Northeastern Wayne Schools’ board has approved key documents heading into a new calendar year, including its teachers’ contract, salary schedules for other employee groups, and benefit packages. It also approved the district’s 2026 budget, capital projects and bus replacement plans. Three board members, Shawntel Baker, Angela Smith and Daniel VanDuyne, conducted a brief special meeting […]
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Millicent Martin Emery is a reporter and editor for the Western Wayne News.
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Pickleball, fountain on Milton park’s wish list
Milton officials aim to raise $50,000 before the end of the year to add pickleball courts, sidewalks and other amenities to its park. Milton is eligible for a 1:1 matching grant from Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority’s CreatINg Place program if it hits its $50,000 goal before 11 p.m. Dec. 31. Additions to the […]
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Foundation brings food partners together
Wayne County Foundation has been working this year to address food insecurity through increasing collaboration opportunities for community partners and stretching donations as far as possible. Those big-picture efforts have taken on added urgency after Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits were paused during the federal government shutdown. Foundation leaders identified food insecurity as an issue […]
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Community events from Nov. 12 through Dec. 6
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2 students attend Hoosier Boys State
Two Wayne County high school seniors attended Hoosier Boys State at Trine University in Angola. This year’s local participants are Desmond Bex of Cambridge City, who attends Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities, and Cohen Current of Richmond, who attends Centerville Senior High School. They were among 200 students who learned about running for […]
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Lilly funds will boost downtowns, neighborhoods
Wayne County’s downtowns and Richmond’s Vaile and Starr neighborhoods will gain new or improved housing, thanks to a total of $5.1 million in new funds. At their Nov. 3 board meeting, Economic Development of Wayne County officials revealed the areas that would benefit from their successful application for $5.1 million to revitalize and stabilize those […]
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‘Heavy work’ beginning soon on Nettle Creek finances
Nettle Creek School officials creatively found some dollars to put toward teachers’ raises, but, citing financial constraints, noncertified staff and administrators won’t see an increase. The school board, administrators and Nettle Creek Classroom Teachers Association conducted an Oct. 29 public hearing regarding their tentative contract agreement. No one from the public spoke. Superintendent Emily Schaeffer […]
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Food collections, giveaways grow
Schools, libraries and other community partners are stepping up to gather or provide food or connect people facing financial struggles with resources. Some efforts are new, and some seasonal food drives are resuming as the holidays approach. Community contributions are welcome for various projects across Wayne County. Thanksgiving dinner returns A Richmond congregation has agreed […]
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Sewage district sniffs out odor solutions
Western Wayne Regional Sewage District is trying another weapon in its war upon bad odors in Cambridge City. Residents who live near the treatment plant at 200 S. Plum St., a few blocks southeast of downtown, have raised concerns about the odors for about two years. Passersby on U.S. 40 sometimes can detect the odor. […]
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Centerville council braces for service cuts
Financial cuts to government services keep coming, and two Centerville leaders are learning just how hard they’ll hit the town in the next few years. During council’s Oct. 28 work session, Council President Dan Wandersee called the presentations he and Town Manager Kevin Slick heard at the Accelerate Indiana Municipalities conference about property tax changes […]