By Millicent Martin Emery Tuesday’s primary election night was a chance for three Wayne County candidates to celebrate early victories, but also a reminder that months of work to fully win voters’ confidence await them. Candidates earning the Republican nomination in contested primaries include Randy Retter for Wayne County sheriff; Beth Leisure for County Council […]
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National addiction experts will offer free program in Wayne County
By Millicent Martin Emery Wayne County is one of two counties in Indiana selected to bring in national experts to help residents learn more about opioid use disorders and treatments. The free Wayne County 21st Century Cures Grant Training will be offered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at Reid Health’s Lingle […]
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Waiting for the “Day” A kidney for Hagerstown’s Mike Day is out there
By Joe Klemann Mike Day has lived in Hagerstown for 41 years and has been married to Lynn for the same amount of time. They have three children and a grandchild. As Mike tells it, he was a healthy, scrappy young man until he turned 57 and went to his doctor one morning. “I stopped […]
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Were You Hired to Do That?
A middle school student, from a town not far from Hagerstown, was given the assignment to job shadow someone working in a field that might interest him down the road. His top choices for a future career – at age 14 – were a pediatrician (should a student spend their day in a medical office […]
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Man Airlifted After 3 Semis Crash
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.