Wayne County Future Farmers of America members serve breakfast Wednesday, Feb. 25, during the annual Farmers Breakfast at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Richmond. The breakfast also featured a panel discussion, highlighting recent graduates and student moderators. Joshua Smith captured these photos for the Western Wayne News.
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PHOTOS: Lincoln renovation open house
Western Wayne Schools employees, school board members, community leaders and construction representatives are among those cutting the ribbon during a Friday, Feb. 27, open house celebrating Lincoln Middle/High School’s renovation. Students took an active part in the celebration, displaying memorabilia and selling meals, gourmet sweets and merchandise. Lilley Photography captured these photos for the Western […]
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Young professionals share passion for community
Business cards and ideas were exchanged at Rose City Connect’s first young professionals networking event on Feb. 19 at Rare Breed Fitness, 419 N. Eighth St., in Richmond. The meet-and-greet laid the groundwork for entrepreneurs to network with like-minded individuals. Business owners and professionals from various fields shared their services and goals. Whether health care […]
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PHOTOS: Meal sets table for egg hunt
Cambridge City Masonic Lodge No. 5 members prepared and served a Fat Tuesday meal for Mardi Gras Tuesday, Feb. 17, in Cambridge City. Proceeds of the meal will help fund the organization’s annual Easter Egg Hunt. Scheduled for noon on April 4 at Lincoln Middle/High School’s football field, the hunt will feature thousands of stuffed […]
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Buttigieg: Get offline, get involved and get hopeful
Washington, D.C., should be influenced by less-partisan local government, rather than the other way around, Pete Buttigieg told those attending his talk in Richmond last week. Buttigieg, a former two-term South Bend mayor who served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation between 2021-2025, drew an estimated crowd of 1,600 on Feb. 18 for the Earlham College […]
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Students help plan ‘glow-up’ celebration
Lincoln Middle/High School students are leading their school’s renovation celebration. Interim Principal Melissa Zimmerman told Western Wayne Schools’ board at its Wednesday, Feb. 11, meeting that students are helping with many aspects of the event, including creating marketing flyers and videos. She said students are excited about what they’d call a “glow-up” of their school […]
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FFA members advance to state; activity week set
Hagerstown’s FFA members were spotlighted at the Nettle Creek School Board meeting on Feb. 11. Accompanied by agriculture/animal science high school teacher Christy Herr, members shared current projects and upcoming events. Seniors Leyton Berger, FFA president, and Dawson Bell announced FFA Week for Feb. 22-27. Weekly events include a game night, bowling, the annual farmer’s […]
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PHOTOS: Gizmo puts on Fun and Science Show
The Fun and Science Show was held on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Civic Hall Performing Arts Center in Richmond. Professor Gizmo performed experiments with the help of the audience and taught students about concepts like helium gas. Joshua Smith captured these photos for the Western Wayne News.
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Cheer squads score team-bests at nationals
Three hip-hoorays for the cheerleading squads that competed at the National High School Cheerleading Championship last month. Centerville and Hagerstown’s high school competition squads, and the North Stars recreational cheer team, all won bids to the multiday event at Disney World in Orlando. CHS scores magical top-10 finish Centerville’s squad of 20 returned to the […]
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NAACP’s event focuses on freedom of speech
Richmond’s local NAACP branch held its fourth Community Voices Town Hall at Earlham College’s Co-Lab on Feb. 3. The topic was freedom of speech, with Free Press Indiana’s Lisa Renze and Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression’s Brennen VanderVeen as facilitators. Kelley Cruse-Nicholson returned to serve as the event moderator. Fifty-five people participated in lively […]