The Centerville Lady Bulldogs hosted the Wes-Del Lady Warriors in a nonconference game on Saturday, Jan. 18. Centerville scored a season-high 73 points, and senior Taelynn Swartz poured in a career-high 39 points in a 73-34 win. Olivia Hunter scored 14 points for Centerville and Kendall Nelson added 11 points. Caroline Caward led Wes-Del with […]
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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Centerville sounds alarm on fire bill
Centerville councilors and fire chief say a state lawmaker’s proposal could cost local lives if fire protection territories are dissolved. The same bill would also dissolve township governments. At their Jan. 14 meeting, council President Dan Wandersee discussed a few bills being considered by Indiana General Assembly, especially House Bill 1233 on local government reorganization. […]
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Sensitive student, teacher data stolen
An attack on a software tool that Richmond Community Schools and Centerville-Abington Schools use has potentially exposed undetermined amounts of sensitive student and teacher data to hackers. PowerSchool, a California-based cloud educational software service, notified schools who use the service that a December 2024 compromise of one of its customer support systems had allowed an […]
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Wrestlers both lose 1st-round matches
Tzuriya Phillips (Centerville) and Abigail Gilbert (Hagerstown) both saw their dream of a state championship ended on Friday, Jan. 17 with first-round losses in the inaugural girls state wrestling finals, held at the Corteva Coliseum on the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Phillips, a senior wrestling in the 115-pound weight class, lost to Ysabelle Ocampo (36-0), a […]
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Bulldog boys claim league title
Centerville hosted the inaugural Eastern Indiana Conference swim meet on Saturday, Jan. 18. The conference was formed for schools with conference affiliation in most other sports but not swimming. Centerville captured the boys competition. Oak Hill was second and Hagerstown was third. Oak Hill won the girls competition. Centerville was second, Hagerstown was sixth. Carter […]
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Centerville boys, girls win 4-team swim meet
Both the Centerville boys and girls teams traveled to Milan on Tuesday, Jan. 14, for a four-team swim meet. Both Centerville squads were victorious. Event winners for the Centerville boys included: Final team standings for boys: Centerville 168, Milan 68, Rising Sun 28, Seton Catholic 3 Event winners for the Centerville girls included: Final team […]
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New grad rules requiring tough course decisions
Although 2029 seems far away, Centerville-Abington Community Schools leaders are starting work on new course and internship opportunities to meet changing graduation requirements. Tammy Chavis, director of student learning, and Superintendent Mike McCoy described Indiana’s different types of diplomas going into effect for the Class of 2029 at the board’s Jan. 8 meeting. McCoy said […]
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Photos: Scoot over, sir!
Centerville Senior High School Principal Brian Bellew and Hagerstown High School Principal Joshua Hallatt compete in a scooter race during halftime of a Wayne County Tournament game on Thursday, Jan. 9. Northeastern Wayne Superintendent Matthew Hicks and Western Wayne Superintendent Andy Stover also competed. The first-round winners, Stover and Hallatt, were to race at a […]
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2 Wayne Co. wrestlers advance to state
Centerville and Hagerstown will be represented at the IHSAA state finals for girls wrestling on Friday, Jan. 17, at the Corteva Coliseum on the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Abigail Gilbert (Hagerstown) finished third in the 125-pound weight class and will advance to the state finals with a record of 18-1. Tzuriya Phillips (Centerville) finished fourth in […]
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Swim teams raise $693 for cancer research
The Centerville and Richmond boys and girls combined to raise $693 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer research in a pink-out dual swim meet held at Centerville High School on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Centerville used their superior depth to win both meets. The Lady Bulldogs defeated the Lady Red Devils 104-59, and […]