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RCS: Superintendent’s contract not changed

Nothing has changed with Richmond Community Schools Superintendent Curtis Wright’s contract, his relationship with the school board, or the length of time he plans to work for the district, according to district officials. On Friday, Aug. 29, Richmond Community Schools’ Board of Trustees clarified recent actions regarding Superintendent Curtis Wright’s administrative contract to address misinformation […]

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Who pays for progress?

Expanding the Midwest Industrial Park’s sewer capacity might be a worthy endeavor, but several Richmond residents addressing Richmond Common Council on Aug. 18 balked at being asked to pay the $38 million price tag. “If this is for the industrial park, let the industrial park occupant pay for it,” Nick Wilson said during the public […]

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Centerville, Hagerstown teams join field

Southwestern (Shelby) played host to their annual small school invite, hosting 26 complete teams competing for the boys title and 16 complete teams competing for the girls title. Oak Hill captured the boys title while Southwestern (Hanover) won the girls event.  The individual winner in the boys race was Gabriel Riehle from Milan High School […]

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Hagerstown slips by Richmond 3-2

The Hagerstown tennis team hosted Richmond on Thursday, Aug. 21, in a match between potential sectional opponents. The Tigers won the match by the final score of 3-2 to improve to 2-0 on the season.  Results by flight:  No. 1 Singles: Xander Harrick (R) defeated Alex Tinkle (H) with a tie breaker 6-2, 7-6, 7-2 […]

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Sycamores to honor Richmond legend

Indiana State University has announced that former Sycamore running back Vincent Allen will have his No. 26 jersey retired by the university in a pregame ceremony prior to the Indiana State University-Eastern Illinois University football game at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute on Sept. 6. Allen will be the first Indiana State football player to […]