(Richmond, IN)--A statewide silver alert remained in effect Monday morning for a missing Richmond man. 51-year-old Merle Church has not been seen since last Wednesday and was last known to have been in the area of South 11th and F. Now, a one-thousand-dollar reward has been offered for information leading to finding Merle. He’s a 5-7 white male who would likely be wearing sunglasses because he’s legally blind. The Silver Alert states that he is in extreme danger and may be in need of medical assistance.