitewater River was closed because the deck could not be repaired. The Indiana Department of Transportation received five bids for the project that ranged from $1,770,000 to $2,412,950. Brumbaugh Construction of Arcanum, Ohio, […]
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‘Woman in Black’ called a ‘spine chiller’
Although Richmond Civic Theatre is perhaps best known for its exuberant musicals featuring large casts, its dramas with fewer actors are memorable too. RCT typically offers its Main Stage shows over two weekends, but for “The Woman in Black,” all five shows are condensed into one weekend. Performances of “the terrifying tale of the classic […]