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PHOTOS: Library festival’s a mess of fun

Families had the opportunity to get dirty and spend quality time together at the Messy Festival on Saturday, June 14, at Morrisson-Reeves Library in Richmond. Children played with bubbles and shaving cream during the festival, making a mess and having so much fun. Joshua Smith captured these photos of the event for Western Wayne News.

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Greens Fork business receives zoning variance

A Greens Fork man whose business tears down old houses and barns received permission to store the reusable lumber at his residence. The Wayne County Board of Zoning Appeals approved Amos King’s variance of use request to operate the wholesale construction salvage business at 3699 N. Mineral Springs Road, which is zoned agricultural. King has […]

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District would protect historic structures downtown

Richmond’s Historic Preservation Commission voted June 9 to initiate the process of forming a downtown conservation district to protect important architecture and historic structures. All six members attending voted in favor of the motion, setting the district’s proposed boundaries as the Whitewater Gorge to 13th Street from North A Street to South A Street. Both […]

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Emergency warming center honors volunteers

Volunteers helped Richmond’s Emergency Warming Center shelter 476 guests on 32 of this past winter’s coldest nights. Those volunteers were honored May 15 with a celebration at LifeSpring Church’s south campus, according to a news release. Five individuals received the Game Changer Award for exceptional dedication. Those honorees are: In addition, director Carl Rhinehart presented […]

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County residents’ transit usage grows

The Union County Council on Aging and Aged’s transportation program provided 4,781 rides to Wayne County residents during 2024, and that number has increased significantly during 2025. Through May 27, the program’s provided 3,051 rides for Wayne County residents, Trisha Dearth-Adkins, the council’s executive director, told Wayne County’s commissioners during a June 11 presentation. She […]

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Hagerstown schools welcome new principals

Nettle Creek’s schools will have new principals next year, among personnel transitions, and district officials are considering nearly $1 million in building and equipment improvements. Leadership The board hired Jordan McCaslin as Hagerstown Jr.-Sr. High School principal. He comes from Hamilton Southeastern, where he was dean of students and a previous physical education/health teacher. McCaslin […]

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RCS fills 3 principal, director positions

Two more Richmond elementary schools will have new building principals after internal transfers. At the board’s June 11 meeting, the board approved three assignment changes. Steven Jones is moving from Charles Elementary principal to district director of operations July 1. Ashley Garard will replace Jones at Charles July 24. And Traci Lovett is the new […]