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🌱 How a barn south of Richmond became a camper-van workshop
Hello again Richmond! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a barn south of Richmond became a camper-van workshop
- How a new Flatley Road storage building just cleared a zoning hurdle
- What Richmond police found in two drug house raids this week
Also on today's calendar: Richmond Community Orchestra Concert and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 68, low: 37.
- Sunday: Becoming windier and cooler, with a high of 55 and low of 29 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Zoning variance allows customizing vans into campers (westernwaynenews.com) — A Wayne County zoning decision now lets a local entrepreneur customize camper vans in a pole barn just south of Richmond, on agricultural-zoned land owned by his grandparents. After impressing fellow campers with his own converted van, he plans to build about two custom campers a year, all work kept indoors on the rural property. 
2. Variance will permit storage building on Flatley Road (westernwaynenews.com) — Richmond’s Board of Zoning Appeals has approved a variance allowing a 1,500-square-foot storage building at 2320 Flatley Road in an industrial-zoned area. The decision reduces side and rear setbacks, with city staff backing the change as consistent with surrounding development, though permits are still required before construction.
3. 8 arrested after Richmond police raid two separate alleged drug houses (wthr.com) — Richmond police say two recent SAFE Unit raids on suspected drug houses led to eight arrests and multiple felony charges involving cocaine, meth, and neglect of dependents. Officers executed warrants on South 10th and North 19th streets, and Chief Kyle Weatherly says the department will keep targeting locations that endanger Richmond neighborhoods.
4. 32-year-old Richmond man arrested for sexual battery (fox59.com) — Richmond police arrested a 32-year-old man Thursday afternoon on a preliminary sexual battery charge after investigating a March incident on South A Street. The police chief says the case reflects residents increasingly speaking up and helping officers address this kind of behavior. Court records show the suspect previously served jail time for similar charges.
5. Bulldog finishes first in civics bee (westernwaynenews.com) — A Centerville Junior High student will soon step into Richmond’s “Mayor for the Day” role after winning the Regional National Civics Bee at IU East. Her project on revitalizing abandoned homes topped entries from students across Wayne County, including Richmond Friends School, and she’ll advance to the June 23 state competition alongside fellow local finalists.
📸 Around Richmond
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Earth Day Fun
Richmond KOA Holiday, 3101 Cart Rd, Richmond
11:00 am
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Richmond Community Orchestra Concert
Carpenter Hall and Goddard Auditorium
3:00 pm -
Vaile Title I Family Night
Vaile Elementary School , 300 S 14th St , Richmond
4:00 pm -
Westview Title 1 Night (Sliding into Spring)
Westview Elementary School , 1707 SW A St , Richmond
5:30 pm -
Signature Event
Civic Hall Performing Arts Center , 380 Hub Etchison Pkwy , Richmond
9:30 am -
Richmond Symphony Orchestra - Signature Event 2026 — Wayne County Fairgrounds
First Bank Expo Hall , 861 Salisbury Rd , Richmond
11:30 am -
New York New York
First Bank Expo Hall , 861 Salisbury Rd , Richmond
5:30 pm -
Warehouse Sale
Good News Habitat for Humanity Admin Office , 1114 S F St , Richmond
10:00 am
Sunday April 19
Tuesday April 21
Thursday April 23
Saturday April 25
Friday May 1
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Vaile Title I Family Night
Vaile Elementary School , 300 S 14th St , Richmond
4:00 pm -
Spring Awards Convocation
Earlham College , 801 W Nat'l Rd , Richmond
4:00 pm -
Westview Title 1 Night (Sliding into Spring)
Westview Elementary School , 1707 SW A St , Richmond
5:30 pm -
Gospel Revelations Spring Showcase
Carpenter Hall and Goddard Auditorium
7:00 pm
Tuesday April 21
Wednesday April 22
Thursday April 23
Sunday April 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Update: found
Our cat slipped out the door yesterday,, 1800 block of South H St. He has NEVER EVER been outside before. If you see him, please let me know. He is… (Nextdoor Southview)
- Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Richmond. Apply here.
- Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Richmond. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Richmond here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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