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Elementary school flood found during break

It wouldn’t be vacation time at Centerville-Abington Community Schools without a flood.  At CACS’ April 10 board meeting, Assistant Superintendent Sean Stevenson noted that on Wednesday of spring break, half of Centerville-Abington Elementary’s cafeteria flooded before a custodian discovered it.   A heating pipe installed in the recent elementary addition burst. Some records in a closet […]

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Centerville, Hagerstown join county’s Stellar Pathways application

Centerville and Hagerstown are joining other Wayne County communities in seeking Indiana’s Stellar Pathways funds.  Neither participated in the county’s Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program.  Forward Wayne County’s Acacia St. John and county Commissioner Jeff Plasterer shared Stellar’s potential benefits during Centerville’s April 9 council meeting. St. John then also appeared before commissioners April 10, requesting […]

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‘Amazing’ cosmic spectacle

Cheers and chirps could be heard throughout Wayne County as residents, visitors and wildlife marveled at the rare total solar eclipse Monday afternoon.  About 200 eclipse chasers from California to Maine spread out comfortably in the grass and on benches at Cope Environmental Center in Centerville. They cheered before and after the nearly 4 minutes […]

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Housing voucher applications now open

Indiana’s Housing Choice Voucher Program provides housing assistance in the form of a rental subsidy payment to private landlords on behalf of low-income individuals, families, seniors and people with disabilities for housing units they have chosen in the private rental market.  Interlocal Community Action Program, Inc. (ICAP) has opened the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher […]

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April 2 tornado confirmed in Wayne County

Although it wasn’t as destructive as the March 14 tornadoes that struck Winchester, National Weather Service has confirmed a damage-causing tornado April 2 in Wayne County.  In its preliminary assessment, NWS says the brief, weak EF0 tornado, which is the lowest on the scale with 65 to 85 mph winds, occurred with severe thunderstorms in […]

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Grammy nominee to perform in Hagerstown

National performers are entertaining local crowds during eclipse festivities. A Nashville songwriter for some of country music’s biggest names will perform a free concert in Hagerstown on Saturday, April 6.  Jeffrey Steele, a five-time Grammy nominee, will perform some of those hits and share the stories behind them at Hagerstown High School’s gym, 701 Baker […]