Western Wayne News

07/24/2025

Wayne County Council members reluctantly voted July 16 to consider requiring residents pay a new annual fee when registering their vehicles.

State lawmakers are essentially blackmailing local lawmakers in to imposing new taxes on residents who drive. That’s according to Wayne County Council members who reluctantly voted July 16 to consider requiring residents pay a new annual fee when registering their vehicles. The local option highwa...

07/23/2025

Richmond Civic Theatre has received $35,000 to improve its aging technical equipment that has threatened the reliability of its performances and limited its creative capabilities. https://westernwaynenews.com/richmond-civic-theatre-receives-35k-grant/

07/23/2025

School boards, town councils and other public entities are meeting throughout this week. View the attached calendar to find a meeting open to the public. https://westernwaynenews.com/public-meetings-for-july-23-31/

07/23/2025

From evening swims to back to school events, there's a ton to do in Wayne County the rest of July.

July 23-26 July 23-24 Wednesday, July 23 Thursday, July 24 Friday, July 25 July 25-26 Saturday, July 26 July 26-Aug. 3 July 26-Aug. 2 Sunday, July 27 Monday, July 28 Tuesday, July 29 Wednesday, July 30 Thursday, July 31 Friday, Aug. 1 Aug. 1-2 Saturday, Aug. 2 Sunday, Aug. 3 Aug. 4-9 Aug. 4-5 Tuesda...

07/23/2025

Families needing school supplies have a few special events and organizations they can contact for assistance.

Families needing school supplies have a few special events and organizations they can contact for assistance. Community donations are encouraged as well. Cambridge City A supply distribution is planned at the Back to School Bash from noon-2 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at Cambridge City Christian Church,...

07/22/2025

Lots of concrete is being poured at Cambridge City's new performance venue in Creitz Park.

Lots of concrete is being poured at Cambridge City’s new performance venue in Creitz Park.  The town council received a construction update during its July 14 meeting before approving a payment of $101,279.80 to Pridemark Construction. Those funds come from an Indiana Office of Community and Rura...

07/22/2025

Little League baseball update: Hagerstown fell to Brownsburg in the state championship game earlier today. Brownsburg will go on to represent the state as "Team Indiana" in the upcoming Great Lakes Region Tournament.

Entering the Indiana State Championship game, Brownsburg represented only the Brownsburg  Little League. After defeating Hagerstown 8-3 in the championship game, played on Tuesday, July 22, Brownsburg now carries the Team Indiana moniker and will represent all Little Leagues in Indiana in the Great...

07/22/2025

For another year, state testing results show that students in most Wayne County school districts are struggling with academic performance in English and math.

For another year, state testing results show that students in most Wayne County school districts are struggling with academic performance in English and math, although there were some gains. While many performed close to Indiana’s statewide proficiency percentages, students in most local districts...

07/22/2025

Wayne County Council considers their 2026 budget, as they recently spent about 5 1/2 hours listening to departmental budget proposals.

When you need more money than you have, what do you do? Wayne County Council began trying to answer that question for the 2026 budgeting process in earnest on July 16, spending about 5 1/2 hours listening to departmental budget proposals. A lot of work and many difficult decisions remain prior to bu...

07/22/2025

The deteriorated garage that sits behind the historic home at 1907 E. Main St. in Richmond received approval to be demolished.

Renowned architect John Hasecoster designed the Free Classic-style home at 1907 E. Main St. in Richmond late in the 19th century, but the garage currently behind the historic home wasn’t built until after Hasecoster sold the property. Now, that deteriorated garage, which is about 95 years old, wil...

07/22/2025

View the new photo gallery of Milton Community Park's recent ribbon cutting and new playground equipment.

Residents and supporters celebrated recent updates to Milton’s Community Park, including new playground equipment and landscaping, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, July 19. Community members raised over $50,000 to unlock a matching grant through the Indiana Housing and Community Developme...

07/21/2025

Western Wayne Schools announced its new superintendent at a special meeting held earlier today.

Excitement buzzed in the room before, during and after a brief special meeting on Monday, July 21, as the Western Wayne Schools board announced their choice for the district’s next superintendent and approved the related employment contract. Kelly Plank will serve as the district’s top leader, t...