A new organization is leading 4th Street Fair near Richmond’s downtown, and its volunteers are continuing the event’s recent resurgence by registering more than 140 vendors. The 43rd annual event, which is the city’s oldest street festival, has a unique architectural backdrop of the Olde Richmond Historic District. Admission is free for the festival from […]
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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.
There’s always something new happening in Richmond, and the Western Wayne News team is there to cover it. Our reporters bring updates from local government meetings, school boards, sports teams, colleges and universities, small businesses, non-profit organizations, performing arts events and much more. Below you can find the latest news, information, scores and updates.
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Falcone wins PAAC girls title
The Seton Catholic cross country teams competed in the Pioneer Academic and Athletic Conference on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Park Tudor High School. Gwynie Falcone from Seton Catholic won the girls race in a season-best time of 20:42. Sara Swinney also turned in a season-best time to place seventh and Jackie Clemente captured eighth place. […]
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Cardinals fall to tall Falcons in nonleague road matchup
The Seton Catholic volleyball team traveled to Winchester Community High School on Monday, Sept. 23, to play the 2A Falcons. The Falcons, who have four 6-footers in their lineup, used their size advantage to cause defensive problems at the net. The Falcons blocked 10 Cardinal kill attempts during the match en route to 3-1 win. […]
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Season ends at regional for Wayne County golfers
The Noblesville golf team posted a team score of 294, on Saturday, Sept. 28, to win the Lapel golf regional played at the Edgewood Golf Course by eight strokes over Hamilton Southeastern and by 40 strokes over third-place New Palestine. All three teams advanced to the state tournament. Josie Kelley from Noblesville was the match […]
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Judges’ perspective: Teetor’s the winner
A mural honoring inventor Ralph Teetor won a Fort Wayne artist top prize in the Wayne County Murals Program’s competition, according to a news release. Chris Catalogna won $10,000 for the mural on The Boot Box, 60 W. Main St., Hagerstown. Judges liked how the mural fit the long building and said “the depiction of […]
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Cardinals finish runner-up in PAAC
The Seton Catholic volleyball team competed in the Pioneer Academic/Athletic Conference Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Park Tudor High School. The Cardinals defeated Indianapolis Shortridge 25-14, 25-15 and Greenwood Christian 25-22, 25-14 to advance to the Championship match. In the championship, the Cardinals fell to defending 2A state champion Muncie Burris by scores of 22-25 and […]
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RCS: Collegiate baseball team can rent McBride
Collegiate baseball is returning to Richmond next summer. During its Sept. 25 school board meeting, Richmond Community Schools’ board voted to enter into a three-year lease agreement for Northwoods League, Inc. to use McBride Stadium for a collegiate baseball team in 2025. The league has options to renew the lease for two additional five-year terms. […]
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RCS delaying school Monday, planning low-tech lessons
Richmond Community Schools’ student and staff information was breached in an online attack, and instruction will be delayed two hours on Monday as employees work on tech issues and prepare low-tech lessons. The RCS network was targeted on Friday, Sept. 27, and information housed in a tool it uses, PowerSchool, was breached. Bridget Hazelbaker, director […]
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Red Devils lose shootout to Marion
If you like offense, and you were at Lyboult Field Friday, Sept. 20, you saw plenty of it. The Richmond Red Devils exploded for a season high of 44 points in their home North Central Conference game against the Marion Giants but still fell short. The two teams combined for nearly 1,000 total yards of […]
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Council continues deep dive into 2025 budget
Richmond Common Council’s finance committee continues to analyze the city’s 2025 budget. During council’s Sept. 16 meeting, Justin Burkhardt, the finance committee chair, requested council delay discussion and action on the budget and five salary ordinances. He said the committee “would like to iron out some more details with the administration.” Council conducted the budget […]