When Seton Catholic and Hagerstown got together in a basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 29 in the Athletics and Wellness Center on the campus of Earlham College, it was more like four distinctly different games depending on which quarter they were in. In the first quarter, Hagerstown put on a shooting clinic. Kaagen Kendall and […]
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Student legislation tackles range of issues
A local Model Legislature program recently celebrated 50 years of helping high school students try their hand at government, and one of its sponsors has been involved all 50 years. After gathering in the area for a few meetings, Eastern Indiana Model Legislature concluded its season at the Indiana General Assembly chambers in Indianapolis. Richmond […]
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Honor Society students help at job fair
Nearly two dozen high school students made a big difference at a job fair and the organizer’s appreciation for them became the subject of a superintendent spotlight during the Nov. 8 Nettle Creek Schools board meeting. In a letter to Emily Schaeffer, school superintendent, Brian K. Rea, a disabled veteran outreach program specialist in the […]
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Town gives $7,000 to Communities in Schools
In keeping with a practice of several years, the town of Hagerstown is donating money to Communities In Schools Wayne County. Town Council agreed on Nov. 6 to give $7,000 to the Richmond-based nonprofit after a presentation from its executive director, Becky Murray. CIS provides a paid part-time site coordinator at both Nettle Creek schools: […]
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Nettle Creek teachers getting raises
Teachers and other certified personnel in the Nettle Creek School Corporation will receive a 7% raise under terms of a contract that the school board expects to ratify Wednesday. Teacher base pay will be $45,000 annually, an increase from the current $42,000, according to Emily Schaeffer, superintendent. Returning teachers who are rated “effective” or “highly […]
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Veteran rural mail carrier retires
Kenny May retired as a rural mail carrier last Friday, Oct. 27. A Hagerstown native, May started working at the Hagerstown post office in 1989. He worked as a substitute carrier for the first 15 years. In that position, he also subbed in other offices, including Losantville, Modoc, Economy and Greens Fork. He also did […]
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Egg farm gets zoning go-ahead
A unanimous vote after a 15-minute discussion ended a four-month quest for a zoning variance for a Hagerstown-area farmer. The Hagerstown Board of Zoning Appeals voted 4-0 on Oct. 25 in favor of Gideon and Anna Ebersol’s request for a zoning variance that will allow them to keep up to 20,000 chickens on their farm. […]
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Kent, Shellie Gray honored for quietly helping
Nettle Creek area clubs honored a family tradition of community involvement for the third time with this year’s Good Friend and Neighbor award. Kent and Shellie Gray received the award Oct. 19 during the Rural-Urban Dinner. The Economy Lions Club, Nettle Creek Lions Club and Optimist Club organized the annual event, which began in 1959 […]
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Town agrees to spend $15K more on eclipse party
Hagerstown Town Council has agreed to spend up to $40,000 for activities surrounding the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse. Meeting in a work session on Oct. 16, council members voted to spend $15,000 more on activities leading up to the eclipse, as requested by the Heart of Hagerstown business group. Council had previously allocated $25,000 […]
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Teens explore manufacturing careers
More than 300 Wayne County high school students are touring seven local manufacturers this month, possibly inspiring some of them to work in one soon. Economic Development Corp. of Wayne County organized the Oct. 6 tours for Richmond, Northeastern, Lincoln and Hagerstown students at Madison-Kipp, Ahaus Tool & Engineering, Blue Buffalo, Transcendia, SugarCreek and Dot […]