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Centerville schools dive into student data

Principals present school improvement plans to board Centerville-Abington’s four principals have presented 2022-23 School Improvement Plans to the school board for consideration, noting several challenges they’ve faced during COVID regarding student learning. Each analyzed their students’ test scores, attendance, suspensions and other factors. Rose Hamilton Elementary: Sam Pritchard said student norms rose about 4 or […]

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WCTV focuses on Centerville-Abington school board

Whitewater Community Television has organized its IN Focus series of interviews with candidates in contested races, with help from Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce and Western Wayne News. School board races kick off the weekly series throughout September. Western Wayne Schools at-large incumbent Phil Pflum was interviewed Thursday evening, and that program will be […]

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Centerville honors 2 childhood cancer survivors

Centerville showed support for two strong moms and their two special sons at the Aug. 30 Centerville Christian Church blood drive honoring leukemia survivors Billy Henry and Mason Hinshaw. The blood drive marked the beginning of Community Blood Center’s September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month campaign. It totaled 51 donors, including 42 donations and eight first-time […]

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$15,000 sought for outdoor garden railway

Wayne County Railroaders aim to expand display Now that they’ve restored a historic caboose, Wayne County Railroaders are in the midst of an additional project next to it at Centerville’s park. They are constructing an outdoor garden railway and need about $15,000 to finish the project. It will feature an outdoor G-scale model train. Club […]

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Centerville will seek grants for paving, electric

Centerville will pursue grants to help reduce the cost of paving and upgrading electrical equipment. The town will seek a Community Crossings grant from the Indiana Department of Transportation to mill and pave McMinn Street from Main to Willow Grove at an estimated cost of $117,836. The town’s portion (25 percent) would be $29,459. At […]

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Good Friend and Neighbor recognized

Work of J.B., Mary Ellen Cain recognized by Nettle Creek community The Nettle Creek community recognized a couple’s lifetime of helping others by naming J.B. and Mary Ellen Cain the 2022 Good Friend and Neighbor during the Rural Urban Banquet on Thursday, July 28. The recognition has been bestowed annually since 1959 to one or […]

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BLIGHT: It’s ugly: the process and the property

A Centerville resident brought to our attention abandoned mobile homes located at a main entrance into the Richmond community last week. This is at the corner of U.S. 35 and Salisbury Road North. The resident utilized the contact information for the city’s code enforcement division, recently reported in the Western Wayne News, to report it […]

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Centerville board meets new teachers

Centerville-Abington Community Schools principals introduced new teachers to the school board on July 27. Kelly VanWinkle of Centerville-Abington Elementary introduced Jennifer Hale, Tristan Migoski Darcy Talbot, Aarika Smith and Alyssa Kish. Centerville Senior High School’s Tim Hollendonner introduced Meagan Santner (mathematics), Tess Newton (Spanish), Jonathan Lucy (music/band director), and Ryan Cole (physical education/head coach). Superintendent […]

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Blue Regiment wins at Jay County

Centerville’s Blue Regiment won the Jay County Lions Club band contest on July 22 at the Jay County fairgrounds in Portland. Centerville’s heist-themed show, “Safe,” stole first place from the host band, Jay County, led by Centerville’s former director Charles Roesch. This is not the first time Centerville has won one of the contests sanctioned […]