A program that helps homeless men will be permitted at Rock Solid Ministries after a Richmond Board of Zoning Appeals decision Feb. 11. Belcher House will be a 14-bed homeless shelter on the second floor of Rock Solid Ministries’ location at 1024 E. Main St. Participants in the Next Step program will get jobs, save […]
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Richmond, Indiana is the county seat of Wayne County and sits in the eastern part of the county near the Ohio state line. Full of rich history, vibrant culture and beautiful landscapes, the city offers a wide variety of experiences, neighborhoods, events and community opportunities to residents and visitors alike.
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Damaged portion of Tivoli building must come down
Part of a historic downtown Richmond building must be demolished, according to the Richmond Historic Preservation Commission’s president. Roxie Deer said during the commission’s Feb. 9 meeting that the back portion of the former Tivoli Theater building at 900 E. Main St. is not salvageable because of significant damage it has sustained remaining vacant for […]
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Ferriell’s 5 blue ribbons pace Devils’ win
The Richmond gymnastics team traveled to Rushville on Wednesday, Feb. 11, for a meet with the Lady Lions. Grace Ferriell captured five blue ribbons to lead the Lady Red Devils to a win. Ferriell won bars, beam, floor and vault and took first place in the all-around. Samantha Hileman-Dudas was third in beam, floor and vault […]
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Red Devils fall 59-43 to Kokomo
The Richmond Red Devils hosted Kokomo in a North Central Conference game on Friday, Feb. 13. It was a return home for Kokomo head coach Drew Schauss, a Centerville graduate, and a new player joined the Richmond rotation, who then led the team in scoring. The Wildkats got off to a slow start and trailed […]
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RPD: Taxi company misses inspection deadline
One of Richmond’s four taxi companies has not complied with Richmond Police Department inspection requests. Officer Aaron Stevens, RPD’s administrative resource officer, reported to the city’s Board of Public Works and Safety during its Feb. 5 meeting that M&C Taxi did not comply with a scheduled Jan. 5 inspection date. It also failed to meet […]
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RP&L’s reliability rises during 2025
Power outages are never convenient, especially when the temperature’s minus-4 degrees. Richmond Power and Light customers experienced that inconvenience a slim percentage of the time last year. The utility’s average service availability index, the ration of customer hours when service was available to total hours of demand, was 99.9851%, according to statistics General Manager Tony […]
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Council exercises additional spending oversight
When approving the 2026 budget, Richmond Common Council, the city’s fiscal body, implemented a policy giving itself additional oversight of city departments’ spending. That oversight became apparent during council’s Feb. 2 meeting, generating discussion among council members. An appropriation resolution requesting $329,343.65 for infrastructure and development, code enforcement, board of public works and safety, police, […]
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Auditor’s charges dismissed after pretrial diversion
Special Judge Matthew Cox has dismissed two intimidation charges filed in January 2025 against Wayne County Auditor Mark Hoelscher. The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office moved to dismiss the misdemeanor counts after Hoelscher successfully completed pretrial diversion. Hoelscher entered pretrial diversion in May. It required him to not commit a criminal offense for 180 days, to […]
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Court order sought to force mobile home park cleanup
The Indiana Department of Health has filed suit requesting a Wayne County judge force a Richmond mobile home park to comply with orders regarding cleanup and licensing. The lawsuit filed Jan. 16 and assigned to Superior Court 1 names Indianapolis-based Mobile Enterprises LLC and Rajpal Bhattal, the domestic limited liability company’s registered agent, as defendants. […]
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Plastics fire lawsuit moves to Henry County
A lawsuit involving more than 100 plaintiffs seeking damages because of the April 2023 plastics fire in Richmond will be heard in Henry County. The plaintiffs sued Cornerstone Trading Group, My-Way Trading, Seth Smith and the city of Richmond, claiming the April 11, 2023, fire on North West F Street caused economic damages, plus physical, […]