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Food inspections find soiled areas, drain problems 

Inspectors discovered eight critical and 18 noncritical violations during recent routine inspections of local food establishments. The violations ranged from non-date-marked food; employee laundry on the floor; workers handling food without gloves; prep areas and containers heavily soiled with food debris; too-warm coolers without thermometers; non-draining sinks; slow floor drains; and dried food on a […]

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Economy celebrates its new playground

Grant-funded improvements to three Wayne County playgrounds are taking shape. The town of Economy is celebrating the opening of its newly upgraded playground with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Nov. 9. The event will be followed by a freewill offering meal hosted by the Economy Lions Club, with green beans, sausage and potatoes, cornbread, […]

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6 seniors named Lilly finalists

This year, Lincoln Middle/High School’s Golden Eagles are already flying high in their quest for high-dollar college scholarships.  Three of six finalists for Wayne County’s two full-tuition Lilly Endowment scholarships are Lincoln seniors. Two finalists represent Centerville Senior High, and one attends Northeastern.  Wayne County Foundation announced Oct. 28 that 76 applicants were considered for […]

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RCS board sets interviews for seat

Five candidates stepped forward to fill a board vacancy for Richmond Community Schools. The board met Oct. 30 in executive session to review the applicants to fill the seat formerly held by Peter Zaleski. The board members reviewed the applicants and chose three to interview.  Western Wayne News asked Nov. 1 for the names of […]

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Dublin firefighter injured after tanker truck rolls

A Dublin firefighter was injured when the tanker he was driving rolled over after responding to a field fire. The accident occurred on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 26.  Bentonville Fire Department had responded to a large field fire and combine fire north of Bentonville in Fayette County.  Bentonville requested mutual aid from Dublin, Cambridge […]

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Local donors give to range of political causes

While there are no local political polls that predict which national candidates Wayne County voters might choose in the upcoming election, there’s one set of data that might shed some light on how your neighbors are thinking about it: campaign contributions. The Federal Election Commission collects and publishes information about political donations as shared by […]

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INDOT plans I-70 lane, shoulder closures 

Significant pavement patching and other projects are scheduled for Wayne County’s Interstate 70 starting this week.  Those shoulder and lane closures are to be completed before Christmas, and before extensive construction begins early next year.  Indiana Department of Transportation officials say the patching work is outside of the first planned improvements for Revive I-70, but […]