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News Release (Historic Depot District) The Richmond, Indiana Historic Depot District presents the 2016 Oktoberfest September 24, 2016. You don’t want to miss this! Oktoberfest is a full day of family fun, live music, and unique local street vendors. Get out your lederhosen and join us at the 4th Floor Blues Club Outdoor Stage and […]

Press Release: From Townsend Community Center The Townsend Community Center was established on the north side of Richmond in 1921 as community engagement center, a place for the neighborhood to receive educational services, recreation and a place to gather.  Over time the community center has evolved to meet the changing needs of the community and […]

  Local veterans and those who wish to visit the traveling wall, The Wall That Heals, will have the opportunity this week from September 22 to September 25, 2016 in the Veteran’s Memorial Park located in Richmond IN. Traveling all over the country year round, the Wall That Heals is a a half scale replica of the […]

Press Release:  Carolyn Lafever, Historic Centerville, Inc. Indiana Bicentennial Torch Event Mansion House Hosts A Free Torch Relay Event, Sept. 25,1-4. Indiana’s Bicentennial Torch Relay through Wayne County will be celebrated on Sunday, Sept. 25, at the 1840 Mansion House and 1812 Log Courthouse, 214 E. Main, Centerville. IN. Costumed Guides  The event will be  […]

Yesterday afternoon I had the privilege of sitting with  Fonda Wilds and Sandy Cox who were nearing 72 hours of overseeing the record setting event for Starr Gennett. Nestled in the open expanse of space in Mitrione’s Market in the Depot District, the Starr Piano was elevated on a stage in front of the large […]

Do you know the difference between a American Black & Tan Coonhound and an English?  Have you ever seen a Redbone Coonhound or how about a Tree Walker?  If not you may want to head out to the fairgrounds this weekend to take a gander at all the different varieties of Coonhounds because– Autumn Oaks […]

Flying Circus: Hagerstown IN Tuesday was a great day for flying into one of the oldest grass air strips in the US, according to reports from organizers in Hagerstown IN, during the Flying Circus. “It was a pretty special day in Hagerstown, with a turnout of about 4000 people (pretty good for a town of […]

Here is the list for today: Nov. 11 for Veterans Day 2015 Bob Evans Breakfast is on the house all day long for veterans and active military personnel. Select from five breakfast options including: Brioche French toast, buttermilk or multigrain pancakes, country biscuit breakfast, mini sampler and the Sunrise – two eggs, bread and choice side. […]

This Sunday, August 16, 2015 is the 5th annual Whitewater Valley Marine Corps League Auxiliary dinner and ride fundraiser. Registration for the ride begins at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. Riders will take off from the Marine Corps League, 220 South 9th Street in Richmond, at noon. The expected return to the league is 5:00 p.m., […]

Press release, GWC Competitive horseshoe pitchers from all over Indiana and Ohio will converge on the Richmond Clear Creek courts, Saturday, August 8, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Class A competition starts at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, and will include players from Plainfield, Kennard, Williamsburg, New Castle, Fountain City, Muncie, Hope, and Arcanum Ohio. Pitchers include […]

The Wayne County Emergency Management Agency has just updated the list of warming stations, due to the frigid weather for the next few days.  The following is a message and list of the Wayne County stations: Advisory: Warming Stations Available On-Call for Expected Stretch of Frigid Winter Weather With the onset of continued cold temperatures […]

Press release: Boys & Girls Clubs

If you find yourself without heat during the upcoming storms (including a potential snow storm for this evening) the following is information on where to go: (please share this information) Message from Wayne County Emergency Management Agency Advisory: Warming Stations Available On-Call for Expected Winter Weather With the first significant winter storm of 2015 expected […]

News Release FOUNTAIN CITY – Contractors for the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) plan to begin full-depth pavement repairs and resurfacing on U.S. 27 next week. The project will require closing U.S. 27 to through traffic between the town’s incorporated limits for up to five days at a time beginning Monday, Sept. 22. Weather permitting, […]

Foundation announces Lilly Endowment Community Scholars The Wayne County Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of two area high school seniors who will receive the prestigious Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. Leah Basford and Kaitlin Kramer were chosen from a pool of 44 applicants from throughout Wayne County.  Each recipient will receive a four-year, full […]