At their April 9 meeting, Centerville council members heard several updates ..read more

Five longtime community leaders are being recognized for their philanthropic service.  Wayne County Foundation normally names one winner each year for the Charles A. Rodefeld Award for Leadership in Philanthropy and Community, and the Ruth J. Wickemeyer Award for Nonprofit Excellence.  However, to celebrate the foundation’s 45th anniversary, more honorees were chosen. The winners were ..read more

Milton town council met Tuesday, April 9, with all members and several guests present. Town clerk Amy Smith shared several accomplishments to mark her first 100 days in office: Water update Other news ..read more

Wayne and surrounding counties aim to increase personal income, housing options, educational attainment and new businesses with a new infusion of $35 million.  The East Central Indiana region, which encompasses Wayne, Henry, Fayette, Randolph, Blackford, Delaware, Grant and Jay counties, successfully applied for funds through the second round of Indiana’s Regional Economic Acceleration and Development ..read more

Phantoscope High School Film Festival is marking its 17th year — which is approximately the age of its young filmmakers.  Richmond Art Museum is again organizing the free public festival Friday, April 19, which is free for the public.   A professional Hoosier filmmaker opens the program at 6 p.m. to share insights about his career.  Then ..read more

The public is invited to cheer on Wayne County’s students competing in the first local 2024 National Civics Bee — and even wear red, white and blue if desired.  Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce has coordinated the bee. It begins at 6 p.m. Friday, April 19, at Indiana University East’s Vivian Auditorium in Whitewater ..read more

Cheers erupted from the audience after Richmond’s Common Council voted Monday night 6-3 against a proposed rezoning that was needed for a planned housing development to move forward. For close to three hours, attendees and council members spoke passionately about the issues raised by the Smith Hill Planned Unit Development. Those in favor of the ..read more

Worries about possibly losing the Lincoln Middle/High School football program and the hiring of a new coach has people “coming out of the woodwork” to help. A crowd jammed the LMHS cafeteria on April 10 for a Meet the Coaches meeting. At the same time, the Western Wayne Schools board met and formally approved Jeremy ..read more

An Indiana native and Indiana University graduate whose child recently attended Earlham College has been chosen as its next leader. As of Aug. 1, Paul Sniegowski, a distinguished biologist and the Stephen A. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at University of Pennsylvania, will become president of Earlham College and Earlham ..read more

Centerville and Hagerstown are joining other Wayne County communities in seeking Indiana’s Stellar Pathways funds.  Neither participated in the county’s Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program.  Forward Wayne County’s Acacia St. John and county Commissioner Jeff Plasterer shared Stellar’s potential benefits during Centerville’s April 9 council meeting. St. John then also appeared before commissioners April 10, requesting ..read more