Hoping the sixth time’s the charm, Centerville’s council conducted its sixth public hearing in its third attempt to secure a $500,000 state grant for renovating Fire Station 1. Goals include adding a bay, installing an exhaust system and fire alarm system, replacing heaters, adding women’s restrooms and showers since there weren’t female first responders when […]
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Warming shelter seeks help
Organizers of a new overnight warming shelter are seeking more volunteers, flyers from social services, donations, and more residents who could use free lodging and referrals. The warming shelter opens at Oak Park Pentecostals, 1920 Chester Blvd., at 25 degrees or below. On a few nights, the shelter closed by 9 p.m. because no one […]
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State program would help collect unpaid fees
A state program might help Wayne County collect unpaid probation and community corrections fees. Kory George, the county’s chief probation officer, received commissioner approval Dec. 6 to use the Association of Indiana Counties’ Tax Refund Exchange and Compliance System program. George said he had heard from a colleague in another county about the program’s success. […]
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Richmond pursues funding for tree, recycling programs
Two initiatives could help Richmond with the city’s tree and recycling programs. Common Council on Dec. 4 voted 9-0 to allow a proposal submission to Indiana University’s Environmental Resilience Institute for assistance valued at $142,000 and a grant application to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management for $100,000. Richmond has previously participated in two Environmental […]
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County council OKs apartments funding
Wayne County Council officially provided its support Dec. 6 for an apartment project at the former Elder-Beerman site in Richmond. The $36 million investment package includes $2 million in consolidated EDIT money that requires council’s approval. Council members heard a presentation Nov. 15 about the project by Indianapolis-based Flaherty & Collins Properties to build 150 […]
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Hagerstown, county look at building demolition
Hagerstown might be getting back into demolition. At the Dec. 4 Town Council meeting, Rick Cole called one building a “two-story junk house that’s about ready to fall down.” It and a next-door house are a blight, he said. Cole, a former council member, recommended that the town building commissioner consider whether they should be […]
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Library legacy
Jenie Lahmann has found magical opportunities at Morrisson-Reeves Library throughout her life. She checked out books and records during childhood visits with family or on her bicycle. As a 15-year-old, shelving books provided the perfect part-time job, which evolved into full-time work and a fun, challenging, rewarding career. Lahmann even found her husband, Frank, while […]
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Business students qualify for state competition
After years of success at state and national levels, it’s not surprising that dozens of local high school students again qualified for Business Professionals of America’s state competition. On Dec. 2, Lincoln, Hagerstown, Centerville, Richmond, Tri, Morristown, Shenandoah and Blue River Valley high schools tested their skills at BPA’s Regional Leadership Conference in Centerville, a […]
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$25M won for revitalization projects
Community leaders are celebrating the award of a $25 million grant to improve the quality of life and place in Wayne County. The funds from Lilly Endowment Inc. were secured to help revitalize downtown Richmond and better connect it with the Earlham College campus on the city’s west side. According to the endowment’s Dec. 14 […]
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500 wreaths to be placed on veterans’ graves
Wayne County is joining the national Wreaths Across America Day, with plans to lay 500 wreaths on the graves of military veterans. A brief ceremony is currently scheduled at noon Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Veterans’ Field of Honor at Earlham Cemetery, 1101 W. National Road, Richmond, before the wreaths are placed on headstones. The […]