The Centerville football team traveled to Liberty on Friday, Oct. 3, for a game with the Union County Patriots. The Bulldogs took a 35-0 lead after one quarter and pushed it to 49-0 at halftime to trigger a running clock in the second half. The Bulldogs shared the ball. Seven different Bulldogs scored touchdowns. Maddox […]
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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Town defers land bank option
Centerville council unanimously approved the town’s 2026 budget and agreed to join an opioid lawsuit settlement, but didn’t commit to participating in a countywide land bank. Land bank Economic Development Corp. of Wayne County is working with consultants to create a system to address and prevent blight by securing and preserving properties until new owners […]
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Roof, parking lots among Centerville school needs
In the next three years, Centerville-Abington Community Schools hopes to accomplish several facilities repairs, some of which residents might notice. Those projects include repairing and resurfacing all parking lots ($450,000) and replacing Centerville-Abington Elementary’s roof ($200,000), Centerville Senior High School’s football press box ($195,000) and district maintenance vehicles ($120,000). Additional capital project plan ideas with […]
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Centerville, Northeastern invited to join new conference
Two Wayne County schools are being invited to join a new conference for athletic and academic competitions, and two Henry County schools have already committed. The announcement about the new Eastern Crossroads Conference came Thursday, Oct. 2, from Eastern Hancock Schools athletic director Aaron Spaulding. New Castle, Shenandoah, Lapel and Eastern Hancock have committed to […]
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Centerville considers its future in TEC
Centerville-Abington Community Schools is looking for solutions to help keep the Tri-Eastern Conference together while also exploring what it would mean to join a new athletic conference. Clay Bolser, CACS’ athletic director, presented an update about recent discussions on the TEC’s future at the school district’s Sept. 24 board meeting. “I want people to understand […]
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Knights take control of the TEC
The Northeastern football team traveled to Centerville on Friday, Sept. 26, for a critical Tri-Eastern Conference game with a lot riding on the outcome. A Northeastern win would put the defending TEC champions in a position to control their own destiny with two league games remaining and extend their TEC win streak to 14 games. […]
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Centerville principals share improvement plans
While they note several successes in 2024-25, principals for each Centerville-Abington Community Schools also see areas for growth. Principals presented school improvement plans to the school board and administrators during the board’s Sept. 10 meeting. Some highlights: Centerville Senior High School All grades had 80% or more of students at grade level for math during […]
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Centerville water bills will increase
Aside from council members, no residents spoke during public hearings about Centerville’s proposed increase for water rates and charges or the town’s 2026 budget. Water Later in the Sept. 9 meeting, council approved the phased increase, which will cover an unexpected $575,000 to complete water distribution system improvements. Centerville had received a grant for lead […]
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Bulldogs set up showdown with Knights
The Homecoming crowd at Centerville on Friday, Sept. 19, witnessed a game that was so exciting and action-packed that the teams had to go overtime to determine a winner. Tri High was the opponent in the important Tri-Eastern Conference clash that had a little bit of everything. Turnovers and penalties, a safety, a game-tying 30-yard […]
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Coach reaches milestone
Centerville head tennis coach Randy Ecker reached a significant milestone last week by achieving his 600th career win in boys tennis. Ecker, in his 45th year as the tennis coach at Centerville High School, now has a career record of 601-162. Ecker has also been the head coach of the Centerville girls tennis team for […]