Wayne County voter turnout increased ahead of the Tuesday, May 5, primary election after a slow start. Through Saturday, May 2, 3,342 ballots had been cast via mail, traveling board visits and early vote centers, according to Wayne County Clerk Tara Pegg. Early voting began April 7 at the courthouse, with additional Saturday hours and […]
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Millicent Martin Emery is a reporter and editor for the Western Wayne News.
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$1K donated toward teens’ national contest costs
A sizable donation to a Centerville-Abington Community Schools program was the highlight of its short board meeting on Wednesday, April 22. The board approved a $1,000 donation from Golden Engineering to Centerville Senior High School’s Business Professionals of America organization. Golden Engineering is a Centerville-based company that designs and manufactures battery-powered, portable X-ray generators for […]
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Grand opening planned for pavilion
Cambridge City will celebrate the opening of its new Creitz Park Pavilion with musical acts, a DJ and other activities during a free public event starting at 4 p.m. Friday, May 8. The permanent stage sits at the edge of Creitz Park behind the town’s fire station at 127 W. Maple St. Festivities begin with […]
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‘Into the Woods’ goes onto the stage
Adults and teens can see classic storybook characters come together with some disastrous results in “Into the Woods.” Richmond Civic Theatre offers the musical, which is rated PG-13, on weekends from April 30 through May 10. Shows are performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Discounted tickets are available on Thursdays. On Thursday, […]
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Money flows into campaigns
Wayne County candidates have been raising thousands of dollars for their primary election campaigns, with one gathering nearly $150,000 in cash and in-kind services so far this year. Candidate pre-primary campaign finance reports were due April 17 to Indiana Election Division and are available at wwn.to/incf. Some contributions came from Wayne County individuals and businesses, […]
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Centerville contemplates fire territory
Centerville is exploring whether establishing a fire territory could be a better way to handle fire protection and emergency services. Fire territories allow two or more contiguous taxing units such as townships, cities or fire districts to share resources and costs. Advising firm Baker Tilly could perform a preliminary study costing up to $6,500 that […]
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Vote centers open
Another sign that Election Day is almost here: Saturday voting has begun, and vote centers are open this week to help reduce waiting time on the final day. As of Friday, April 24, 654 votes had been cast in Wayne County primary election early voting, through a combination of mailed and in-person ballots. On Saturday, […]
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Trash bills increasing in Cambridge City
Although trash pickup will cost more, residents will see improved facilities for young athletes and fewer kittens on local roads, based on town council’s April 13 meeting actions. No one spoke during a public hearing about a higher trash collection cost for a new five-year contract with Rumpke. Starting May 1, customers will pay $18.71 […]
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Northeastern reducing transfers to operations fund
In 11 minutes, Northeastern Wayne School Corp. addressed nearly that many items during its Wednesday, April 15, board meeting. NWS leaders planned a short meeting so they could attend a regional meeting of school board members in Hagerstown that evening. Superintendent Jennifer O’Brien shared a state-required notice that in calendar year 2025, NWS had transferred […]
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Church sustains $180K in damage
When it rained, it poured for a Wayne County church that’s facing $180,000 of water damage to its sanctuary and historic organ. The damage occurred at Zion’s Lutheran Church in the town known as Pershing and East Germantown. Although the church had insurance, its claim was denied. Lifelong member Donna Wright said the claim was […]