Mike Emery

A mural honoring inventor Ralph Teetor won a Fort Wayne artist top prize in the Wayne County Murals Program’s competition, according to a news release. Chris Catalogna won $10,000 for the mural on The Boot Box, 60 W. Main St., Hagerstown. Judges liked how the mural fit the long building and said “the depiction of […]

“When you see a problem, solve it.” That’s the advice Gov. Eric Holcomb gave local leaders Oct. 3 to conclude a fireside chat outside Reid Health’s Lingle Hall. The state, Holcomb said, relies on innovative people in all 92 counties, people who own businesses and are connected to their communities to grow, to improve and […]

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A Williamsburg couple received a special exception to operate a hog confined feeding operation at a 48-acre North Centerville Road farm. Jonas S. and Mamie F. Fisher plan to construct a 34,500-square-foot building to house 4,200 hogs in two groups each year. The young hogs would be moved from the site when they reach a […]

Wayne County’s historic courthouse had its exterior repaired and restored in a project that took more than a year. With that project completed, the sloped, brick plaza outside the courthouse’s east entrance, which is not Americans with Disabilities Act compliant, will receive attention. Plans include replacing the bricks with stairs and installing an ADA-compliant ramp […]

A month after deciding a historic Queen Anne-style house along East Main Street should be saved, Richmond’s Historic Preservation Commission had a short discussion about the house Oct. 15. The house at 1828 E. Main St., on the northwest corner of 19th and East Main streets, has been saved twice. Commission members have met with […]

Clyde Moberly Road was named Nov. 27, 1978, by Wayne County Commissioners Elmer Toschlog and Jerry Dils. What once was a private lane accessing a single farm from Webster Road served multiple homes by then. Wayne County has maintained Clyde Moberly and cleared snow from the roadway, the U.S. Postal Service has delivered mail to […]

Barry Ritter of Ritter Strategic Services and a Wayne County Council member presented Wayne County’s commissioners four contracts related to the county’s ongoing emergency communications project that totaled $2,626,006.90 during the commissioners’ Oct. 30 meeting. The project, which is estimated to cost $3.1 million, will convert the county’s volunteer fire department communications to an 800 […]

Parade goers waved flags and paid tribute to the service of military veterans during the Veterans Day parade in Richmond on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. View photos captured by Joshua Smith in our gallery below. A version of this article appeared in the November 13 2024 print edition of the Western Wayne News.

Richmond Power & Light is in line to receive assistance serving customers during peak demand times. The Indiana Municipal Power Agency’s board of commissioners voted at its Oct. 25 meeting to allocate funds for a battery energy storage system at the Richmond 6 solar park. Tony Foster, the general manager of RP&L, informed his board, […]