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Student artists shine in RAM exhibition

Artists from six Wayne County high schools submitted over 100 pieces in 10 categories for the Richmond Art Museum’s All Wayne County High School Art Exhibition. The exhibition’s overall winners were Eva Hawk, Gaige Dunkin-Natusch and Luz Soto Serrano, each receiving a prize of $250, $150 and $100, respectively. Centerville senior Hawk earned first place […]

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Healthy living on the greenway

Jason Owens remembers trains rattling between Richmond and Muncie. He watched them while his parents drove along Route 35. “Good childhood memories,” he says. Today he can see that rail line from his house in Economy, but the trains are gone and the rails have been pulled up. That’s a good thing, he says, because […]

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‘Into the Woods’ goes onto the stage

Adults and teens can see classic storybook characters come together with some disastrous results in “Into the Woods.” Richmond Civic Theatre offers the musical, which is rated PG-13, on weekends from April 30 through May 10. Shows are performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Discounted tickets are available on Thursdays. On Thursday, […]

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PHOTOS: In touch with the natural world

The Earth Day celebration held on Saturday, April 25, at Earlham College in Richmond featured an animal show, rock painting, and other nature-related activities. Attendees had the opportunity to hold frogs, check out plants, and learn skunk and other animal facts. Tree saplings were also available at the event. Joshua Smith captured these photos for […]

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Oblivion sparks a scene

The week of April 6, Oblivion Cinema and Arts marked its first anniversary with various events. From a local artist’s concert to a short-film screening, the creative space highlighted the richly diverse community it’s formed. Nestled at 414 N. 10th Street in Richmond, Oblivion serves as many things. During the day, it’s a third-space area, […]

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PHOTOS: Student dreams take flight

Cassandra Addington, an emergency department nurse practitioner and flight nurse with Reid Health, talks with Northeastern Wayne Schools students after they watched a care flight helicopter land at the high school April 15. “I love being able to save lives with the skills and training I have,” she said. The spectacle was a part of […]

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RCS board: Cut costs, not arts teachers

After two Richmond Community Schools board members choked up while describing how school music programs impacted their lives, the board charged administrators to explore spending cuts that leave those programs in place. Students, parents, alumni and residents concerned about potential reductions to RCS’ music, visual art and physical education teaching staff filled RCS’ meeting room […]

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County builds housing momentum

Partners are aligning and barriers are being removed to improve housing and quality of life to draw more business to Wayne County. That was the theme shared by panelists and speakers at the Economic Development Corp. of Wayne County’s annual luncheon April 8. Valerie Shaffer, EDC’s president, said momentum in bringing together community expertise and […]