Penny Ullery’s eyesight problems prevent her from driving, so she uses Rose View Transit buses as her main transportation source. “I really enjoy riding the buses, actually,” she said. “When you can’t drive, it gives you some independence.” The transit system provides tens of thousands of needed rides annually while remaining mostly unchanged since the […]
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RCS principals highlight academic gains
Richmond Community Schools principals highlighted academic gains, improved attendance and fewer discipline issues during the May 20 school board meeting. Full reports are available through the Richmond Community Schools website at werrichmond.com. Elementary schools reported broad growth on i-Ready assessments. Crestdale increased the percentage of students on or above grade level from 18% to 55% […]
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School boards recruit candidates
School districts rely on community oversight, and candidates interested in running for a board seat in the November election must complete paperwork by noon Thursday, June 18. As part of meeting that deadline, they must gather signatures from at least 10 voters in their board district on a petition, so advance work is needed. Those […]
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Smarrelli to provide parks roofs
Smarrelli General Contractor will roof 14 Richmond Parks and Recreation buildings. During its May 28 meeting, the Richmond Board of Public Works and Safety approved a $311,090 contract for Smarrelli to provide 13 metal roofs for parks buildings and a polycarbonate roof for the department’s greenhouse. The board of works awarded Smarrelli the bid during […]
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Bank: No immediate plans for former Hall of Fame
Those passing by the former Indiana Football Hall of Fame in downtown Richmond might notice recent exterior renovations such as bright white paint on window frames. Officials from First Bank Richmond, which purchased the neighboring building at 815 N. A St. in Richmond in December 2021, tell WWN there are no immediate plans for its […]
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Proposed condos amplify traffic concerns
Brent Haworth considers it a safety problem when he crosses Backmeyer Road to retrieve his mail. Drivers zoom along the narrow, hilly road at excessive speed, he said, and Haworth certainly doesn’t want more traffic on the heavily traveled road because of a proposed 78-unit condominium development. During the May 27 Richmond Advisory Plan Commission […]
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Oversize loads rerouted; stoplight returns
Indiana Department of Transportation is making two changes that affect traffic flow on U.S. 40 in Richmond and another that temporarily reduces access to Interstate 70 in Cambridge City. Traffic signal A traffic signal is returning to the busy west-side Richmond intersection of Toschlog Road and National Road West. The signal will improve motorists’ exits […]
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North 8th to close Aug. 8 for Model T homecoming
The annual Model T Museum Homecoming will be Aug. 8. The Richmond Board of Public Works and Safety approved closing the two blocks of North Eighth Street from North C Street to North E Street for the event. The street will close at 11 p.m. Aug. 7 and remain closed through 9 p.m. Aug. 8. […]
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City pushes forward with parks projects
When families visit Glen Miller Park to enjoy sunny, warm days, children play on decades-old playground equipment and in a splash pad with broken components. Improvements won’t become immediately evident — not until spring 2027 — but work on that and other urgent parks projects progresses feverishly. Richmond borrowed about $4.785 million against future food […]
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Kemba finds downtown Richmond space
A credit union will soon occupy space in the downtown Richmond building that formerly housed a Chase bank branch. Dan Sutton, the president and CEO of Kemba Credit Union, told Richmond Common Council on May 18 that the credit union had signed a multi-year lease for space in the 630 E. Main St. building. Earlier […]