Centerville residents have cried tears of sadness and of joy in recent days. Many mourned the Nov. 16 death of Dennis Spears, who served as Centerville Fire/Rescue chief for 24 years before health issues prompted his retirement earlier this year. In July, Spears attended council’s work session when Fire Station #2 on U.S. 40 was […]
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 defeat Lady Eagles
The Cambridge City Lincoln Lady Eagles played host to the Centerville Lady Bulldogs on Tuesday, Nov. 26, in a Tri-Eastern Conference clash between neighboring rivals. The Lady Bulldogs turned in arguably their best performance of the season, outscoring the Lady Eagles in every quarter en route to a 56-27 win. Kendall Nelson led the Bulldogs […]
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Bulldogs slip by Cardinals
The Centerville Bulldogs improved to 2-0 on Saturday, Nov. 30, with a 63-60 win over Seton Catholic in a game played on the Earlham College campus. The Cardinals took a 17-7 lead at the end of the first quarter and continued to hold leads at halftime and at the end of three quarters. The Bulldogs […]
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CACS, IUE partnering to help future teachers
Centerville Senior High School students who want to teach will have an early pathway to a local university. Centerville-Abington Community Schools’ board unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding with Indiana University East at its Nov. 20 meeting. The agreement takes effect from July 1, 2025, to May 3, 2026, and could be renewed. IU East […]
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Lady Bulldogs defeat two Lady Tiger teams in wrestling matches
The Centerville Lady Bulldog wrestling team traveled to Alexandria on Tuesday, Nov. 19, for a double dual match with Alexandria-Monroe and Hagerstown. The Lady Bulldogs won a hard-fought match with Alexandria-Monroe by a single point, 37-36, and defeated Hagerstown 30-18. Centerville results: Hagerstown results:
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Centerville schools approves staff raises
WWN was unable to send a reporter to the Nov. 12 meeting of the Centerville-Abington Schools board. This meeting summary is based on provided meeting minutes. The board approved 5-0 a 2% pay increase for noncertified staff to take effect with the first paychecks of Jan. 2025. The change will lower the cash balance in […]
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Centerville advances comprehensive planning
Everyone speaking at the Nov. 12 public hearing agreed that Centerville needs a new comprehensive plan, and the town will soon find out if it will receive $50,000 in grant funding to make that happen. The hearing was an important step in advancing the application to Indiana’s Office of Community and Rural Affairs, which was […]
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Centerville, Northeastern cheer squads 3rd in state
The Indiana Association of School Principals hosted the Indiana Cheer Championship State Finals on Saturday, Nov. 9, at New Castle Fieldhouse. Centerville placed third in the traditional routine category and Northeastern finished third in the time-out routine category.
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2 Bulldogs become weight-class champs
An impressive field showed up at Daleville High School on Saturday morning Nov. 16, for the Halloween Wrestling Classic for girls. Alexandria Monroe, Cascade, Centerville, Columbus North, Cowan, Eastbrook, Eastern Hancock, Fishers, Frankton, Hagerstown, Hamilton Heights, Lawrenceburg, Maconaquah, Madison-Grant, Marion, Milan, Monroe Central, Mount Vernon (Fortville), Muncie Central, Scecina Memorial, Shelbyville, Silver Creek, Tipton, Union […]
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Centerville schools, teachers reach contract agreement
Centerville-Abington Community Schools celebrated the signing of the new teacher contract and one instructor’s creative use of music to boost math learning during its Oct. 30 board meeting. Teacher contract Board members unanimously approved the 2024-2025 contract. Superintendent Mike McCoy said he appreciated another great year of working with the negotiating team’s members, despite a […]