Centerville’s councilors agreed to provide keys for its former town hall to Centerville Public Library while details are being finalized for the library to rent the space for nearly a year. At council’s Feb. 25 work session, library board president Kevin Smith said its board had toured the former town hall earlier in the day […]
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Community events from March 5-29, 2025
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Judge denies motion to dismiss charges
A former Richmond Sanitary District accounts payable clerk still faces 16 felony charges after a judge denied her motion to dismiss 11 of them. Jennifer Wilson, 48, is accused of shorting sanitary district cash deposits by $825,819.74 during a 6 1/2-year span. A State Board of Accounts audit found $173,750 cash was deposited into Wilson’s […]
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City aligning $4.33 million in housing match money
Richmond has begun the process of securing $4.33 million in match money to develop infrastructure for the Smith Hill housing development. The Richmond Advisory Plan Commission on Feb. 26 approved creation of the Smith Hill Economic Development Area for the 80 acres south of Backmeyer Road between South 37th Street and Garwood Road. The economic […]
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Donations to help feed community will be matched
Community Food Pantry aims to take advantage of a fundraising opportunity in March after experiencing financial challenges last year. Until March 29, donors can contribute anytime to the pantry at Richmond’s Meijer store by visiting the courtesy desk and making a gift through the Simply Give campaign. However, on Saturday, March 22, Meijer Corp. double […]
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Damsels win initial 3 winter guard contests
Northeastern’s winter guard has won three competitions so far this season in Ohio contests. The Fountain City school, and some nearby Randolph County, Indiana, and Preble County, Ohio, groups are competing in Mid East Performance Association’s percussion and winter guard contests. The Damsels earned 73.890 points, defeating Clinton-Massie with 71.950. Randolph County finished eighth with […]
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Farmers market joins town nonprofit
Centerville’s farmers market aims to build on last year’s inaugural success with a few changes. Courtney Matthews told Centerville council members at their Feb. 25 work session that the market is now a subcommittee of the nonprofit Main Street Centerville organization. With council’s permission, the market returns to Crown Creek Boulevard, a couple blocks north […]
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Water advisory issued for Mount Auburn, Dublin customers
Dublin and Mount Auburn homes and businesses are without water Tuesday morning, and when their water returns, they’ll need to boil it until at least Friday afternoon for several uses. The boil advisory, which began at 10 a.m. Tuesday, continues until further notice, according to a social media post by Dublin Town Council president Nathan […]
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Barrett, Raatz to take questions
Residents of Wayne and surrounding counties can hear updates from the area’s state lawmakers and ask them questions later this month. Indiana University East will host a legislative forum from 8-9 a.m. Friday, March 7. The gathering in Whitewater Hall’s lobby, 2325 Chester Blvd., Richmond, is free and open to the public. Sen. Jeff Raatz […]
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Commissioners fulfill $2 million commitment for 6Main
Wayne County Commissioner Brad Dwenger voted against appropriating $2 million in consolidated Economic Development Income Tax funds for Richmond’s 6Main apartment development, and during a Feb. 26 meeting, he voted against providing Richmond the money. Commissioners Aaron Roberts and Jeff Plasterer, however, voted in favor of paying the city’s invoice with the committed funds. The […]