At their Aug. 20 meeting, Northeastern Wayne Schools board celebrated the reading test scores for its second and third graders. On the 2024-25 Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination assessment, Northeastern Elementary earned a 100% general education pass rate; 93.1% of all students passed. During the meeting, Interim Superintendent Jennifer O’Brien acknowledged and celebrated the work […]
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RCS: Superintendent’s contract not changed
Nothing has changed with Richmond Community Schools Superintendent Curtis Wright’s contract, his relationship with the school board, or the length of time he plans to work for the district, according to district officials. On Friday, Aug. 29, Richmond Community Schools’ Board of Trustees clarified recent actions regarding Superintendent Curtis Wright’s administrative contract to address misinformation […]
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Centerville enrollment declines slightly
Reviewing trends in enrollment and standardized testing were the focus of Centerville-Abington Community Schools’ board during its Aug. 20 meeting. Although Indiana’s enrollment count day is a few weeks away, Superintendent Mike McCoy said the district’s current enrollment is 1,725 for preschoolers through seniors. That’s a decrease of 27 students from the last count date. […]
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Faulty faucet at forefront of food findings
Inspectors reported one item found out of compliance during recent routine inspections of local food establishments. The classification of being in or out of compliance replaces previous health department terminology of critical and noncritical violations. Compliance is based on the number of risk factor or intervention violations, and whether there are repeated issues. Establishments are […]
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Animal shelter’s in ‘crisis mode’
Leaders of Wayne County’s largest animal shelter ask for residents’ kindness and support as they deal with growing numbers of homeless pets that add to emotional and financial stresses that employees, volunteers and four-legged residents already feel. “We operate in crisis mode all the time,” said Nichole Kanney, director of shelter operations for HELP the […]
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Hire the best person for the job, or the cheapest?
Whitewater Gorge activation work has begun at the Test Road trail head, but two more phases remain in the complicated and expensive project. To help with the upcoming phases, Richmond Parks and Recreation Department asked Richmond Common Council on Aug. 18 to consider an alternative method to engage a contractor. The ordinance would enable all […]
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Couple tries to stop parking problem
A Williamsburg couple will take its request for Wayne County to vacate an alley to the county commissioners. During its Aug. 21 meeting, the Wayne County Advisory Plan Commission approved a resolution providing a positive recommendation for the alley vacation. Daryll and Lilah Webb brought their request before the commission in June. They asked that […]
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County will help animal shelter’s kennel project
Wayne County commissioners plan to provide $30,000 for a HELP the Animals Inc. project. Commissioners saw a draft memorandum of understanding between the organizations during their Aug. 20 meeting. Funds are available in the 2025 budget’s animal welfare line item. The county contracts with HELP to accept animals from the county’s animal control officer. HELP’s […]
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Rah rah rah: Fight songs remembered in new book
A woman’s efforts to find and preserve the fight songs of Indiana schools that were closed because of consolidation has resulted in a published book and website that continues to gather information. In 2024, Western Wayne News readers alerted Reta Williams to the inclusion of all the county’s songs in a 2017 book written by […]
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Cambridge City hires code enforcement help
Cambridge City council took action on two items to help town laborers get more work done before conducting an executive session on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Public Works Superintendent Joe Webb received permission to hire Steve Kohne part-time for code enforcement, mowing, leaf pickup and other tasks as needed. Kohne will work no more than 32 […]