For 26 years, Gary Schuette has owned and operated Nettle Creek Ace Hardware, an anchor of Hagerstown’s shopping center area along East Main Street. Floodwaters ruined that storied business within hours Aug. 12, leaving its future in limbo. In addition to the hardware store, water affected the nearby hair salon, food mart, thrift store, car […]
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PHOTOS: Potterypalooza celebrates ceramics
Attendees celebrated ceramics and pottery at Potterypalooza on Saturday, Sept. 12. The Richmond Art Museum hosted the event, where regional ceramic artists sold items like plates, bowls, mugs, sculptures and other art pieces. The celebration of arts also featured live music, food and a Kids Clay Zone for children. Joshua Smith captured these photos for […]
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Wednesday Addams surprises parents
A new generation is getting acquainted with the creepy and kooky Addams family through Stage One Youth Theatre’s latest production. “The Addams Family Musical” Young@Part Edition, which opens Friday, Sept. 18, features an original story with a dilemma described as every dad’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen […]
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Tales of hope, recovery shared
Attendees shed tears of joy and pain Monday, Aug. 31, during this year’s International Overdose Awareness Day event. For 25 years, the global observance has raised awareness about overdose prevention and recovery while supporting families directly impacted. Held at First United Methodist Church, 318 W. National Road, Richmond, the ceremony was organized by Reid Health […]
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PHOTOS: Saturday night barn fever
Dancers got out their boots, hats and jeans for a good time at Harold Simpson’s barn in Richmond on Sept. 5. The Hoosier Corners Square Dance Club hosts a barn dance every Labor Day weekend. Joshua Smith captured these photos for the Western Wayne News.
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Water restoration cost reaches $245K
Flood response costs are adding up for Cambridge City’s utilities. At a special Thursday, Sept. 3 meeting, council agreed to pay $245,675 for emergency water service restoration. Those repairs and equipment are just the beginning of expected expenses involved in fixing the town’s water system for the longer term. Of that amount, work already performed […]
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PHOTOS: Bard work on Elstro lawn
Cincinnati Shakespeare performed William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” on Thursday, Aug. 27, on the lawn at Jack Elstro Plaza in Richmond. Richmond Shakespeare Festival sponsored the performance. Joshua Smith captured these photos for the Western Wayne News.
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‘Beautiful gesture’
From the mouths of babes come words of comfort and friendship. One Wayne County elementary sent cheerful messages to a neighboring school after recent flooding. Students from preschool through sixth grade at Hagerstown Elementary School wrote notes to their peers at Western Wayne Elementary School in Cambridge City to let them know they were in […]
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Richmond artists awarded at Hoosier Salon
Two Richmond artists, India Cruse-Griffin and Gabriela Falconi, earned awards at this year’s Hoosier Art Salon Artist Exhibit. The 102nd art show crowned Cruse-Griffin as “Best of Show,” while Falconi earned a “First-Time Exhibitor” award at a ceremony on Aug. 19 in Indianapolis. Cruse-Griffin, who debuted in the exhibit last year, could not describe her […]
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First responder recalls fateful day after flood
Nine days after record rain swallowed Western Wayne County, Milton’s Nicole Robinson still had water flowing through her basement. Her home’s sump pump quit working sometime on Aug. 12, letting in 4 ½ feet of water. It took days and two sump pumps to remove most of it. And even with a new one installed, […]