Richmond’s Daughters of the American Revolution chapter has named its 2025 Good Citizens from three Wayne County high schools. They are Lauren M. Lacey (Northeastern), Fredrick C. Mendenhall (Richmond) and Lincoln M. Crowe (Seton Catholic). These students were selected by high school staff after demonstrating dependability, service, leadership and patriotism. Students submitted two essays for […]
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Centerville elementary teacher retires after 4 decades
One school district’s loss was another district’s gain for 40-plus years. Beth (Short) Reagan initially was a student teacher at Centerville-Abington Community Schools. She graduated from Ball State University after winter quarter in 1982. After substitute teaching for a semester, she was offered a sixth-grade classroom at Western Wayne Schools. Although she recalls loving the […]
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Milton financial management scrutinized
A recent state audit identified multiple problems with financial management practices in Milton town government during 2023 and 2024. Town officials say they’ve taken corrective action. Lack of oversight, missing internal controls, insecure computer accounts, insufficient record keeping, and inaccurate balances and financial statements were among the concerns named. The June 9 report, written by […]
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Is it a pothole or a crack? The software knows
A new software tool could help smooth out driving on Wayne County roads. Taylor White, a director of customer success for Vialytics, showed off the road management system during a June 18 presentation to Wayne County’s commissioners. Vialytics loads its software onto an iPhone that mounts inside a vehicle, which is then driven at 40 […]
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Small business center asks county to keep $15,000 support level
Five Wayne County small businesses that began last year received help from the East Central Indiana Small Business Development Center. The Muncie-based regional location to assist entrepreneurs and small business owners met with 44 Wayne County clients last year, said Judy Porter, the regional director, during a June 18 presentation to Wayne County Council members […]
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Northeastern, Lincoln recognize archers
Two Wayne County archery programs are celebrating opportunities to compete on the national level and making plans to grow next year. Northeastern and Lincoln both sent competitors to Louisville in May for the U.S. Eastern Nationals in the National Archery in the Schools Program. Lincoln also sent one archer to South Carolina in early June. […]
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Public meetings for June 25 through July 3
Wednesday, June 25 Thursday, June 26 Monday, June 30 Tuesday, July 1 Wednesday, July 2 Thursday, July 3 Meeting details can change with little notice, contact the hosting organization to confirm time, location and agenda.
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HHS alum will oversee work-based learning
Most school board meetings are weighty affairs, but claps and cheers erupted as a special meeting of Nettle Creek’s school board concluded. The brief, one-topic meeting on Thursday, June 19, finalized the hire of 2008 Hagerstown High School graduate Chad Lieberman for its new work-based learning/career exploration position. Superintendent Emily Schaeffer said Lieberman’s role will […]
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Community events from June 25 through July 9
June 25-28 Wednesday, June 25 Thursday, June 26 Friday, June 27 Saturday, June 28 June 28-29 Sunday, June 29 Monday, June 30 Tuesday, July 1 July 1-3 Wednesday, July 2 Thursday, July 3 Saturday, July 5 Monday, July 7 Tuesday, July 8 July 9-10 Wednesday, July 9 Nonprofits can send events to contact@westernwaynenews.com for publication […]
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Earnings gap widens for county residents
Wayne County families made more money last year than during 2023, but the gap between their earnings and those of other families across Indiana and the United States continued increasing. Data included in the County Indicator Report for 2024, compiled by the Wayne County Foundation and Forward Wayne County, shows Wayne County’s median household income […]