Northeastern Wayne Schools Superintendent Laura Blessing shared this message Thursday, Feb. 20, with Hometown Media Group: “While an administrative employee of Northeastern Wayne School Corporation is currently on administrative leave, Northeastern Wayne School Corporation does not comment on personnel matters at this juncture. The School Corporation will share information it can legally release when such […]
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Northeastern weathers storm, defeating Knightstown 20-0
By Alex Smith Going into last Friday night’s game against the Knightstown Panthers, Northeastern and Head Coach Wes Oler knew they needed a win to stay tied atop the Tri-Eastern Conference. They also knew that it would be easier said than done as Knightstown had proven themselves throughout the season as a sound and physical […]
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Superintendents share support for district consolidation, NOT school consolidation
Editor’s note: This column co-written by superintendents of Western Wayne, Northeastern and Nettle Creek school districts appeared a few weeks ago in our newspapers. It is being shared again before upcoming community meetings taking place 6 p.m. Sept. 12 at Lincoln High School and 6 p.m. Sept. 17 at Northeastern High School. The meeting at […]
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Wayne County man dies in farming accident
WILLIAMSBURG – A 27-year-old man died Monday afternoon, Oct. 29, in an accident on a farm along U.S. 27. Shortly before 5 p.m., Wayne County Emergency Communications received a call of a man trapped in a corn picker on a farm in the 7600 block of North U.S. 27. Jonathon “Jesse” Martin had been operating […]
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Northeastern officials say alleged threat wasn’t credible
Editor’s note: This statement was issued March 7 by Northeastern school leaders. Northeastern Wayne School Corporation is aware of an allegation published on a social media platform that generally references a potential threat pertaining to a student of the School Corporation. Officials of the School Corporation were never directly contacted regarding this threat, nor was […]