A week before the deadline, a total of nine candidates have filed to fill several vacancies on each of Wayne County’s public school boards. The deadline to submit filing paperwork is noon Thursday, June 20, at the Wayne County voter registration office in the Richmond courthouse. The open seats are: Some new faces will be […]
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School board candidates must file by June 20
Those interested in local schools only have a few weeks to decide if they want to serve on their boards in 2025. School board races have a different filing deadline for the Nov. 5 election than other public offices. Filing for school board opportunities began Tuesday, May 21, at voter registration offices inside county courthouses. […]
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Clerk: Voting ‘as smooth as a cool mountain breeze’
Everything about local voting on May 7 “went as smooth as a cool mountain breeze,” according to Wayne County Clerk Debbie Berry. She noted low but steady turnout most of the day, and that appeared to be the case at the vote center in Cambridge City’s Golay Community Center. Around 11 a.m., a few voters […]
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2024 primary election results
Wayne County’s Republican voters nominated candidates for judge, commissioner, clerk of courts, treasurer and coroner, along with various state and federal offices, in the 2024 primary election held today. Ronald J. “Ron” Moore won the primary race for Superior Court 1 judge with 3,000 votes, or 48%, defeating J. Clayton Miller (1,858 votes) and Austin […]
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Congress candidates invited for April 18 IN Focus forum
Whitewater Community Television is concluding its IN Focus series of candidate interviews. Republican candidates for U.S. Representative (District 6) were invited for the 6 p.m. April 18 program. WCTV is partnering with Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce and Western Wayne News to increase familiarity with candidates in contested primary election races. Previous programs featured […]
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Register through April 8 to vote in primary
Hoosier voters can’t just walk in and sign up to vote the same day they want to cast a ballot. Voter registration ends Monday, April 8, for the May 7 primary. Those interested in registering can visit the voter registration office inside Wayne County Courthouse, 301 E. Main St., Richmond, or see indianavoters.com. Voters also can […]
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IN Focus candidate forums beginning
Voters can hear from candidates facing opponents in May’s primary election during the IN Focus candidate forum broadcasts. Whitewater Community Television is partnering with Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce and Western Wayne News to increase familiarity with Wayne County’s candidates. All programs air at 6 p.m. Thursdays. Candidates for clerk and treasurer are being […]
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Election board removes candidate from ballot
Wayne County’s Election Board unanimously agreed with county Republican Party Chair Gary Saunders that one candidate is ineligible for the May primary because she’s only voted in one previous primary.
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Election board will hear challenge
Wayne County Election Board soon will conduct a hearing about a candidate’s eligibility for the May primary ballot. The hearing regarding Tracey Jellison’s bid to represent District 2 as a Wayne County commissioner will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26. It takes place in the county annex’s commissioners/council chambers, 401 E. Main St., Richmond, […]
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Wayne County ballots finalized for May primary elections
Wayne County voters now have additional choices on their May ballots because additional candidates jumped into county, state and national races during the last week they could file. Two more candidates are running for Wayne County’s District 2 commissioner to replace Mary Anne Butters, who decided not to seek reelection. Tracey Jellison and Jeff Wheeler […]