Fountain City Lions Club and Fountain City Forward are registering vendors and parade participants for the 58th annual Levi Coffin Days Festival on Sept. 20–21. Fountain City Forward is organizing the parade at 11 a.m. Sept. 20. This year’s theme, “Where History Meets Heart,” reflects the town’s historical roots and enduring sense of community pride. […]
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Red Devils top Knights, Bulldogs
The Richmond golf team played host to potential sectional opponents Centerville and Northeastern on Thursday, Aug. 14, in a match played at the Richmond Elks Country Club. Kyla Rogan and Hannah Stearley both broke 40, and the Lady Red Devils posted their lowest nine-hole score of the season to capture first place. Centerville’s individual scores […]
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Third grade reading scores jump
School leaders say additional targeted efforts to help Wayne County kids learn to read by third grade are paying off, as about 90% passed a state test checking their progress. Four of the county’s five public districts and two of its private schools surpassed the state average of 87.3% on the 2024-2025 Indiana Reading Evaluation […]
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Northeastern chooses O’Brien as interim leader
Northeastern Wayne Schools has appointed an interim superintendent after its leader’s resignation. As of Aug. 2, Jennifer O’Brien is the district’s interim superintendent. She recently became NWS’ assistant superintendent. The board approved O’Brien for the interim role during a special July 29 meeting. Before joining the district as Northeastern Elementary School’s assistant principal, O’Brien served […]
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RHS shows great improvement, places 2nd
Richmond head coach Kyle Ingram said after the Richmond Invitational on Monday, that he was looking for steady improvement. He found what he was looking for the next day. The Richmond golf team traveled to the Liberty Country Club on Tuesday, Aug. 5, to join the field in the Union County Invitational. The Lady Red […]
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Teen takes 3rd in state civics bee
Wayne County’s three civics bee finalists all finished in the state competition’s top six. Those three students, Taytem Rivera, Hadley Nutty and Bella Mitchell, were among the 11 finalists from across Indiana competing to represent Hoosiers in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s National Civics Bee. The state finals took place Wednesday, July 30, at […]
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RCS to run county Head Start
Richmond Community Schools will now operate Wayne County’s Head Start program for early childhood education. RCS successfully applied for grant funds to become the county’s provider. District officials say the funds will position RCS to expand critical educational services for the county’s youngest learners and their families. The Head Start program will continue to provide […]
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3 bands crack fair’s top 10
With themes ranging from the 1980s “Pac-Man” video game to dance trends and Greek mythology, Wayne County’s five public high schools rose to the challenge of Indiana State Fair Band Day. Richmond, Centerville and Hagerstown placed in the top 10, while directors for Northeastern and Lincoln also were proud of their students’ hard work on […]
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Schools confront language, math proficiency rates
For another year, state testing results show that students in most Wayne County school districts are struggling with academic performance in English and math, although there were some gains. While many performed close to Indiana’s statewide proficiency percentages, students in most local districts demonstrated well below 50% proficiency in both subjects. Only approximately 16.2% of […]
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Bands compete in Jay County, Muncie shows
Wayne County bands continued testing their skills in weekend competitions leading up to Indiana State Fair Band Day. The weekend contests are Central Indiana Track Show Association events. Portland Hagerstown and Lincoln competed in the Jay County Lions Band Contest in Portland on Friday, July 18. Centerville had planned to compete, but when wet conditions […]