RICHMOND, Ind. – Wayne County commissioners have extended the county’s Level 2 Travel Watch until Tuesday afternoon.
Commissioners issued the travel watch late Sunday evening, making travel available only to those where it was deemed necessary.
Around 4 p.m. Monday afternoon, commissioners extended the county’s Level 2 Essential Travel Perlied Snow Emergency, which only allows essential travel on county roads, for the following reasons:
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Traveling to and from work and school
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Traveling for essential medical care
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Travel to obtain essential prescription medications
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Travel to obtain essential food or fuel supplies
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Travel to obtain safe shelter
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Travel of emergency vehicles and first responders
The warning states that anyone who violates the order “may be fined up to $150” under Indiana Code 10-14-3-34, resulting in a Class B misdemeanor.
All county schools scheduled to return after winter break — Richmond Community, Centerville-Abington, Northeastern Wayne, Western Wayne and Nettle Creek — were closed Monday morning. Seton Catholic had a previously scheduled E-Learning day.
As of 4:30 p.m. Monday, Western Wayne was the only school in the region listed to switch to an e-learning day.
The warning does not apply to state or federal highways such as Interstate 70, US 40, US 35, US 27, SR 38, SR 1, SR 227 and SR 121.
Parking on all provincial roads and their rights of way is also prohibited. Vehicles found parked, stranded, stranded or abandoned in violation of the order will be removed at the owner’s expense.
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Department is maintaining information on any vehicle towed or removed from a county road during this emergency and can be contacted at 765-973-9393 for information regarding the removal of any removed vehicle. The vehicle owner must pay any towing, storage or other fees before the vehicle can be released.
Those traveling for essential purposes, the warning said, are required to drive their vehicles safely and with all the caution necessary for the existing conditions and allow for additional driving time, as any journey may be significantly delayed.
Any questions about the alert should be directed to the Wayne County Emergency Management Agency at 765-973-9399.
Evan Weaver is a news and sports reporter at The Palladium-Item. Contact him at X (@evan_weaver7) or send an email to eweaver@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Richmond Palladium-Item: UPDATE: Wayne County under Level 2 travel watch until Tuesday afternoon
