A $12.2 million bond issue, designed to pay for building improvements and deferred maintenance without raising local property taxes, is scheduled to be finalized at the next Western Wayne Schools board meeting. The largest expense category is the projected $1.2 million to $1.5 million for reroofing both Lincoln Middle/High School and Western Wayne Elementary School. […]
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Photo gallery: Earth Day
Children and families gathered at Cope Environmental Center for the Family Earth Day Celebration, Saturday, April 20, 2024, in Centerville. Between nature education, displays, exhibits, activities, presentations, tree and shrub giveaways and hikes, there was plenty to keep curious minds busy and learning. Family Earth Day has been conducted locally for more than 20 years. […]
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Centerville Lions recognize ‘outstanding citizens’
The Centerville Lions Club named its 2024 Outstanding Citizens of Centerville during its April 15 awards banquet. Valerie Hood and Janel Sparks both received the award for their contributions to the community. Hood is a speech-language pathologist at Centerville-Abington Community Schools. Sparks is a community advocate who also opened Lavender and Sage, a gardening and […]
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County considers ending mobile home taxation
Some owners of mobile and manufactured homes in Wayne County may soon be exempt from property taxation. At the April 17 joint workshop between the county’s commissioners and council members, Treasurer Nancy Funk presented the option to end assessing personal property taxes on the structures, in part as a way to reduce the work her […]
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Women’s Fund celebrates 20 years, funds $40K in grants
The Women’s Fund of the Wayne County Foundation is hitting some big milestones in their work to provide opportunities and growth for women and girls in the community. At their annual luncheon on April 13 at Forest Hills Country Club, 266 women came together to witness grant recipients learn of the funds they would be […]
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Unwanted medicines can be dropped off April 27
Some Wayne County police departments are planning to participate in the April 27 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. This service is free and anonymous. No questions are asked at any location. “Unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue,” said Cambridge City Police Department Cpl. Seth Biava in a news release. “Proper […]
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Absentee ballot requests due April 25
Those who are eligible to cast absentee ballots by mail must submit an application by 11:59 p.m. April 25. There are 12 reasons Hoosiers are allowed to vote via mail. Those include being 65 or older, disabled, absent from the county on Election Day, scheduled to work all 12 hours the polls are open, or […]
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New family resource center aims to help kids, parents
Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) and its community partners are collaborating to raise awareness and educate the public in honor of April’s Child Abuse Prevention Month. DCS and its partners work to provide support for communities through preventive programs for families, including Healthy Families Indiana and Community Partners for Child Safety. DCS also opened […]
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Milton Minute for April 24
In and around Milton Milton park crowdfunding campaign update The boot drive originally scheduled for March 23 was held for Saturday, April 13, and netted over $1500 for the Park Fund. Volunteer fire dept. assisted with the boot drive. The park board says, “A big thank you to everyone who came out to help, and […]
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Civic engagement pays off
What’s a problem facing your community, and how could a citizen solve it? That was the question posed to area middle-school students to launch the civics bee contest hosted by the Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce on Friday, April 19 at Indiana University East. The event aims to encourage young people to engage in […]