Josephine Daniel of Centerville was crowned Wayne County 4-H Fair queen June 14 during a competition at Centerville Senior High School’s auditorium. Daniel won the honor over five other queen candidates who were judged on their public speaking, ability to converse, poise and personality. Havanna Harris of Richmond was named first alternate, and Josie Retz […]
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Hagerstown stops Knights in semis
Tri-Eastern Conference rivals Hagerstown and Northeastern met in the semifinal round of the Centerville 2A No. 44 softball sectional on Tuesday, May 27, to play for the right to advance to the sectional championship. For Northeastern, it was an opportunity lost. For Hagerstown, it was deja vu. Hard-throwing Lady Knight sophomore Mackenzie Johnson and veteran […]
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2 music teachers leave Northeastern schools
Two Northeastern Wayne Schools music teachers submitted their resignations within days of the school year ending. On Thursday, May 29, Superintendent Matthew Hicks confirmed the departures of band director Kimberly Markiewicz and middle/high school choir teacher Geneva Price to Western Wayne News. Those resignations weren’t part of the personnel items approved during the board’s May […]
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Bulldogs advance by beating Knights
Centerville and Northeastern squared off in the opening game of 2A sectional number 44 at Winchester on Thursday, May 29. The Bulldogs surprised the Knights, winning the game 9-8. In the regular-season meeting between the Tri-Eastern Conference rivals in April, the Knights won 9-2. But Thursday, the Bulldogs turned the tables, scoring two runs in […]
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Students serve as pages for Indiana legislature
William Backmeyer, a Community Christian School student from Richmond, served as a page for State Sen. Jeff Raatz (R-Richmond) during the 2025 legislative session. Pages spend a day at the Statehouse touring the historic building, observing debates from the Senate floor and interacting with their state senator. “The Indiana Senate Page program is great way […]
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Tigers clinch outright TEC title with 7-0 win
The Hagerstown baseball team hosted Northeastern on Saturday, May 17, in a game played on Lloyd Michael Field, but Northeastern was deemed the home team. A Tiger victory meant clinching the outright conference title. A Knight victory meant that the Tigers would be forced to share the league title with Knightstown. The Tigers were not […]
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Bulldogs end TEC 8-0
The Centerville Lady Bulldog tennis team finished with a perfect Tri-Eastern Conference schedule on Thursday, May 15, by defeating Northeastern on the Northeastern courts by the score of 5-0. The win was the 33rd consecutive TEC match win for Centerville’s team, which has compiled a sparkling 114-1 record in its last 115 matches. Centerville will […]
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Northeastern run-rules Titans 14-1 in TEC
The Northeastern baseball team traveled to Tri High on Wednesday, May 7, for a Tri-Eastern Conference game with the Titans. The pitching rotation of Logan White, Kaleb Moore, Riley Isaacs, Jarrett Leitner and Kaiden White held the Titans to one hit and one run over five innings. Leitner also had two hits and two runs […]
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Centerville beats Northeastern in TEC thriller
The Northeastern softball team traveled to Centerville on Friday, May 9, for an important Tri-Eastern Conference game. The Lady Bulldogs held a 7-2 lead after six innings before the Lady Knights scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning to tie the game. Centerville scored a single run in the bottom of the […]
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Teens showcase creativity at all-county exhibit
Gummy bears, sharks and penguins are among the subjects that local high school students drew, painted or sculpted for the All Wayne County High School Art Exhibition. The display is open through May 17 at Richmond Art Museum, 350 Hub Etchison Parkway. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, and admission is free. Students from Centerville, […]