Richwood
 on March 27, 2025
Community members and locals alike packed into the Richwood Municipal Building on Monday for the regular meeting of village council. Community organizations such as the Trailblazers and Richwood Area Business Association (RABA) stood before the board to discuss bringing events to the village. Others came to the meeting to see if the Opera House changed hands. (Gazette photo by Kyle Meddles)

Richwood events in works

By By Kyle Meddles, Richwood Gazette 

 

Several local Richwood community partners are looking to bring more events to the village in the future.

At the regular meeting of village council on Monday, Carmen Shields, president of the Trailblazers advisory board to the Richwood Park, came before council to discuss throwing a celebration event to kickoff the pickleball courts. Village Administrator Monte Asher said in his report that the pickleball courts would be going in this spring and Shields reported that construction is slated to start this week.

“This is a great feather in our cap for North Union and Richwood and our park to get the pickleball courts, not only aesthetically for the park but in turn for the health and well-being of our community and our family …

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