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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 […]

For the sixth year in a row, Indiana University East is headed to the NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship, presented by Athletic Care. IU East (23-10) is the No. 5 seed in “Duer Bracket,” one of four eight-team brackets that make up the 32-team field that will compete for the national championship at […]

A nearly two-hour standoff was resolved on Richmond’s south side Thursday evening (March 5) that began after the discovery of a person who had been shot in the leg. At 4:04 p.m., second-shift Richmond Police Department patrol officers and Richmond Fire Department medics were dispatched to an unknown call in the 800 block of South […]

The Veterans Stakeholders Committee, a volunteer group affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Richmond, is planning an informational booth at the Richmond Senior Center, 1600 S. Second St. in Richmond, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 10. Officials from the VA will be available to answer questions about VA […]

RICHMOND, Ind. – Fans in a packed Lingle Court witnessed a Top 25 battle that saw No. 23 Indiana University East Red Wolves square off against No. 22 IU Kokomo for a spot in the NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship. The bleachers divided between fans of the two squads as the host Red […]

MEN RICHMOND, Ind. – The Indiana University East men’s basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the River States Conference Championship with a victory against Midway University on Feb. 26. Bishop Smith scored a game-high 29 points to pass Tyler Fangman (2011-15) to become IU East’s all-time leading scorer with 1,918 points in his career. […]