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Richmond is Jazzed by Super Bowl Celebration Site Designation |
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Friday, 20 January 2012 |
 Richmond has been selected by the Indianapolis Super Bowl XLVI Host Committee as a Super Celebration Site. The 20 sites, selected with the visitor in mind, are natural gathering places which provide opportunities for NFL fans -- residents and visitors -- to get information about the many activities surrounding the Super Bowl, in addition to lodging, dining, shopping, recreational and cultural activities and amenities. “The Tourism Bureau has been working in conjunction with the Indiana Football Hall of Fame on this project. We’re excited to welcome NFL fans and get them “jazzed up” for the big game in nearby Indy. Our area restaurants, pubs, lodging accommodations, shops and cultural attractions look forward to hosting our Super Bowl visitors and offering Super Celebration activities, such as live music, food & drink specials, games, and other Super Celebration related activities,” explained Mary Walker, Executive Director for the Wayne County Convention & Tourism Bureau.
Richmond/Wayne County, with its close proximity to Indianapolis, is expected to receive a tremendous economic boost prior to the Super Bowl as NFL fans travel to and from Indy on Interstate 70 and US 40. Many will stay overnight at Richmond’s accommodations, eat at local restaurants, enjoy our area attractions and partake in special Super Bowl-themed activities which are being planned. Residents are also invited to take part in the festivities.
There will be two official Super Celebration welcome areas in the Richmond area: The Old National Road Welcome Center on US 40 and the new Centerville Rest Area on westbound I-70 west of Richmond. Visitor information for Indianapolis, the Super Bowl, and an area Super Celebration schedule will also be available online at http://www.visitrichmond.org/supersite.
Only seven of the Super Celebration Sites are located outside of the Indianapolis metro area: Anderson, Bloomington, Columbus, Lafayette-West Lafayette, Muncie, Richmond, and Shelbyville. The other sites are specific locations within Indianapolis or communities adjacent to Indy, such as Fountain Square and Carmel.
Those who are interested in becoming “Super Service” certified should call the Wayne County Convention & Tourism Bureau at 765-935-8687 or email:
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to register for the Super Service training session. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 22 January 2012 )
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FANtastic Souper Bowl Experience |
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Wednesday, 18 January 2012 |
Join Richmond Parks and Recreation at the:
Thursday, February 2nd, 6-8pm - Tom Raper Center, Wayne County Fairgrounds 861 Salisbury Road North, Richmond, IN 47374
FANtastic Souper Bowl Experience
Free Admission, but please bring a can of soup or other item to donate to the Community Food Pantry!!
Wear your favorite team jersey or other apparel!
Thanks to our sponsors: Meijer, RMD Patti Insurance, and the Wayne County Fairgrounds
For More Info: visit www.facebook.com/richmondparks or call 765.983.7275
For pdf version: images/file/School_Flyer_Color.pdf
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 January 2012 )
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Earlham helps City with CLEAN |
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Monday, 19 December 2011 |
Earlham helps City with CLEAN
The Environmental Awareness Council works closely with Earlham’s Bonner Scholar program to meet the city’s CLEAN (Comprehensive Local Environmental Action Network) goals. The Indiana CLEAN Community Challenge is a voluntary recognition program for local Indiana governments. CLEAN helps communities take steps to plan, develop, and implement a quality of life plan based on to their environmental management.
Learn about our partnership from this IDEM Success Stories press release. For questions about the City’s CLEAN goals, contact Scott Zimmerman, City Planner, at 765/983-7343.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 17 January 2012 )
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US ATTORNEY PRESENTS RICHMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH PORTION OF MORE THAN $350,000 |
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Friday, 16 December 2011 |
Department of Justice
United States Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett
Southern District of Indiana
HOGSETT PRESENTS RICHMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH PORTION OF MORE THAN $350,000
Local law enforcement receives suspected drug proceeds as result of participation in I-70 drug task force
Joseph H. Hogsett, United States Attorney, this morning presented Henry County Sheriff Butch Baker with a check for $356,495.44 in recently seized drug trade assets. This money was the result of an operation by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Indiana Pro-Active Criminal Enforcement (PACE) interdiction team, a multi- jurisdictional drug/crime interdiction task force that patrols the I-70 corridor.
“As I have said before, it is always a good day when drug dealers are paying for improved law enforcement instead of Hoosier taxpayers,” Hogsett said. “Thanks to the hard work of the PACE team all across the I-70 corridor, today is a win-win – not only are the drug dealers denied their ill-gotten gains, but this money is coming directly back to our communities.”
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 17 January 2012 )
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Police Receive 145 Thousand Dollars |
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Tuesday, 04 October 2011 |
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On March 6, 2011 the DEA Task Force out of Indianapolis was working an investigation that a Richmond officer assisted with. As a result, a semi tractor and trailer was stopped and found to contain over 2.4 million in cash that was stuffed into the headliner of the cab. The truck and its cash contents were bound for Mexico as part of a drug trafficking operation. The operator was arrested and the cash was federally seized.
Due to the key rolls of various agencies in collecting information and locating the Semi, the prosecution and forfeiture were done through the federal court system with the proceeds being distributed back to those agencies who played a key roll in the investigation. As a result, the Richmond Police Department received a little over 145 thousand dollars which is to be used for training and equipment purchases. |
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Friday, 23 September 2011 |
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 The Ivy Tech Community College Richmond Science of Traditional and Alternative Energy class Recycling Project is underway in Wayne, Fayette and Union Counties. The project's goal is to raise awareness about the importance of recucling while helping to fund a scholarship program within the college.
If you need to discard it, we will take it.
This project will include the collection of many items including: cardboard, paper, all metals, appliances, automobiles, lawn mowers, metal equipment and monetary contributions to the scholarship fund. we will provide free pickup of large items.
We also have established drop of locations in Richmond and Connersville. The drop off time is noon-4pm on October 1 and 29 and November 19 at the Richmond Kroger Plaza and the Connersville Ivy Tech Campus. To schedule large item pickups call: Tyler Ledbetter at 765-960-0141 or Spencer Worthington at 765-914-8161.
We will provide a reciept for tax purposes for donations of large items, bulk materials and monetary contributions. All preoceeds from this project go to the Ivy Tech Community College Foundation local Krista Morisen Green Technology Scholarship Fund.
Should you have any questions or concerns please contact Spencer Worthington or Instructor Krista Morisen at
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