Hagerstown Republicans chose two new Town Council members and reelected one. Seventy-nine participants in an Aug. 13 convention chose Allan Bullock, Chris Blaase and Dillon Pitcher to serve on the council. Bullock, the present council president, will start a second term as Blaase and Pitcher take office for the first time on Jan. 1, 2025. […]
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RCS board declines to approve equity policy
Although several Richmond Community Schools board members said they appreciated the work that community members put into writing an equity policy, board members didn’t support its full implementation. Board members conducted an in-depth discussion at their Aug. 14 meeting, describing conversations they’ve had with Richmond Education Association’s Racial Equity Coalition members and their individual reviews […]
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Schools lift extra security precautions
Several Wayne County schools tightened security for about 90 minutes Monday morning after a reported domestic situation raised safety concerns. Richmond Police Department received an anonymous call at 8:27 a.m. Monday from an individual claiming to have taken his wife hostage and to be en route to a local community school with a bomb, according […]
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Firm hired to administer school demolition
After evaluating two proposals, Centerville-Abington Community Schools’ board selected a company for a key role in demolition of its unsafe former junior high school and administration buildings. Centerville officials have condemned both the deteriorating building commonly known as “the annex,” which served older Centerville-Abington Elementary students in recent years, as well as the former administration […]
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Hagerstown will enforce electric easements
Having experienced more power outages than usual in the past month and delays in restoring power, some residents are asking Hagerstown Town Council for help. More than a dozen residents, most from the Graceland Heights area, met with council on Aug. 5. Town officials put the blame for outages mostly on trees and limbs falling […]
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Council passes Uranus zoning in a laugher
“We’re going to bring a lot of jobs and a lot of laughter here to town.” That’s what Louie Keen told Richmond Common Council about the Uranus Fudge Factory and General Store during its Aug. 5 meeting. Council unanimously approved a zoning change for the former New Creations church and school property along U.S. 40 […]
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Dedication celebrates arts in schools
While the Wayne County Mural Program Competition is prompting new looks at exterior walls, two organizations are dedicating a relatively new interior mural they’d like to spotlight too. Richmond Art Museum and Richmond High School Alumni Association are teaming to organize the mural’s dedication at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. It’s free and open to […]
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Survey error extends Loop project timeline
Portions of East Main Street will be closed an additional 33 days because of errors with the original survey for the Loop Phase 2 project in Richmond. Although the 700 and 800 blocks of East Main Street are now open, the overall completion date on East Main is now estimated as Sept. 9. That’s what […]
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$35K distributed to reduce drug use, addiction
Tim Pierson, the Drug Free Wayne County Partnership director, presented Wayne County’s commissioners with the group’s list of grant recipients during the Aug. 7 afternoon meeting. DFWCP had $35,349 to award equally in three categories. Law enforcement and justice awards are $4,130 to Richmond Police Department, $3,000 to Wayne County Community Corrections, $2,613 to Cambridge […]
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Economic impact shows tourism ‘alive and well’
Murals painted for a contest will add to Wayne County’s attractions for visitors. Mary Walker, the executive director of the Wayne County Convention and Tourism Bureau, spoke about the murals Aug. 7 when presenting her 2025 budget to Wayne County Council. The murals are on schedule to be completed by the end of August, and […]