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After studying philosophy and urban studies, Brian Cheek says he started his midlife crisis early and decided he wanted to be a math teacher. That apparently was a wise decision, because Centerville-Abington Community Schools honored Cheek as its Teacher of the Year at its May 23 meeting. Cheek teaches seventh grade math at Centerville Junior […]

Centerville currently has a water leak of 70 gallons per minute that hasn’t surfaced. Town Manager Kevin Slick hired an outside company to investigate the leak’s source, but they didn’t find it. Town employees will continue “hit-and-miss” checking for up to three months because further high-tech investigation is costly, he said.   Residents with any information […]

Indiana Department of Transportation has posted signs to alert motorists that a U.S. 40 bridge on Centerville’s west side is closing soon. The bridge being replaced over Nolands Fork is just west of Centerville Church of the Nazarene and Gillman Home Center. All four lanes of the National Road will be closed starting on or […]

Centerville’s council authorized a $55,800 study of the town’s water system to find lead pipes and discussed implementing an extra $125 fee for property owners if lawns aren’t maintained. Water lines During its May 9 meeting, council unanimously approved a proposal from Lochmueller Group to conduct Phase 1 of a lead line inventory before an […]

After Indiana’s legislature voted to cover textbook/curriculum costs for students, schools are determining if their materials fit within that cost, and what fees families might pay, if any. At the school board’s May 10 meeting, Centerville-Abington Community Schools’ building principals shared any Fall 2023 curriculum changes. Administrators are examining if what the state is providing […]