Richwood
 on September 25, 2025

Richwood Hope Center is staying in the village

By By Kyle Meddles, Richwood Gazette 

 

Despite rumors circulating around a potential departure from the village, the Hope Center is not looking at leaving Richwood anytime soon – but they are looking for help from the community.

The Hope Center opened its Richwood office at 10 N. Franklin St. exactly one year ago today and have since run into issues with keeping the building up and running.

“We know that we are staying in Richwood, the problem is that the building is hard to maintain because of its age and because we don’t have a lot of funding for up there,” Hope Center Executive Director Angie Miller said. “But we are continuing to serve out of it.”

She said that all of the services the Hope Center provides are still available a…

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