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Superintendents aim to improve schools

Two years ago, Emily Schaeffer didn’t know that she’d be a school superintendent when the 2022-23 school year started. Andy Stover, on the other hand, had just become one. Schaeffer, 38, is starting her second year leading the Nettle Creek School Corporation from Hagerstown. Stover, 35, is starting his third year leading Western Wayne School […]

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Richmond council OKs development changes

Richmond Common Council approved a comprehensive update to the city’s Unified Development Ordinance. Council members unanimously voted Aug. 21 to support two changes proposed by the Richmond Advisory Plan Commission, then to adopt the 57-amendment ordinance. The plan commission had voted 7-0 recommending council accept the updates to the 2010 UDO. Former city planner and […]

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Egg farm hearing plans scrambled again

A Hagerstown-area couple’s plans for a 20,000-hen egg farm have been delayed a second month because of problems with notification of the neighbors. At the same time, the town is searching for a new building commissioner. The town Board of Zoning Appeals canceled an Aug. 23 hearing. The date had been scheduled during a July […]

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Free drug can reverse opioid overdoses

As two local Overdose Awareness Days observances approach, local health officials encourage residents to pick up free doses of a life-saving medication from no-questions-asked boxes and a vending machine. Naloxone, perhaps more widely recognized by a brand name, Narcan, is used to rapidly reverse known or suspected opioid overdoses. No prescription is needed. “Please carry […]

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Neighborhood joins Indiana’s endangered list

It’s not a list you want your neighborhood to be on, but joining it could draw attention and resources to make things better. Richmond’s Starr Historic District has been added to the “10 Most Endangered” list of Hoosier landmarks in jeopardy, compiled annually by Indiana Landmarks, an Indianapolis-based nonprofit preservation organization. The district, on Richmond’s […]

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Some Canal Days deadlines approach

Registration deadlines are nearing for some opportunities connected with Cambridge City’s annual Canal Days festival, which takes place Sept. 9-10. Registration forms, available at cambridgecityindiana.org, also are due Sept. 1 for festival vendors as well as parade entries. Applications and booth rental fees may be delivered to Tamra Davis at Golay Community Center or Beth […]

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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 […]