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Unexpected cash precedes dash

About 30 seconds before he was to run the 200-meter dash, Austin Rohe’s friends told him he’d just won a car or a $25,500 scholarship. The Richmond High School senior was one of 120 students being recognized at Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce’s Senior Celebration for near-perfect school attendance this year. Rohe hasn’t missed […]

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Nationally known Lincoln performer appearing in Wayne County

Regional and national organizations are helping promote a Cambridge City appearance by an actor who appears all over the world as Abraham Lincoln. On Saturday, April 29, Fritz Klein will be part of three free public appearances across Indiana that commemorate the 158th anniversary of Lincoln’s funeral train passing through the state. Klein’s interpretations of […]

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73 Hagerstown kindergartners enroll

Seventy-three children went through the recent kindergarten roundup at Hagerstown Elementary School, according to information presented to the Nettle Creek School board on April 12. Superintendent Emily Schaeffer reported, “This is the highest number of students we’ve had since before the pandemic. We are excited to welcome our next group of Tigers!” During the meeting, […]

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The shared costs of blighted properties

Mayor Dave Snow made one point “crystal clear,” as he said, when speaking about the conundrum the city faced with plastics-filled properties on North West F Street that were a known fire hazard: Taxpayers would not pay the multimillion-dollar cleanup tab. The city had been working with Seth Smith, the owner of Cornerstone Trading Group, […]

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Hagerstown starts eclipse planning

Leaders from at least one Wayne County town are making plans for a horde of sun-chasing tourists that is expected here when the sun goes into hiding for a few minutes on April 8, 2024. Hagerstown town hall officials, town council members, the town parks department, police and fire chiefs, the airport board president, the […]