Masonry at Northeastern Middle/High School will continue leaking and flaking a while longer. Repair bids came in at almost double the expected cost, so the school board rejected them on March 20. “The board will gather information on how to re-engineer the project and will consider if it needs to sell a bond to do […]
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Artist comes to Knight’s rescue
Michelle Wise and generous donors are now the knights in shining armor for the knight she painted nearly 50 years ago. The 1976 Northeastern High School graduate was inspired to paint a mural of her school mascot in the gym during the summer between her junior and senior year. However, the knight’s future was in […]
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Northeastern’s assistant AD promoted
Northeastern Wayne Schools has named Ryan Halloran as its new athletic director for the 2024-2025 school year. Current athletic director Gerry Keesling is retiring. In addition to teaching biology and coaching at Northeastern, Halloran also has served as an assistant athletic director for the past three years. He has more than two decades of experience […]
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Heather Crull wins junior national title
Northeastern High School junior Heather Crull (Northeastern Wrestling Club) won by decision over Makenzie Smith (Maurer Coughlin Wrestling Club) 7-2 in the 105-pound finals of the junior girls division at the 2024 Air Force Special Warfare 16U and Junior Folkstyle Nationals in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Sunday, March 17, to win the national championship. […]
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2 local schools earn wins at academic meet
Academic teams from Wayne and Henry counties are among those earning top finishes at the Eastern Indiana Academic League Invitational. Seventeen schools’ teams competed Feb. 26 in subjects including science, fine arts, social studies, math and English during the conference meet. Area competitors were Centerville, Connersville, Lincoln, Northeastern, Randolph Southern, Richmond, Tri and Union (Modoc). […]
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Knights qualify for national archery tourney
Sirens screaming through Fountain City announced what many in town already knew: Northeastern’s archery teams had qualified for the national tournament. Again. One team from Northeastern High School and one from Northeastern Middle School will be shooting in the US Eastern National Tournament of the National Archery in the Schools Program on May 9-11 in […]
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New U.S. stamps feature late local activist
A late Wayne County resident now has her face on a postage stamp that can be purchased around the nation. U.S. Postal Service is honoring 10 men and women it describes as courageous for helping guide enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad network of secret routes and safe houses before the Civil War. […]
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Wolves` big third quarter sinks Knights
The Northeastern Knights traveled to Martinsville on Saturday, March 9, to face the Parke Heritage Wolves for the regional championship. The game was a rematch of last season’s regional won by the Wolves 58-48. The Wolves returned with their team intact while the Knights have an entirely different lineup. Both teams are known for playing […]
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Knights survive furious Patriot rally
Northeastern defended its sectional championship on Saturday, March 2, with a hard-fought 43-41 win over Union County. The Knights built an early lead and expanded it to 17 points in the third quarter before going into the fourth quarter with what appeared to be a comfortable 35-22 lead. The Patriots dug down, battled back and […]
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District joins suit against social media firms
Northeastern Wayne School Corp. is joining a class action lawsuit that maintains social media sites are a cause of mental health issues among students. At the recommendation of Superintendent Matthew Hicks, the Northeastern Wayne schools board agreed on Feb. 21 to join one of many lawsuits against social media companies. According to the Education Week […]