Wayne County now has a safe place for the anonymous and legal surrender of infants. A Safe Haven baby box was introduced June 20 at Richmond Fire Station 1, 101 S. Fifth St. The large, black box on the station’s east exterior wall is the 242nd installed in the nation and the 128th in Indiana […]
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Foundation awards $143K to 14 organizations
The Wayne County Foundation awarded 14 local organizations $143,807 through its second grant cycle and other grant opportunities. The 11 organizations funded through the year’s second grant cycle are: Two organizations received foundation mini-grants designed to serve smaller projects, short-term programs or opportunities requiring immediate funding. Those recipients are: The initial grant cycle provided funding […]
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Cambridge City’s library closing for carpet installation
Cambridge City Public Library will be closed June 28 and July 1-6 for carpet installation. The library at 600 W. Main St. will be open one time during that period, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 29, to pick up last-minute items. It will reopen at 10 a.m. July 8. Library staff say the new […]
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Nettle Creek celebrates 2 retirees’ 48 service years
Nettle Creek School Corp. is recognizing its two new retirees who gave a combined nearly 50 years of service to Hagerstown schools. In his 27 years with Nettle Creek, Mike Clark has been a bus driver and custodian. School officials call Clark “a true asset’ to the district and said he has devoted many hours. […]
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RCS administrators change titles, duties
Some Richmond Community Schools board members didn’t feel they had enough time to review eight changes of assignments for administrators before voting on them. During RCS’ June 19 meeting, John Weber motioned to approve other hires, resignations, etc., but to table administration changes until the July 10 meeting. Peter Zaleski seconded. Weber said information had […]
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Tent shows on hold but lighted parade beginning
One traditional Hagerstown summer event is on hiatus while another is rebuilding, and a Christmas event is expanding to include a lighted parade. Council also approved a water rate increase to help repair aging lines. Events During their June 3 meeting, council learned that Nettle Creek Players won’t offer its summer tent shows but hopes […]
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Northeastern adjusts school bell times
Some Northeastern students will start school at a different time this fall. Early Learning Center doors will open at 7:55 a.m. before the 8 a.m. start time. End time is 2:45 p.m. Elementary doors will open at 8:10 a.m. before 8:25 a.m. classes. Their day will end at 3:10 p.m., when car riders are dismissed. […]
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Developing crisis center ‘very exciting stuff’
Centerstone of Indiana has received funding that’s planned to reduce barriers to behavioral care for Wayne County residents. Centerstone is one of eight Indiana community health organizations to receive Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration program funding through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, according to Amanda Mullins, a Wayne County Board […]
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Fireworks shows could fizzle without help
Generous donations from businesses and individuals have kept fireworks displays in Wayne County skies for many years. However, some years those donations are less than others, prompting sponsoring organizations to ask for help to keep the sparkly shows coming. Richmond’s Harry Ray American Legion Post 65 is in that situation this year. John Renfro said […]
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State DNR: Plane’s spray was nontoxic birth control for moths
Indiana Department of Natural Resources says what was sprayed onto a Wayne County area from a plane to keep moths from breeding was nontoxic and didn’t harm humans, animals or the environment. Some U.S. 40 motorists could see a plane flying low to the ground on Centerville’s eastern edge on the morning of Monday, June […]