The Richmond baseball team traveled to Muncie on Wednesday, April 15, to compete their home and home series with the Muncie Central Bearcats. The Red Devils opened their season with a 1-3 record after four games but they have been on a hot streak since then. On Wednesday, the Red Devils played error-free baseball for […]
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Red Devils thrash Bearcats
The Richmond baseball team hosted its long-term North Central Conference rival Muncie Central on Tuesday, April 14. The Red Devils broke up a 1-1 tie after one inning with 10 runs over the next three innings. The Bearcats scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning before Richmond answered with three runs in […]
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Bulldogs, Tigers open invite with big wins
Hagerstown and Centerville, two powerhouse softball programs, moved toward a tournament matchup with blowout wins in first-round games in the Centerville Softball Invitational on Friday, April 17, on the Centerville diamond. Hagerstown defeated Rushville 16-1 and Centerville defeated Richmond 24-1. Game one: Hagerstown 16, Rushville 0 The 2A seventh-ranked Lady Tigers sent a message by […]
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RFD identifies 6 prospective employees
Richmond Fire Department’s recent recruiting efforts resulted in a six-person hiring list that the city’s Board of Public Works and Safety approved April 9. Nick Arbogast, the department’s chief of EMS, said three openings currently exist and two or three retirements are expected this year. The hiring list is: Jadon Kolb of Losantville; Brandon Wetherell […]
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Variance will permit storage building on Flatley Road
A Richmond Board of Zoning Appeals decision April 8 will permit construction of a storage building at a Flatley Road residence located in a high intensity industrial zoning district. The BZA unanimously granted a variance of development standards to reduce side and rear setbacks for the planned 1,500-square-foot building. The building will leave a 10-foot […]
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County moves toward Vaile property transfer
Twenty-two vacant properties in the Vaile neighborhood should have new homes by the end of 2027. Affordable HomeMatters already has acquired 19 properties and is close to securing three more from Wayne County’s commissioners. During their April 8 meeting, commissioners unanimously authorized Ron Cross, the city attorney, to prepare resolutions that would transfer tax certificates […]
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Zoning variance allows customizing vans into campers
Keith Rose customized a van for he and his wife to camp. It turned out so well that other campers want him to create campers for them. During an April 9 meeting, the Wayne County Board of Zoning Appeals granted 4-0 a variance of use for Rose to begin a customization business inside a pole […]
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Bulldog finishes first in civics bee
Centerville Junior High School’s Arianna Stevenson won first prize during the Friday, April 10, Regional National Civics Bee at Indiana University East. Bee organizers from Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce said Arianna excelled in both the quiz rounds and presenting an essay spotlighting a problem and solution. She spoke on the importance of revitalizing […]
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AI’s power requires electricity
When wanting information, it’s so simple to pull out a phone or laptop and quickly ask for AI assistance without thinking about the search process and the energy it uses. Data centers, the facilities that house servers and data storage, require significant power for operations and cooling. They are projected to use 12% of all […]
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Volunteers clear 360 pounds of trash from city park
Four people cleared 90 pounds of trash an hour during an April 4 cleanup effort at Bicentennial Park. Brandon Panensky, a Richmond parks employee who led the effort, honored the three volunteer helpers during the April 9 parks board meeting. Howard Price, Gary DeLucio and Anthony Alana worked four hours to collect 360 pounds of […]