By Millicent Martin Emery Wayne County emergency personnel responded Wednesday afternoon to a serious crash on Interstate 70 that involved three semi-tractor trailers. Just before 1 p.m., three semis crashed after westbound traffic was stopped on I-70 at the 138-mile marker because of an earlier crash in Henry County. A preliminary investigation by Indiana State […]
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NEWS UPDATE:
Hagerstown Police Chief Keith Folkner announced the investigation involving Bowman Bakery is now closed with no criminal evidence. More information as it becomes available and the complete story in next week’s Nettle Creek Gazette.
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DAR National Old Trails Chapter Announces Good Citizens
Supplied The DAR National Old Trails Chapter oversees the Good Citizens Award competitions for Lincoln, Hagerstown, and Centerville school districts. The DAR Good Citizen program is open to all high school seniors enrolled in public or private schools. Winners demonstrate leadership, dependability, service, and patriotism in their home, school and community. Seth Morris is from […]
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I-70 bridge project starting in mid-March
Force Construction was awarded a $4.4 million contract from the Indiana Department of Transportation to begin rehabbing a bridge on I-70 over the Flatrock River, 3 miles east of State Road 3 in Henry County. Crew will begin work on or after Friday, March 16. Contractors will be replacing the beams and deck on the […]
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Tax Time
A year ago I absolutely swore we wouldn’t be in this position, again. Yet, here we are, shuffling through stacks of invoices, searching for receipts and trying to update software on laptops that should have been replaced three years ago. Tax time is comparable to working cattle in that it typically doesn’t bring out the […]
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Sorry! 38 is One Lane Again!
It’s back to one lane traffic across the bridge in front of Nettle Creek Hardware on US 38. Workers began construction on the north side of the bridge a couple of weeks ago when the weather warmed up.
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IU East wins 2nd game in national basketball tournament
Supplied by Indiana University East MEN’S BASKETBALL: IU EAST 82, OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN 77 (2OT) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Jaylen McKay hitting a floating shot in the lane at the buzzer in the first overtime to keep the game alive, and the top-ranked Indiana University East men’s basketball survived and advanced at the NAIA Division II […]
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Meteorologist Focused On Goal At Young Age
By Millicent Martin Emery If her dad hadn’t raced cars, Lindsey Monroe might not be a meteorologist today. The 2007 Lincoln High School graduate became intrigued with practical applications of weather knowledge when she was young, thanks to her dad’s three-panel weather instrument that helped him track air pressure, humidity and temperature. As she learned […]
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Check out these local news tidbits from 100 years ago
This information came from the January 31, 1918, issue of the Cambridge City Tribune. WANTED – Two boys not going to school. Can use a few Girls. Steady employment. BEEBE GLOVE CO. FOR SALE – General Store in good live town. See A. G. Shafer, Dublin, Indiana. Glen Leibhardt, a native of Milton, for several […]
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Northeastern officials say alleged threat wasn’t credible
Editor’s note: This statement was issued March 7 by Northeastern school leaders. Northeastern Wayne School Corporation is aware of an allegation published on a social media platform that generally references a potential threat pertaining to a student of the School Corporation. Officials of the School Corporation were never directly contacted regarding this threat, nor was […]