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County council looks for budget help
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (846+ words) With millions of dollars to allocate, hundreds of accounts to track, strict state reporting requirements and 2027 budget time quickly approaching, Wayne County Council needs more help administering the county's budgeting process. Originally, council was looking to contract for assistance properly…...
New batteries help power Richmond
4+ hour, 42+ min ago (568+ words) Richmond has served as a city of firsts during its relationship with the Indiana Municipal Power Agency. Richmond Power and Light helped found IMPA, served as a solar park pilot site and hosted the first solar panels that tracked the…...
Teacher of the Year brightens students" day
22+ hour, 42+ min ago (283+ words) In remembering the positive impact that adults had during a difficult time in his life, Centerville-Abington Community Schools" latest Teacher of the Year serves as a mentor in classrooms, athletics and community organizations. Mike Day, a 1989 Centerville Senior High School…...
Henley factory: History and idealism live here
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (884+ words) Henry Freeman likes history, old knives and the old wooden buildings in Wayne County. Nearly a decade ago he put the three together and started making knives the old way, using some of that old wood for the handles. He…...
School pursues less screen time, more face time
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (437+ words) Western Wayne Schools is receiving positive community feedback for eliminating daily screen time for kindergarten and first graders. On June 1, WWS officials announced an intentional technology shift away from a 1-to-1 student-to-device ratio for the 2026-2027 school year. The statement noted…...
Warming center has new permanent location
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (324+ words) After offering several nights of shelter last winter in rotation with another church, one Richmond congregation will fully serve as the community's sole emergency warming center throughout the season. New Deliverance Temple Ministries International at 1403 S. Ninth St. in Richmond will…...
Deadline nears for school board candidates filings
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (366+ words) Those interested in overseeing their community's school district have about one week left to file for November's election. Candidates must submit paperwork by noon Thursday, June 18, at Wayne County's voter registration office in the courthouse, 301 E. Main St. , Richmond. Candidates must…...
Community orchestra performance highlights American composers
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (229+ words) Richmond Community Orchestra is spotlighting American composers" jazz, patriotic and folk tunes during its annual outdoor concert. The orchestra will perform in a relaxed atmosphere at 7 p. m. Monday, June 8, in Glen Miller Park, 2200 E. Main St. , Richmond, at the Roosevelt Hill band…...
KISS music kicks off concerts
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (417+ words) It's time to "Rock and Roll All Nite" " or at least until 9 p. m. A KISS tribute band that a former KISS member endorsed opens Cambridge City's summer concert series on Saturday, June 13. The concert begins at 6 p. m. at the new nearly $1 million…...
Unsung heroes power personal art show
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (317+ words) Students in Hagerstown Jr. /Sr. High art classes honored their unsung heroes with original artwork in a show the Historic Hagerstown Museum hosted Sunday, May 17." To conclude the project, Overfield brought it closer to home." "Each student identified a member…...