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🌱 Police traffic stop near Fifth and G leads to major drug charges
Richmond, Indiana Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Richmond! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Police traffic stop near Fifth and G leads to major drug charges
- Can the Flying Mummies rebound after a rough home sweep?
- See which prized paintings just found a permanent home in Richmond
Also on today's calendar: Kat Heart at Elstro Plaza and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 69.
- Saturday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Richmond man charged with dealing meth, fentanyl (pal-item.com) — A Richmond man faces serious felony charges after police say they found meth, fentanyl, and crack cocaine during a traffic stop near Fifth and G streets. Officers report the quantities could bring decades in prison if he’s convicted, and court records show he has prior convictions for burglary and drug offenses. 
• Rivets Sweep Three-Game Series as Mummies Fall to 10-22 (oursportscentral.com) — Richmond’s Northwoods League team, the Flying Mummies, was swept at home by the Rockford Rivets, dropping to 10–22 despite strong hitting in the first two games. Standouts like Jackson Cliatt, Drew Phillips, and Colton Sims powered the offense, and the team now looks to rebound on the road against the Kalamazoo Growlers.
• Richmond museum gifted prestigious art pieces (westernwaynenews.com) — Richmond Art Museum has been gifted two historic paintings from the former Indianapolis Public Schools art collection, now on display in its West End Bank Charitable Foundation Gallery. State museum officials cited RAM’s close partnership with Richmond Community Schools and deep Indiana art expertise as key reasons the works found a new home here.
📸 Around Richmond
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Animal Shelter Volunteer Orientation →
HELP the Animals, Inc, 2101 W Main St, Richmond
11:00 am
Saturday August 8
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Other local events
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Marching Band to State Fair Band Day
Richmond High School Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center, 1202 E 38th St, Indian
6:00 am -
Kat Heart at Elstro Plaza →
Jack Elstro Plaza, 47 N 6th St, Richmond
5:00 pm -
Annual Orchestra Instrument Night - Dennis
Dennis Intermediate School Richmond, IN 47374
6:00 am -
District wide School Lockdown Drill
Richmond High School Richmond, IN 47374
8:30 am -
Warehouse Sale →
Good News Habitat for Humanity Admin Office, 1114 S F St, Richmond
10:00 am
Friday August 7
Tuesday August 11
Thursday August 13
Friday September 4
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Marching Band to State Fair Band Day
Richmond High School Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center, 1202 E 38th St, Indian
6:00 am -
Kenosha Kingfish at Richmond Flying Mummies →
McBride Stadium, 201 NW 13th St, Richmond
6:35 pm -
Board Meeting →
Centerville Public Library, 204 E Main St, Centerville
4:30 pm -
Dave Hadley: Tuesday Twilight Market w/ Achilles Tenderloin →
Jack Elstro Plaza, 47 N 6th St, Richmond
5:00 pm -
Town of Spring Grove Board Meetings →
Quaker Hill Conference Center, 10 Quaker Hill Dr, Richmond
7:00 pm -
Midway Auction Barn MRL Express Stop →
Midway Auction Barn, 10927 US-27, Fountain City
10:00 am
Friday August 7
Saturday August 8
Tuesday August 11
Wednesday August 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Thought I saw a post with a similar dog to this lost in Oak Park several weeks ago.
I can’t find the post now, but here is a post I saw recently. It is a good distance away, but thought I would post just in case. (Nextdoor University)
- Reid Health posted a job opening for Insurance Billing Follow-up Specialist in Richmond. Apply here.
- PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Assembly Worker in Richmond. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Richmond here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hagerstown
- Nettle Creek pantry receives donation (westernwaynenews.com)
Connersville
- Indiana County Fair racing heads toward state fair (madisoncourier.com)
- Reid Health's Outpatient Behavioral Health Connersville Moves to New Campus (buildingindiana.com)
Ok Richmond! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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