Richmond Community Schools has scaled back plans for renovations at Dennis Middle School, freeing about $2.1 million for other district projects. During its Feb. 26 meeting, RCS trustees chose Thor Construction’s $5,067,740.70 bid for Dennis’ heating, ventilation and air conditioning. Architect Kevin McCurdy said casework was cut during designing after hearing teachers wanted more mobile […]
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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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Mayor plans State of City
Richmond Mayor Ron Oler is offering a State of the City Address this week to look back on this past year’s accomplishments and provide an overview of forthcoming city initiatives. The address will be given at noon Friday, March 14. The approximately hour-long program is being simultaneously broadcast on Whitewater Community Television’s Channel 11, WCTV’s […]
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Richmond’s I-70 fuel and food options could grow
More fuel — and snacks and drinks — could be added to Richmond’s competition to provide traveler services. A zoning change has been requested for 2477 U.S. 35 so a gas station and convenience store can be built on the property directly across from the Love’s Travel Stop north of the Interstate 70 interchange. The […]
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Parallax 2-car purchase provides Tesla test drive
Richmond Power & Light will test using electric vehicles as a utility through its Parallax Systems, which provides fiber internet service. General Manager Tony Foster received permission from the RP&L board, which is composed of Richmond Common Council members, to purchase two Tesla Model Y vehicles for about $39,000 each after receiving a tax rebate. […]
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Marauders end Red Devils’ season
The Mount Vernon (Fortville) Marauders, 16th ranked in the state poll, looked the part of a ranked team on Tuesday, March 4, when they defeated the Richmond Red Devils 65-35 in the opening round of sectional play. The Marauders opened the game on a 7-0 run and led 19-10 after the first quarter. They expanded […]
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Free jazz concert, student workshop planned
Professional jazz musicians will perform in a free public concert and offer no-cost instruction for high school band students. Richmond Jazz Orchestra is organizing the Wayne County Spring Jazz Fest on Saturday, March 15, at Centerville Senior High School, 507 Willow Grove Road. Admission is free to the 7 p.m. concert, which features five professional […]
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Electric vehicle charging stations add to growing options
Drivers navigating Wayne County roads with a plug-in electric or hybrid vehicle have one more option to get charged up. Earlham College announced Feb. 25 that it had installed two new charging stations on the north side of its Richmond campus. Drivers can use the Level 2, 11-kilowatt facilities at the cost of 40 cents […]
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Judge denies motion to dismiss charges
A former Richmond Sanitary District accounts payable clerk still faces 16 felony charges after a judge denied her motion to dismiss 11 of them. Jennifer Wilson, 48, is accused of shorting sanitary district cash deposits by $825,819.74 during a 6 1/2-year span. A State Board of Accounts audit found $173,750 cash was deposited into Wilson’s […]
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City aligning $4.33 million in housing match money
Richmond has begun the process of securing $4.33 million in match money to develop infrastructure for the Smith Hill housing development. The Richmond Advisory Plan Commission on Feb. 26 approved creation of the Smith Hill Economic Development Area for the 80 acres south of Backmeyer Road between South 37th Street and Garwood Road. The economic […]
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Attorney investigates gym confrontation
A lawyer determined a 2024 confrontation between Richmond High School’s girls volleyball and boys basketball coaches and players about gym usage didn’t involve discrimination toward girls. The attorney, hired by the school system, found it to be more of a communication scheduling challenge than intended unequal treatment based on sex. However, several school board members […]