The weather wasn’t the only thing hot during Centerville’s annual Archway Days festival Aug. 25 and 26. There were hot rods, hot sounds and more. Here’s a gallery of photos from this year’s event:
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Taxing entities must file budget reports, meeting dates
Wayne County citizens have an opportunity to address how their tax money is spent locally. The county’s taxing districts must advertise their proposed 2024 budgets, public hearings and budget adoption plans on the state’s Department of Local Government Finance website. Visit https://budgetnotices.in.gov/unit_lookup.aspx?ct=89000 to find budget information submitted by county government, the city of Richmond, plus […]
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Western Wayne receives 2 grants
Western Wayne School Corporation has been notified that it will receive two funding grants. One, for $150,000, is a Healthy Meals Incentive Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The second, $22,000, is from the Wayne County Foundation to support the local cost of Communities in Schools, which provides student assistance aides for local […]
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Centerville celebrates 35th Archway Days
Archway Days organizers say their 35th festival will be Centerville’s largest in many years. One example of that spirit: More than 100 vendors have registered for the event in Maplewood Park taking place from 3-11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, and 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26. Booths will offer handmade items and crafts, food and […]
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County council puts requests for new positions on hold
Auditor Mark Hoelscher withdrew his request for a new full-time employee to track grants. Hoelscher made the move at the end of Wayne County Council’s Aug. 16 workshop after council members delayed making a decision on his request. Council considered that and two other requests because they had received classification and wage information from their […]
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Cambridge councilors raise blight, park alcohol concerns
Cambridge City council members are showing an increased frustration with blighted homes and yards, but are grateful for a large donation toward a restoration project. During their Aug. 14 council meeting, councilors asked Ken Risch, public works superintendent, for updates on residents’ complaints. An owner in the first block of East Main hired someone to […]
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Local musician promotes music, community
By Travis Poling Drifting through downtown Richmond, guitar and fiddle harmonies blended with aromas of barbecue. It was Food Truck Wednesday in Elstro Plaza. One man, Joe Augustin, was hard at work behind the scenes making the music happen. Known to many as blues guitarist “Achilles Tenderloin,” Augustin, age 40, was the congenial host of […]
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Farm Bureau to provide fairgrounds with gazebo
The Wayne County Fairgrounds will soon feature a gazebo. Wayne County Farm Bureau will purchase for about $35,000 and donate a 16-foot-by-32-foot gazebo for the fairgrounds. Commissioners voted 3-0 during their Aug. 16 meeting to grant Farm Bureau naming rights to the livestock show arena for five years in return for the donation. Farm Bureau […]
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Bridge honors suffrage leader
A physician who paved the way for later generations of Wayne County women now will be recognized through the naming of a highly traveled bridge. Area residents are invited at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, to watch the christening of the Dr. Mary F. Thomas Bridge at South West First and Main streets, just west […]
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Adults, youth can get help with tough discussions
Local adults are invited to bring a child they care about to programs where they can discuss “not so easy” topics. Girls Inc. of Wayne County is offering an Informed Together Series to cover social media, drugs, healthy relationships and puberty. Membership is not required. Dinner and the programs at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 30, Sept. […]