Mike Emery is a Crime and Justice Reporter at the Palladium-Item in Richmond, Ind. He focuses on various themes including crime, social issues, and regional interests, while also touching on topics such as architecture, planning, and real estate. Mike has been featured in notable outlets including Yahoo News and WISH-TV, among others.
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By: Mike Emery
Even as the former Elder-Beerman building is torn down, developers have requested zoning exceptions from the city of Richmond for the apartments that will replace the former department store. Two petitions for developer Flaherty & Collins Properties and architect American Structurepoint are on the agenda for the Richmond Board of Zoning Appeals’ Dec. 18 meeting. […]
By: Mike Emery
Wayne County’s commissioners plan to donate unspent American Rescue Plan Act money earmarked for animal welfare to the HELP the Animals shelter. A memorandum of understanding is being prepared for consideration during the commissioners’ Dec. 11 meeting. They will not meet Dec. 4 because of a conference. The county provided $50,000 in ARPA money to […]
When the clock strikes midnight and we celebrate the beginning of 2025, more will end than just 2024. The opportunity to allocate American Rescue Plan Act dollars also will stop. The money must be spent or committed through contract, interlocal agreement or memorandum of understanding before 2025 begins; otherwise, it must be returned to the […]
When Mary Anne Butters sat on the floor reading to kindergartners in 2011, she noticed their shoes were in terrible shape — no laces or too small. A little research told her that Wayne County’s rate of children living in poverty ranked among Indiana’s worst. And the county ranked with Fayette County among Indiana’s worst […]
Richmond Power & Light projects a net income of nearly $700,000 during 2025. The RP&L board, which is composed of Richmond Common Council members, approved RP&L’s 2025 budget during the board’s Dec. 2 meeting. The board met Nov. 12 for a detailed budget presentation. The budget expects total income of $95,168,883 with total expenses of […]
Chester Heights Apartments turned away 31 qualified tenants during November, owner Jake Powers told Richmond Common Council members Dec. 2, because there simply were no units available to rent. Despite adding 96 units just a few years ago, the complex along Chester Boulevard needs more units to meet demand. Powers of Powers Property Investment LLC […]
By: Mike Emery
| Richmond Palladium-Item HAGERSTOWN, Ind. — A 2020 murder has made its way to the Investigation Discovery channel as an episode on "Fear Thy Neighbor."
By: Mike Emery, Evan Weaver
HAGERSTOWN, Ind. — A 2020 murder has made its way to the Investigation Discovery channel as an episode on "Fear Thy Neighbor."
A planned eight- or nine-lot subdivision along Webster Road and U.S. 27 took an initial step toward development Dec. 12 by receiving a variance of use from Wayne County’s Board of Zoning Appeals. Webster Heights would use about 20 acres from two parcels that are bordered on the north by the Cummings Brothers subdivision. The […]
Reid Health EMS lost nearly $1 million providing emergency medical service during 2023 in Wayne County. Jacob Cox, the director of Reid’s EMS program, and Matthew Cain, director of Wayne County Emergency Management Agency, provided an update about EMS services during the Dec. 11 meeting of Wayne County’s commissioners. Cox said Reid billed patients and […]
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