Centerville council learned about what will hopefully be a short-term police personnel shortage and approved an orange shirt temporarily being placed on the town’s mascot. Those were two of the discussion topics at council’s Aug. 27 work session. Police Chief Ed Buchholz said Austin Hines, whose hiring was announced in June, was to start Indiana’s […]
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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Festivalgoers enjoy good eats, eye carnival feats
The two-day Archway Days festival in Centerville at Maplewood Park featured food, games, vendors and entertainment as well as a Saturday parade. It was the 36th year for the event. WWN photographer Joshua Smith was there and captured these photos. Ben Hartman with Abington Media was also on hand for the Western Wayne News, and […]
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Centerville sees support for $50K grant
Centerville leaders are gathering residents’ support before applying for $50,000 to update plans guiding future decisions and growth. Before its Aug. 13 regular meeting, council conducted a public hearing to collect comments for its application to Indiana’s Office of Community and Rural Affairs. The town’s share for Lochmueller Group’s work would be $9,600. The town’s […]
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Archway Days offers mechanical bull, car smashing
This is the 36th year for Centerville’s Archway Days, and the festival will have about seven dozen vendors and activities. The festival will take place from 3-11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, and 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, in Maplewood Park, just a couple blocks north of the stoplight at U.S. 40 and Morton Avenue. […]
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Day retires as Centerville track coach
Before moving completely to fall sports coverage, there is a newsworthy event to report from a spring sport: the retirement of a successful and beloved coach. Some people mark the days off their calendar as they look forward to retirement. For Mike Day, who announced his retirement as the Centerville High School head girls track […]
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Elementary school car line concerns addressed
Centerville-Abington Community Schools officials listened to two different perspectives about student drop-off and pickup concerns at Rose Hamilton Elementary. During their Aug. 14 meeting, they took parent Rikki Madden’s comments under advisement. Madden, who helped create an online petition with 300-plus signatures, said the newly implemented plan isn’t working. Later in the meeting, board members […]
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Firm hired to administer school demolition
After evaluating two proposals, Centerville-Abington Community Schools’ board selected a company for a key role in demolition of its unsafe former junior high school and administration buildings. Centerville officials have condemned both the deteriorating building commonly known as “the annex,” which served older Centerville-Abington Elementary students in recent years, as well as the former administration […]
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Football regular season kicks off Aug. 23
1A Cambridge City Lincoln — 2023 record 1-7, head coach Jeremy Bane in first year Coach Bane will have a larger roster than a year ago, which will give him more options. Bane expects to have between 21 and 25 players in uniform. That is a big increase from the 15 players they ended last […]
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Tips help charge 4 with cruelty to animals
Four cruelty to animals cases involving 16 animals highlight the important work of animal control officers and the importance of tips from the community. Jesse Moore, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office animal control officer, became involved in all four instances because residents showed concern for animals they thought were being mistreated. As a result the […]
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Centerville employees move into renovated former bank
A move that’s been more than three years in the making is complete. Centerville’s municipal building closed Wednesday, July 31, through Friday, Aug. 2, for its employees to move their offices into the former US Bank branch. The renovated office at 220 E. Main St. was to open Monday, Aug. 5, to the public for […]