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 […]
Local news and updates from Wayne County, Indiana reportersCenterville
Centerville, Indiana is a town in Center Township, Wayne County that describes itself as “an American town in the heart of the midwest.” Famous for its antique shopping and as home of the annual Archway Days festival, Centerville is fun to visit, beautiful to live in and easy to get to from US 40 or via interstate 70.
The Western Wayne News covers updates from Centerville’s Town Council as well as Centerville-Abington Community Schools and their sports teams. Read below for the latest articles, meeting coverage, government activities and education news by our local reporting team.
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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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Giveaways, activities mark Earth Day
Trees and shrubs will be given away Saturday at a Family Earth Day celebration that also includes hikes, raptor shows and animals on display. The event will take place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Cope Environmental Center, 1730 Airport Road, Centerville. It will include family-friendly activities in observance of the 54th national observance of […]
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Centerville council supports pay increase for town manager
At their April 9 meeting, Centerville council members heard several updates.
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Elementary school flood found during break
It wouldn’t be vacation time at Centerville-Abington Community Schools without a flood. At CACS’ April 10 board meeting, Assistant Superintendent Sean Stevenson noted that on Wednesday of spring break, half of Centerville-Abington Elementary’s cafeteria flooded before a custodian discovered it. A heating pipe installed in the recent elementary addition burst. Some records in a closet […]
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Centerville, Hagerstown join county’s Stellar Pathways application
Centerville and Hagerstown are joining other Wayne County communities in seeking Indiana’s Stellar Pathways funds. Neither participated in the county’s Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program. Forward Wayne County’s Acacia St. John and county Commissioner Jeff Plasterer shared Stellar’s potential benefits during Centerville’s April 9 council meeting. St. John then also appeared before commissioners April 10, requesting […]
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Preschool, kindergarten registration underway
In order to adequately prepare, Wayne County’s public school districts want to have nearly accurate counts for fall preschool and kindergarten enrollment before school lets out for summer. Thus, many are organizing enrollment events to help kids and parents get acquainted with the building and turn in necessary paperwork. Although each district handles its own […]
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‘Amazing’ cosmic spectacle
Cheers and chirps could be heard throughout Wayne County as residents, visitors and wildlife marveled at the rare total solar eclipse Monday afternoon. About 200 eclipse chasers from California to Maine spread out comfortably in the grass and on benches at Cope Environmental Center in Centerville. They cheered before and after the nearly 4 minutes […]
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For now, Centerville willing to share its building commissioner
Centerville’s council discussed personnel updates involving the building commissioner and fire department, plus some needed repairs at its March 26 work session. Building commissioner Kevin Branson, Centerville’s building commissioner, has resigned to take another position. Town manager Kevin Slick has hired Terry Ford to start in April to replace Branson. Ford was Centerville’s building commissioner […]
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Abington Township board removes fire chief
The Abington Township board removed James Ausmus as the township fire department’s chief with a 2-1 vote March 26. Township Trustee Steven Kaiser said that during a meeting with an attorney, a determination was made that Ausmus breached his contract with the township and misused funds when distributing stipends to department officers during January. Ausmus […]