Mike Emery

A credit union will soon occupy space in the downtown Richmond building that formerly housed a Chase bank branch. Dan Sutton, the president and CEO of Kemba Credit Union, told Richmond Common Council on May 18 that the credit union had signed a multi-year lease for space in the 630 E. Main St. building. Earlier […]

When families visit Glen Miller Park to enjoy sunny, warm days, children play on decades-old playground equipment and in a splash pad with broken components. Improvements won’t become immediately evident — not until spring 2027 — but work on that and other urgent parks projects progresses feverishly. Richmond borrowed about $4.785 million against future food […]

Brent Haworth considers it a safety problem when he crosses Backmeyer Road to retrieve his mail. Drivers zoom along the narrow, hilly road at excessive speed, he said, and Haworth certainly doesn’t want more traffic on the heavily traveled road because of a proposed 78-unit condominium development. During the May 27 Richmond Advisory Plan Commission […]

Wayne County’s commissioners are considering two companies for the county’s employee health insurance program beginning July 1. Cathy Dunn of Dunn & Associates Benefit Administrators in Columbus presented quotes during the commissioners’ May 27 meeting. The field was narrowed to One80, which is the current provider, and IOA Re. The county is currently paying One80 […]

Penny Ullery’s eyesight problems prevent her from driving, so she uses Rose View Transit buses as her main transportation source. “I really enjoy riding the buses, actually,” she said. “When you can’t drive, it gives you some independence.” The transit system provides tens of thousands of needed rides annually while remaining mostly unchanged since the […]

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 sun throughout the day. And now, IMPA chose Richmond as its first battery energy storage […]

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 recording and reporting budget requests and changes, but it has since pivoted, something council […]

The Wayne County Health Department will move back home soon. Early in 2020, the department left 203 E. Main St. when the public health department separated from the health clinic that became Well Care. The county ended its lease with Well Care on May 31, and the clinic has moved to a new building on […]

Wayne County will pay 7% more in casualty and liability insurance premiums after commissioners voted June 17 to renew the county’s policy with Travelers. The overall quote is $941,477 for the July 1 renewal. The county paid about $879,000 in premiums for the current policy year. Commissioners chose to raise the liability deductible to $25,000 […]

A Depot District intersection and the city’s downtown parking garage will receive more than a million dollars’ worth of improvements paid by tax increment financing revenue. The Richmond Redevelopment Commission approved 5-0 funding for both projects during its June 16 meeting. It committed $791,400 from its Johns Manville TIF allocation area to the intersection and […]