Hagerstown and Northeastern both opened their seasons on Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Earlybird Invitational hosted by Blue River Valley High School. Hagerstown placed third and Northeastern placed fifth among the 12 complete boys teams competing. Northeastern took the top two spots to win the girls race, and Hagerstown finished second among the five complete […]
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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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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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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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Jubilee Days returns Aug. 1–2 with food, fun and familiar traditions
Hagerstown’s cherished end-of-summer celebration, Jubilee Days, returns Friday and Saturday, Aug. 1–2, with a full lineup of events, entertainment and food. It continues a small-town tradition that almost ended just a year ago. The festival, organized now by community volunteers and sponsored by American Legion Post No. 333, builds on the revamped format introduced in […]
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Brownsburg wins over Hagerstown to become Team Indiana
Entering the Indiana State Championship game, Brownsburg represented only the Brownsburg Little League. After defeating Hagerstown 8-3 in the championship game, played on Tuesday, July 22, Brownsburg now carries the Team Indiana moniker and will represent all Little Leagues in Indiana in the Great Lakes Regional as they continue their quest to advance to the […]
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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 […]
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Hagerstown heads to Little League state championship
On Monday, July 21, as WWN was heading to press, Hagerstown defeated Jasper 6-2 in a final four game, a win that sends the team to the state championship game against Brownsburg on Tuesday, July 22. Check back to WesternWayneNews.com and in future print editions for the latest coverage of this team’s exciting run. Here’s […]
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Blue Regiment’s win ends 2-decade wait
After organizing 20 Archway Classic marching band competitions, 2025 will stand out in Blue Regiment history. Saturday’s event was the first time Centerville Senior High School took home the top prize in its own contest. With a score of 55.625, Centerville’s “Jestures” show won by more than half a point over Richmond’s “Shut Up and […]