When the Centerville football team traveled to Lapel on Friday, Nov. 1, to play for the right to advance to the sectional championship game the following Friday, it was a certainty that the Bulldogs would win. The only question was which pack of Bulldogs it would be. It was a difficult night for Centerville. They […]
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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6 seniors named Lilly finalists
This year, Lincoln Middle/High School’s Golden Eagles are already flying high in their quest for high-dollar college scholarships. Three of six finalists for Wayne County’s two full-tuition Lilly Endowment scholarships are Lincoln seniors. Two finalists represent Centerville Senior High, and one attends Northeastern. Wayne County Foundation announced Oct. 28 that 76 applicants were considered for […]
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Runners’ season ends at regional meet
Wayne County runners and teams saw their season come to an end on Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Shelbyville regional. The Top 5 teams and the Top 15 individuals not on an advancing team qualified to advance to the state meet. No Wayne County team or individual runner met that standard. In the girls race, […]
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Wayne County students among Model Legislature leaders
Eastern Indiana Model Legislature has concluded its 51st year after meeting in Indiana General Assembly’s chambers in Indianapolis on Sept. 25. Richmond Jaycees started the program in 1973. Current participating schools are Centerville, Hagerstown, Northeastern, Union County and Winchester. Each school has 30 students represented with a total of 100 students in the House of […]
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5 Wayne County schools advance runners to regionals
Saturday, Oct. 19, was a good day for Wayne County athletes and teams participating in the Rushville cross country sectional. The top five teams and the top 15 individuals not on an advancing team qualified to participate in the Shelbyville regional on Saturday, Oct. 26. The Richmond boys and girls teams both advanced. The Seton […]
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Centerville’s budget moves closer to passage
Centerville officials conducted a brief meeting to introduce its 2025 budget and have planned another one for its potential passage. No residents attended the Oct. 8 public hearing to hear or speak about the summary of funds, such as general, motor vehicle highway, local road and street, cigarette taxes, and economic development. Centerville might bring […]
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Centerville preserves school mementos
It’s no longer a matter of deciding whether to demolish Centerville-Abington’s annex where many students previously studied. It’s now a question of what mementos of the building can be salvaged. During its Oct. 9 meeting, school board members reviewed bids for demolishing the annex, boiler room and former administration building on West South Street. Six […]
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Reviewers say school among world’s top 60
Richmond Friends School, which serves students in preschool through eighth grade, has been named a 2024 Cognia School of Distinction for excellence in education. Cognia is a global nonprofit school improvement organization, and its education experts evaluate schools with research-based performance standards. They review written information, conduct interviews and observe classrooms. After Cognia’s accreditation engagement […]
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Tigers’ comeback stuns Bulldogs
Recently crowned Wayne County champion Centerville could not win the Tri-Eastern Conference volleyball title when they hosted Hagerstown on Oct. 10, in their last conference match of the regular season, but they were in a position to help determine who the eventual champion was. A Hagerstown win would clinch the TEC title outright. A Centerville […]
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Bulldog girls and Tiger boys win league
The Centerville Lady Bulldogs and the Hagerstown Tiger boys won their respective races at the Tri-Eastern Conference meet hosted by Centerville on Saturday, Oct. 12. Jillian Chew, from Tri High, captured the girls race in a time of 20:50.60 slipping past second-place finisher Anna Nevels by less than a second, but the Lady Bulldogs captured […]