Money going for public service, community safety Money from the pandemic-related American Rescue Plan is being spent for community safety and public service purchases in Centerville. Town Council approved expenditures from the town’s ARP funds on June 14 and still has about $11,000 remaining to be spent this year. As the council approved them, council […]
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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Bulldogs complete their journey
Getting to the state championship game is the difficult part: winning it is just the icing on the cake. The Centerville Bulldogs baseball team fell short of winning the state championship Friday night when they lost to the Illiana Christian Vikings 10-1. The Bulldogs achieved their stated goal made at the end of the regular […]
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Nettle Creek superintendent resigns; new one to be confirmed June 22
Nettle Creek School Corporation’s superintendent, Kyle Barrentine, has resigned in order to become superintendent at Shenandoah School Corporation, near Middletown. In a letter he posted on social media, Barrentine said the Nettle Creek school board will meet Wednesday, June 22, to confirm a contract with Emily Schaeffer as the new superintendent. Barrentine’s letter is reproduced […]
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Bulldogs advance to State championship game
During his post-game comments, after watching his team come back from a seventh inning deficit to win the south Semi-state baseball championship game, Centerville Head Coach Tracey Crull covered his face and said, “We are going to Victory Field. I can’t believe it.” Believe it Coach. For the first time in history a Wayne County […]
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Centerville HS views mock accident response
Emergency response personnel from several agencies worked together to put on a mock accident demonstration to Centerville High School juniors and seniors before their prom. Sponsored by SADD, help came from the Centerville police and fire departments, Wayne County EMS, Reid Health’s Trauma Unit and Wayne County Coroner Kevin Fouche. Coroner Fouche discussed the impact […]
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Arrest made after fatal crash near Centerville
SUV driver faces reckless homicide charge A Richmond man was arrested on a charge of reckless homicide eight days after a Union County man died in a crash near Centerville. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. May 18, Indiana State Police and Richmond Police Department officers went to the 300 block of North 17th Street in Richmond […]
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Club honors service to Centerville community
Four Centerville residents received the Community Service Award and the Centerville United Methodist Church Food Distribution Program and its leaders received the Outstanding Citizens award from the Centerville Lions Club on May 9. Individual Community Service Award recipients include Kim Young, Mark Culbertson, Ty Farmer and Mark Howell. In honoring Kevin Smith, Sam Dixon and Jim […]
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2 students surprised by full-tuition Lilly scholarships
Wayne County Foundation has announced which two area high school seniors will receive the full-tuition Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. From seventy-nine applicants, Emily Cox of Lincoln High School and Garrett Walther of Centerville High School were chosen as Wayne County’s 2022 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars. The announcement was made Tuesday, Dec. 14, after the students […]
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UPDATED: Nettle Creek Schools won’t have in-person learning until Sept. 1; Hagerstown library announces updates
Superintendent Kyle Barrentine announced Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 24) that Nettle Creek Schools will have an eLearning Day on Wednesday, Aug. 25, followed by four days of virtual learning, because of COVID-19 case numbers. He said the district plans to return to in-person instruction on Wednesday, Sept. 1. “As a parent, I know this is FAR […]
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With 200-plus students in quarantine, Centerville-Abington schools adds mask mandate
Wayne County’s COVID cases are rising sharply, and as of Tuesday, Aug. 17, Centerville-Abington Community Schools is joining Richmond Community Schools in adding a mask requirement because more than 200 CACS students have had to be quarantined since its schools opened Aug. 9. In a letter sent home Monday to families, Centerville’s Superintendent Mike McCoy […]