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Blue Regiment, 500 princess parade in Indy

Alex Palou won the 109th Indianapolis 500 today, and was the first Spanish driver to do so. But from Wayne County’s perspective, musicians and color guard students from our area were the stars of the weekend’s festivities. Centerville’s Blue Regiment musicians and color guard (above), along with several Wayne County students in the National Band […]

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Photos: Townsend Community Center block party

The Townsend Community Center, Inc. held a block party on Saturday, May 17. Attendees gathered for community, fun and face painting. The center, located on North 10th Street in Richmond, provides recreational, social and wellness programs to enhance the quality of life for individuals and families of all ages.  Chris Hardie took these photos of […]

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Photos: Dinosaur deputy scoots to 2nd victory

Wayne County Sheriff’s Deputy Brad Dwenger defended his Safety Village Grand Prix title May 15 during the second year of Birth to Five’s event at Safety Village of Wayne County. Eight participants wearing inflatable costumes raced scooters around the Safety Village streets. In a battle of dinosaur inflatables, Dwenger beat Megan Lamb in the championship […]

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BPA students win nationals

Wayne County has two more national champions and 14 more top 10 finishes from Business Professionals of America’s competition. Lincoln, Centerville and Richmond students, advisers and parents traveled to BPA’s National Leadership Conference from May 7-11 in Orlando, Florida, with many bringing home medals or plaques. To balance the pressures of competition and conference, and […]

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Eighth graders share D.C. trip highlights

From the original Star-Spangled Banner to Arlington National Cemetery and presidential memorials, several Centerville-Abington Junior High eighth graders say they’ll remember their trip to Washington, D.C., for years to come. Several of the 74 young participants addressed the school board during its May 8 meeting, expressing gratitude and wishes that future students can take that […]

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RCS 8th grader wants to help community

Eighth grader Taytem Rivera sat next to Mayor Ron Oler during the May 5 Richmond Common Council meeting as the city’s honorary Mayor for the Day. She might return one day, occupying Oler’s seat. Or that of A.J. Sickmann, the city’s corporate counsel. “I definitely think it’s going to help shape what I want to […]

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Seniors celebrated for good attendance

Showing up, working hard and listening to his mother all contributed to Shrey Bhakta winning a new car. When it was time for the Richmond High School senior to select his prize number at the Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual senior celebration, Bhakta’s mother, Dipali, suggested that he should base it on his […]

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Hibberd student wins civics bee

Students from Hagerstown, Northeastern and Richmond schools qualified for Indiana’s civics bee after showcasing their knowledge and leadership ideas close to home. Twenty middle school students and two alternates were selected to participate in Wayne County’s contest, which took place April 25 at Indiana University East in Richmond. Taytem Rivera, a student at Richmond Community […]