Northeastern’s 2A football team stepped up two enrollment classes and matched 4A Delta play-for-play for 36 minutes in its home game played on the Knights field on Friday, Sept. 4. The fourth quarter, however, favored the larger school as the Eagles outlasted the Knights on a warm, muggy evening. The teams entered the final period […]
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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Centerville loses sand, stone to flood
While noting some expensive losses for residents and the town, Centerville leaders are relieved that maintenance improvements helped minimize flooding damage. At council’s Aug. 25 work session, they also shared appreciation for town and county first responders, utility workers and others helping those affected. Several items related to the Aug. 12 flooding included: Council President […]
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Bulldogs lose home match to Royals
The Centerville tennis team lost to visiting Eastern Hancock in an Eastern Crossroads Conference match played on Thursday, Aug. 27. The Royals won the match 3-2. The two winners for Centerville were Eli Walther at No. 2 singles and Braedyn Hartman at No. 3 singles.
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Centerville girls 5th at small-school meet
Teams from around the state participated in the Jeremy Wright Small School Cross Country Invitational, hosted by Southwestern (Shelby) High School on Saturday, Aug. 22. The race was run on the Blue River Memorial Park course in Shelbyville. Austin High School was the team champion in the boys race, earning 78 points in a field […]
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Centerville celebrates perfect IREAD score
Centerville-Abington Community Schools celebrated several academic successes and helping a neighboring district, and reviewed preliminary enrollment numbers. Testing During the Aug. 19 board meeting, CACS celebrated earning a 100% passing rate on IREAD, Indiana’s required reading test for second and third graders. Assistant Superintendent Sean Stevenson said CACS was one of nine Indiana public school […]
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County’s work-based learning hits snag
Despite Centerville-Abington Community Schools Superintendent Mike McCoy believing Wayne County is among Indiana’s best-prepared counties for the new work-based learning program, he said a significant issue has arisen that’s keeping many students out of workplaces. HEA 1098 requires employers purchase workers’ compensation insurance for unpaid interns. McCoy said about 80% of CACS interns are unpaid. […]
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Reading scores rising
School leaders are recognizing their students and employees for successes on Indiana’s reading test for second and third graders. Indiana Department of Education recently released results from spring and summer Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination, or IREAD-3, testing to the public. Most Wayne County districts were above or near the state’s 88.7% pass rate; two […]
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PHOTOS: Kids find Archway Days fun
Centerville’s Archway Days festival was held on Friday, Aug. 21 and Saturday, Aug. 22, featuring fun for the whole family. An inflatable slide, dunk tank and miniature train were just some of the draws of the two day festival. Millicent Martin Emery captured these photos for the Western Wayne News.
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‘Dogs deliver big plays, big win in season opener
The big-play Centerville Bulldogs got unleashed and brought home an opening-night win over Winchester on Friday, Aug. 21, at Craig Field. Centerville treated its home fans to an evening chock-full of chunk plays in a 47-12 victory. “We had a great first quarter, started fast and then struggled a little bit in the second quarter. […]
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Main Street Centerville: Bring parking spots back
Main Street Centerville members have requested town officials provide information they believe could help justify reinstating 18 downtown parking spots. Tom Peck, who runs Centerville’s farmers market through MSC, presented a public records request during council’s Aug. 11 meeting. MSC aims to gather more statistics, including records regarding crashes and traffic, police responses and calls […]