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Reid Health is contacting any patients scheduled for elective surgery as of Thursday, March 19, to let them know they will be delayed and rescheduled because of the COVID-19 national emergency. State and federal health officials have called for all elective and non-urgent surgeries to be postponed, well visits in physician offices to be rescheduled […]

Several offices and buildings in local government have announced changes to their business routines in hopes of reducing the spread of the novel coronavirus. Sheriff’s office/police Wayne County Sheriff’s Office announced preventative measures Sunday to protect staff, inmates and the public, according to Sheriff Randy Retter. Patrol deputies will adjust their responses to routine calls, […]

Effective Friday, March 13, Reid Health is greatly restricting visitors at all of its facilities as part of multiple steps being taken to decrease risks to patients and caregivers from the rapidly spreading COVID-19 virus. “Our sacred mission is to care for everyone, no matter their need. We must do everything we can to reduce […]

Earlham College President Anne Houtman announced this morning that all in-person classes will be moved online for the duration of the spring semester, due to growing concerns about COVID-19/ coronavirus. Face-to-face classes will be suspended at the end of regularly scheduled activities on Friday, March 13. Earlham begins spring break on Monday, March 17. Faculty […]

Out of an abundance of caution due to the coronavirus outbreak, Indiana Humanities officials say they have made the tough decision to cancel scheduled events through the end of April, including Thursday night’s INseparable Film Tour screening in Richmond. One of the mini documentaries to be shown was made by Richmond native Ryan Gleeson about […]

Wayne County native Ryan Gleeson, now a Chicago filmmaker, is sharing with Hoosiers all around the state an inside look at how Western Wayne News and Nettle Creek Gazette are produced. Gleeson’s mini-documentary was to be shown in March at Richmond Art Museum as part of the Indiana Humanities’ INseparable Film Tour. However, Indiana Humanities […]

Supplied by IU East In reaction to the Coronavirus COVID-19, yesterday afternoon Indiana University issued recommendations for campus events, guests and classes. These recommendations are aimed to help keep students, faculty, staff and our community healthy. As a result, IU East will postpone the IU Soul Revue performance scheduled for Thursday, March 12. We apologize […]

To ensure the safety of its community, Indiana University has released the following update on the coronavirus (COVID-19): 1. Following spring break, students on all IU campuses will be taught remotely (not in-person) for 2 weeks. 2. Effective immediately and until April 6, department leaders should determine if staff/faculty are able to work from home. […]

Two informational programs planned to help veterans and their families have been canceled. Programs set for Tuesday, March 10 at Richmond Senior Center and on April 14 at Golay Community Center in Cambridge City will not take place. They were being planned by the Veterans Stakeholders Committee, a volunteer group affiliated with the U.S. Department […]

Richmond Community Orchestra encourages area residents to remember to move their clocks ahead an hour Sunday so they can attend a free concert on time. The orchestra will play “Memory” by Andrew Lloyd Webber plus Sibelius’ “Finlandia,” Tchaikovsky’s “Capriccio Italien,” “Slavonic Dance” by Dvorak, Grieg’s “Homage March,” Beethoven’s “King Stephan Overture,” “Overture and Hornpipe” from […]