People rallied Saturday, Oct. 18, in Richmond for a “No Kings” event, joining the national effort to support limits on presidential power. The event featured a program at Jack Elstro Plaza, where Bob Hunter, Tre Ronne and Jo Swanger spoke. Joshua Smith captured these photos of the event for Western Wayne News.
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Earlham hopes big cuts foster long-term survival
Hoping to continue its acclaimed liberal arts education offerings well into the future, Earlham College in Richmond is pursuing big cuts in staffing, educational programs and campus operations. In recent communications to its campus community, Earlham’s leadership said expenses have far exceeded revenue for too long. Following its board of trustees’ mandate to balance its […]
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Students solve state, school problems
Concerned about murder sentences, foreign farm ownership and medicine costs, student lawmakers approved 10 bills during the 52nd annual Eastern Indiana Model Legislature. A few of the simulated bills affect schools directly, such as requiring they provide lunches and feminine hygiene products. Sessions took place in Hagerstown and Indiana General Assembly’s chambers in Indianapolis. Richmond […]
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Stylist marks diamond anniversary of her business
October 2 was just going to be another Thursday of styling flowers and styling hair for Silvia Bowman-Hamilton, and she might have let her 60th anniversary of entrepreneurship go unnoticed. However, her employees, longtime customers, friends and the Cambridge City Area Chamber of Commerce were not going to let that happen. Although Silvia’s Magic Mirror […]
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Tiger boys, Knight girls win TEC titles
Centerville hosted the Tri-Eastern Conference cross country meet on Saturday, Oct 11. All of the TEC schools sent runners for the girls race, but only four ran with complete teams. All TEC schools sent runners for the boys race except Knightstown, but only five had complete teams. To compete as a team, each team must […]
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Knights repeat as TEC champs
The Northeastern football team traveled to Knightstown on Friday, Oct. 10, with a chance to clinch at least a tie for the Tri-Eastern Conference championship. Knightstown’s Panthers entered the game with only one league loss and a chance to force a tie at the top of the standings with a win, but the Knights were […]
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Low-cost care, high community need
It was all hands on deck as Joyce Luckett, clinic manager and co-founder of Animal Care Alliance, was suddenly called into the surgery room to monitor Blondie the cat. As the waiting room crowd grew, veterinarian Dr. Stacy Kostiuk and her team needed to move on to care for yet another animal, so Luckett jumped […]
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PHOTOS: Fair features creative community
Crowds braved the unseasonably warm weather to explore crafts, information from organizations, tasty treats and other creative offerings at the 2025 4th Street Fair. The festival showcased musical performances, a Kid Zone for children’s entertainment, tree carving demonstrations and more. Chris Hardie captured these photos of the event for Western Wayne News.
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TEC will survive, but might change
Some schools in the Tri-Eastern Conference are discussing making changes, but so far, it’s just a discussion. I have been following TEC sports for decades, and a version of the same discussion has been happening the entire time. The conference has seen many highs and lows. I have watched TEC teams compete in semistate games, […]
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Richmond sets new goals, paths to pursue
Richmond officials have drafted an updated comprehensive plan document that they say could shape community decision-making and help prioritize spending for years to come. Jennifer Barclay, the assistant project manager for HWC Engineering, presented an overview of the document during the Richmond Advisory Plan Commission’s Sept. 24 meeting. The city last created a comprehensive plan […]