Wayne County election officials called off Tuesday’s vote count at 3 a.m. Wednesday. They will return when the courthouse opens at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday to continue counting. All of the results will be released at once. Continue to follow the Western Wayne News online for updates and results.
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Attorney describes process of requesting printouts at vote centers
Richmond attorney Amy Noe Dudas spoke during WCTV’s election results show about her role in helping Wayne County Democratic Party on Tuesday as its legal counsel and why a change in the tabulation process means local election results are being released later than usual on Election Night. Dudas said the party discovered a discrepancy last […]
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Updated: Wayne County election results coming later because of tabulation process change
Wayne County election results are expected to be delayed tonight because of a change in the tabulation process. Wayne County Clerk Debra Berry said the process since vote centers were introduced in Wayne County has been that when the vote centers close for Election Day, the inspector and judge have brought the equipment to the […]
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UPDATED: Polling site will NOT be open an extra 30 minutes after early morning glitch
Wayne County Election Board has voted to extend one Wayne County vote center for 30 minutes on Tuesday night, but that did not get approved by a judge. Election officials had a problem getting voting machines to work when the vote center opened at 6 a.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 1108 N. H St. […]
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Where to vote today in Wayne County
These are the polls open from 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. today in Wayne County, Indiana. You must be standing in line at 6 p.m. at a polling place to be allowed to vote after the polls close. Please visit our Western Wayne News Facebook page and be our “boots on the ground” throughout today […]
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Use a table, not a bowl: Commissioners urge safety precautions for Halloween
With Wayne County’s COVID-19 numbers still rising, area residents are encouraged to handle Halloween with a great deal of care and a lot of handwashing or sanitizing. The Wayne County Commissioners on Wednesday announced that those involved in the county’s COVID-19 task force had discussed cancelling trick or treat throughout the county as a measure […]
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Election update: About 15,000 already have voted in Wayne County
As of Wednesday, about 15,000 registered voters in Wayne County had cast an absentee or in-person absentee ballot. In-person absentee voting, also known as early voting, continues at four vote centers plus the courthouse on Thursday and Friday, and at the Kuhlman Center and courthouse on Saturday. Ballots also may be cast 8:30 a.m. to […]
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Wayne County surpasses 1,500 COVID positive tests; 36 deaths recorded
Wayne County’s positive COVID cases have now surpassed 1,700, as of Sunday, Nov. 1, and the county counts 36 deaths related to the virus. The county’s number of lab-confirmed positives have been increasing by the dozens in daily data released from Indiana State Department of Health. Three of the recent local deaths related to COVID-19 […]
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Wayne County issues new directives to schools while COVID cases rising
At its Thursday, Oct. 22 meeting, Wayne County Health Board issued a new list of directives to schools, many of which are related to sporting events, because of moderate to high community spread of the COVID-19 virus. Restrictions including limiting the number of students to those athletes who will compete; eliminating cheerleading, bands or other […]
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Wayne County Clerk Candidates
Western Wayne News is contacting local candidates seeking election this fall in contested races to request they answer a questionnaire (all candidates for the same office receive the same questions). They were asked the following questions: 1. What do you see as the main responsibilities for this office? 2. What experience makes you the best […]