David Davis couldn’t wait to cross the new Heiney Road bridge. For nine years, the old bridge was closed, forcing a detour from one field to another for the Wayne County farmer. Then, he watched this year as Brumbaugh Construction crews built the new two-lane bridge across the Whitewater River. Although it wasn’t officially open […]
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Centerville elementary teacher retires after 4 decades
One school district’s loss was another district’s gain for 40-plus years. Beth (Short) Reagan initially was a student teacher at Centerville-Abington Community Schools. She graduated from Ball State University after winter quarter in 1982. After substitute teaching for a semester, she was offered a sixth-grade classroom at Western Wayne Schools. Although she recalls loving the […]
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HHS alum will oversee work-based learning
Most school board meetings are weighty affairs, but claps and cheers erupted as a special meeting of Nettle Creek’s school board concluded. The brief, one-topic meeting on Thursday, June 19, finalized the hire of 2008 Hagerstown High School graduate Chad Lieberman for its new work-based learning/career exploration position. Superintendent Emily Schaeffer said Lieberman’s role will […]
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Hagerstown honors its spring athletes
The Hagerstown sports award ceremony was recently held in the high school auditorium. In addition to the individual award winners, 65 athletes were honored for achieving academic all-conference status. Individual award winners: Griffin Doerstler — Boys Track, Mental Attitude Award Noah Searcy — Boys Golf, MVP & Lowest Scoring Average Award Collin Werking — Boys […]
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Hagerstown schools welcome new principals
Nettle Creek’s schools will have new principals next year, among personnel transitions, and district officials are considering nearly $1 million in building and equipment improvements. Leadership The board hired Jordan McCaslin as Hagerstown Jr.-Sr. High School principal. He comes from Hamilton Southeastern, where he was dean of students and a previous physical education/health teacher. McCaslin […]
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Regional loss ends Tiger season
Triton Central hosted Hagerstown in a meeting of Lady Tigers on Tuesday, June 3, in the 2A regional championship game. Mackenzee Johnson led off the game with a double to left field and moved to third base on a grounder from Allison Stinson. But Johnson was thrown out at home plate when she tried to […]
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Raider revenge ends Tiger season
When Hagerstown and Shenandoah met for the 2A No. 44 sectional title on Monday, June 2, it was a battle between heavyweight programs. The Shenandoah Raiders entered the game ranked seventh and the three-time defending Mid-Eastern Conference champion. Hagerstown came in ranked 14th and the two-time defending Tri-Eastern Conference champion. Tiger senior left-hander Kaagen Kendall, […]
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Phone number switch will save Hagerstown $14,000
Hagerstown has changed its police department’s nonemergency phone number to save money. The new nonemergency phone number has changed to 765-973-9355. Soon the 765-489-4711 number will be deactivated. A vendor increased the cost of the 489 line to $1,200 a month, or more than $14,000 per year. Councilor Chris Blaase, who retired as an officer […]
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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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Lady Tigers survive, advance
Centerville and Hagerstown, two rivals loaded with talent, opened postseason play in the 2A Centerville softball sectional on Monday, May 27. Playing before a large, vocal crowd in cool, windy weather, the two teams battled to a scoreless tie through three innings. Centerville sophomore Madi Yount and Hagerstown senior Rylan Young overpowered the hitters. Yount […]