Nettle Creek’s schools will have new principals next year, among personnel transitions, and district officials are considering nearly $1 million in building and equipment improvements. Leadership The board hired Jordan McCaslin as Hagerstown Jr.-Sr. High School principal. He comes from Hamilton Southeastern, where he was dean of students and a previous physical education/health teacher. McCaslin […]
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RCS fills 3 principal, director positions
Two more Richmond elementary schools will have new building principals after internal transfers. At the board’s June 11 meeting, the board approved three assignment changes. Steven Jones is moving from Charles Elementary principal to district director of operations July 1. Ashley Garard will replace Jones at Charles July 24. And Traci Lovett is the new […]
Council hears about missing Frisbee, speeding concerns
Cambridge City council addressed a variety of topics during its June 9 meeting ranging from a potential town growth plan to security cameras. Town growth plan Some councilors plan to attend the town’s advisory plan commission July 1 meeting to discuss a consultant’s $37,500 bid for updating the town’s zoning map and related ordinances, and […]
Awards multiply for math teacher
Fifteen years of successful teaching equals an award for a Centerville-Abington Community Schools math teacher. CACS board members recognized Matthew Lung at their June 4 meeting as the district’s teacher of the year. Lung began teaching at Centerville Senior High School in 2010 and has led a variety of classes such as pre-algebra, algebra 1 […]
Public meetings for June 18-30
Wednesday, June 18 Thursday, June 19 Many government offices are closed to observe the Juneteenth federal holiday. Monday, June 23 Tuesday, June 24 Wednesday, June 25 Monday, June 30 Meeting details can change with little notice, contact the hosting organization to confirm time, location and agenda.
Council balks at Smith Hill rental component
Richmond Common Council last year approved a zoning change for the Smith Hill planned unit development on 80 acres south of Backmeyer Road between South 37th Street and Garwood Road. Bryan Stumpf of 11th Street Development returned June 16 to update council about the project’s progress. He talked about challenging financial and market changes that […]
Community events from June 18-30
Wednesday, June 18 Thursday, June 19 June 20-22 Friday, June 20 June 21-28 Saturday, June 21 Sunday, June 22 Monday, June 23 Tuesday, June 24 Wednesday, June 25 Thursday, June 26 Friday, June 27 Saturday, June 28 June 28-29 Sunday, June 29 Monday, June 30 Nonprofits can send events to contact@westernwaynenews.com for publication consideration. Please […]
Health officer aims to prevent drownings
June and July are peak times for the nation’s top killer of children ages 1 to 4. That’s why Dr. Jennifer Bales, the health officer for Wayne County, took time during the June 10 Board of Health meeting to discuss drowning. Bales provided information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Indiana Board of […]
Country, city meet at county fair
Wayne County 4-H Fair blends country and city residents together for a week of fun, food and optimism about the future. Fairgoers can see students’ dedication and creativity in projects ranging from cake decoration to cattle. It also includes fireworks, country music, Safari Sam and Oscar the Ostrich, puppets, rides, model trains, and track events. […]
Dusty ceiling, vents found during eatery inspection
Inspectors reported one item found out of compliance during routine inspections of 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. The violation includes dust […]