Wayne County’s Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program has $2 million available to infuse new growth into participating communities’ downtowns. Grants up to $100,000 are available to rehabilitate downtown retail or commercial building space in Cambridge City, Dublin, East Germantown, Economy, Milton, Richmond and Spring Grove. The grants require a 25% match — for example, $25,000 for […]
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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Preschool growth requires traffic update
Although school officials look forward to expanding preschool at Rose Hamilton Elementary this fall, they’re now discussing whether increased traffic will pose an added challenge. At Centerville-Abington Community Schools’ May 22 board meeting, member Todd Dooley asked about the impact of additional families on traffic at the school. Dooley suggested adding another route around the […]
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‘The perfect person’ named Centerville clerk
Centerville has a new clerk-treasurer, but she isn’t new to the work. Sarah Rice, a Centerville native who has been serving as deputy clerk for nearly two years — and briefly as interim clerk — stepped forward to apply for her boss’ position. Richard Tincher resigned in April for health reasons. Wayne County Republican Party […]
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Junior Bulldogs, Knights compete in state academics
Centerville-Abington Junior High academic teams have reported their best-ever performances in the annual Indiana Academic Super Bowl on April 27. CJH and Northeastern Middle School visited East Central Middle School in St. Leon to compete in the Class 3 junior division against more than 40 other schools from around the state. Students spent months reading […]
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Fine arts teams give fine state performance
Five schools in Wayne, Henry, Randolph and Union counties showed off their fine arts knowledge at the state level. One won a championship, while other local teams placed second and third. After several local and regional competitions earlier this year, teams competed May 4 at the Indiana Academic Super Bowl State Finals on Purdue University’s […]
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Veterans hear call of duty
Helen Griffith, a 90-year-old Army veteran, has watched Centerville’s veterans’ parade, but had never walked or ridden in it. Thus, she was very surprised to be named a grand marshal, along with Air Force veterans Erica and William White. Contributions of the area’s many veterans were celebrated during Saturday’s parade on Armed Forces Day. Helen […]
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Centerville clerk-treasurer resigns
Centerville is in the process of selecting a new clerk-treasurer. Richard Tincher has resigned for health reasons. He became clerk in September 2021 to complete the term of Susan Dillman, who resigned for a job in the private sector. He faced no opposition when filing to run in 2023. Council reluctantly approved Tincher’s resignation 4-0 […]
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Bulldogs defeat Richmond 5-1 at McBride Stadium
The Centerville Bulldogs picked up a 5-1 win over Richmond in a game played at McBride Stadium on Thursday, May 16. The Bulldogs scored five runs in the top of the fourth inning and held on to win 5-1. The Bulldogs’ pitchers turned in strong performances. Chase Clark started, only surrendering four hits and one […]
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BPA student wins national title
Forty-three students from Lincoln, Richmond and Centerville high schools brought home lifelong memories from Business Professionals of America’s national competition. Seven of those Wayne County teens placed in the Top 10 in the nation in their categories, ranging from economic and health research to spreadsheet and database applications, word processing and desktop publishing. This year’s […]
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Bulldogs capture 3rd straight championship
Centerville won the Richmond tennis sectional on Friday, May 17, defeating Northeastern 3-2 in a hard-fought match. The Bulldogs won at No. 2 singles, No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles. The Bulldogs advanced as a team to the Mount Vernon (Fortville) regional. Northeastern has been eliminated from postseason play as a team, but Lauren […]