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Western Wayne schools flush with cash

Having been awarded $2.8 million in grant funding during 2023, Western Wayne School Corporation is financially more healthy than it has been for several years, according to Superintendent Andy Stover. Cash balances at the end of 2023 included $954,633 in education, $572,846 in operations, $176,054 in debt service and $1,539,908 in the emergency and rainy […]

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Bittersweet move for Sorah

When Steve Sorah joined Cambridge City’s town council, his two sons weren’t yet born.  Presley is now 20, and Vince is a Lincoln High School senior.   Town councils often have member turnover through the years for various reasons such as moving away or increased job or family obligations. When Sorah meets other town councilors, they’re […]

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Cambridge OKs employee pay, $5K donation

Cambridge City’s town council quickly conducted a special year-end meeting to finalize employee pay and benefits for 2024, accept a $5,000 donation and transfer some funds.  As discussed during the fall budgeting process, salaried employees will receive a 3% raise next year, and pay was adjusted for hourly employees as well.  Richard Roberts, the town’s […]

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Cemetery board seeks help with $5,000 match opportunity

Donations can still be matched toward driveway repairs at Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Pershing.  An anonymous donor is matching donations 1:1 through Jan. 31 up to $5,000.  Gifts are tax-deductible because the reorganized cemetery board’s new volunteers successfully applied to become a 501(c)3 organization through Indiana Secretary of State and the federal Internal Revenue Service.  […]