Although Wayne County has gained jobs and investments from some recent business consolidations, corporate leaders have decided to wind down operations at two Richmond plants. Valerie Shaffer, Economic Development Corp. of Wayne County president, said EDC staff are working with human resource teams for TBK America and Champion Target to help connect their former employees […]
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2 schools score 100% IREAD passage rates
Two Wayne County schools had all their third and/or second graders pass Indiana’s most recent reading test. Some others weren’t far behind. Rose Hamilton Elementary School, part of Centerville-Abington Community Schools, and Community Christian School in Richmond, both earned 100% on the 2023-2024 Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination, or IREAD, assessment. Northeastern Wayne Elementary was […]
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Archway Days offers mechanical bull, car smashing
This is the 36th year for Centerville’s Archway Days, and the festival will have about seven dozen vendors and activities. The festival will take place from 3-11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, and 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, in Maplewood Park, just a couple blocks north of the stoplight at U.S. 40 and Morton Avenue. […]
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Billy Joel, Eagles tributes making local stops
The pianist/lead vocalist that Billy Joel hand-picked for his Broadway musical is part of Civic Hall Performing Arts Center’s 2024-25 season of nationally touring shows. The series kicks off in October with Voctave, an a cappella ensemble with more than 150 million video views on social media. Season tickets are now available that include all […]
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Demolition would create Depot District parking
A mural depicting a train that’s seemingly pulling into the former Pennsylvania Railroad Depot welcomes visitors to Richmond’s Historic Depot District. That train, though, will be replaced by cars, SUVs and pickup trucks. The city of Richmond plans to demolish the former Mechanics Laundry and Supply Inc. building at 1002 N. E St., where the […]
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Elementary school car line concerns addressed
Centerville-Abington Community Schools officials listened to two different perspectives about student drop-off and pickup concerns at Rose Hamilton Elementary. During their Aug. 14 meeting, they took parent Rikki Madden’s comments under advisement. Madden, who helped create an online petition with 300-plus signatures, said the newly implemented plan isn’t working. Later in the meeting, board members […]
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Republicans choose 3 town council members
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 […]