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 […]