State testing results indicate that students in most Wayne County school districts are struggling with academic performance in English and math. While many performed close to Indiana’s statewide proficiency percentages, most districts demonstrated well below 50% proficiency. Only approximately 25% of students in the county’s largest school district are considered proficient. Indiana Department of Education […]
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911, businesses affected by global software bug
The world woke up Friday, July 19, to news of a software bug affecting flights, banking, broadcasters, health care and emergency operations, and Wayne County residents and businesses weren’t immune. “Due to the Crowdstrike outage, our 911 center was impacted through our vendor. Both our emergency and non-emergency lines have been moved to our backup […]
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Board hears financing option for demolition, tech needs
Centerville-Abington Community Schools conducted a preliminary hearing July 10 regarding financing to demolish its annex building and former administration office and to cover technology expenses. School officials closed the annex, where older Centerville-Abington Elementary students attended after new classrooms were added to the school building. Some board members had favored restoring the annex until learning […]
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Jubilee Days will be mix of tradition, new
Jubilee Days – Hagerstown’s annual end-of-summer festival – will return this year with familiar activities and with many changes. Organizers who volunteered to run the festival have issued a schedule and announced plans to move nearly all activities to the north side of town on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 2 and 3. “We had eight […]
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Centerville schools promote 2 to principalships
Two educators familiar to Centerville-Abington Community Schools will lead Centerville Senior High and Rose Hamilton Elementary. On July 10, the school board promoted Brian Bellew, who had been Centerville Junior High principal, and Diana Hill, formerly Centerville-Abington Elementary assistant principal. Superintendent Mike McCoy said teachers already are expressing excitement about those hires. Two interview committees, composed […]
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Latex paint disposal day planned
Several partners are offering a free environmentally friendly latex paint disposal day for area residents. Latex paint and stains can be dropped off between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at Nettle Creek Hardware, 485 E. Main St., Hagerstown. Containers must not be larger than five gallons. No drywall mud, sealers, household cleaners, […]
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City buys downtown business building
A downtown Richmond building is ready for a business and for residents. Richmond Neighborhood Restoration sold the renovated building at 720 and 724 E. Main St. to the city of Richmond. The Board of Public Works and Safety approved the $62,500 purchase on May 30. RNR had bought the building for renovations in 2021. It […]
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Wi-fi coming to Cambridge City park
Cambridge City will add wi-fi at Creitz Park. Forward Wayne County will cover the $3,500 cost for installation; the town will pay monthly fees. Town officials said wi-fi makes it possible to add cameras at the park, which will soon include new playground equipment and a performance venue. Vandals damaged Christmas lights last year. It’s […]
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Consultant to share Wayne Co. assessment’s animal welfare findings
The results of a Wayne County animal welfare assessment will be shared with the public on Thursday, July 18. Dr. Sara Pizano, a veterinarian who is an animal welfare strategist for Team Shelter USA, will share her recommendations and findings after studying local conditions. The program is planned from 6-7:30 p.m. at Richmond High School’s […]
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‘Dream team’ receives surprise service award
More than 80 people gathered last week to learn who would be named northern Wayne County’s next Good Friend and Neighbor. Robin and Ed Nugent were surprised during the 64th annual Rural Urban Dinner at Willie & Red’s in Hagerstown on Thursday, July 11. Economy Lions Club organizes the gathering, which is intended to encourage […]