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The sale of Richmond-based West End Bank to a Fort-Wayne based credit union is underway. The all-cash purchase and assumption agreement transaction was announced Aug. 1. West End Bank, which has operated since 1894, has four bank branches in Richmond, Liberty and Hagerstown. It had approximately $298.8 million in assets, 24,000 customers and 82 employees […]

Richmond Police Department is seeking information on two recent reported robberies at convenience store/gas stations. Police are investigating the robberies separately, said Capt. Curt Leverton of Richmond Police Department’s Investigative Services Division. A robbery was reported at the Conoco station in the 1200 block of South Ninth Street at 4:42 a.m. June 30. The suspect […]

A Richmond woman faces a preliminary charge of murder after police were called early Friday morning to a home on the city’s southeast side. Richmond Police Department’s third-shift patrol officers were dispatched to 1512 S. Fifth St. for a report of a possibly injured person shortly before 1 a.m. Upon arrival, officers located Kirsten Holland, […]

Shortly before midnight Tuesday, June 25, Indiana State Police Trooper Earnest Paige was sitting on I-70 around the 119-mile marker when he reported clocking a westbound Kia at 100 miles per hour in the 70 mph zone. As he pulled out to catch up to the vehicle, Page saw it swerve into the right lane, […]

The Richmond Shakespeare Festival offers a professional theater experience in the cradle of recorded jazz near downtown Richmond. For this summer’s season, the Richmond Shakespeare Festival presents “The Tempest” and “Hamlet” in rotating repertory on weekends through July 6 in the Whitewater Gorge Park. Performing in a covered outdoor venue, the Starr-Gennett Pavilion at 201 […]

Richmond Police Department is looking for a man who they say robbed a local convenience store/gas station. At about 5:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, RPD’s third-shift patrol officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of South Ninth Street in Richmond to a report of a robbery. Officers learned a man not known by the staff […]

Hot air balloons again will glow Thursday, June 6, near Richmond Rose Garden. Stormy weather predictions have led organizers to reschedule it on Tuesday from its previously scheduled date of Wednesday, June 5. Rose garden volunteers are organizing the seventh annual 1st BLOOM and GLOW fundraiser for the community, which celebrates the 32nd year of […]

Supplied by Ally Springett If you’re a frequent guest of Richmond Civic Theatre and you love comedies, then you’ll probably already be familiar with Ken Ludwig’s work. “Lend Me A Tenor,” “The Three Musketeers,” “Twentieth Century,” and “Moon Over Buffalo” have all been performed at RCT. The most recent addition to the list is “Leading […]

Richmond Mayor Dave Snow won the only contested race on Tuesday’s primary election ballot in Richmond to advance to the general election. Snow collected 65.96 percent of the votes, receiving 1,021, compared to Jack Cruse’s 34.04 percent (527 votes). Snow is concluding his first term as Richmond mayor, while Cruse formerly worked for the city. […]