HAGERSTOWN, Ind. – Students at both Nettle Creek schools are safe and were dismissed Friday, Jan. 11, as usual after officials to locked down the junior-senior high and the elementary schools Friday afternoon in response to a possible threat. Superintendent William Doering said school officials were alerted that there was a rumor that a student […]
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Lady Tigers Feast on Cardinals
By Dan Harney HAGERSTOWN — When the Seton Catholic Lady Cardinals flew into Robert E. Clark gymnasium Friday evening, they were greeted by a team that has stepped up its game recently. Wearing uniforms provided by the Indiana National Guard, the Lady Tigers, who got off to a disappointing start this season, are starting to […]
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State police confirm ID on remains found in Hagerstown
On Wednesday, Dec. 5, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office and Wayne County Coroner’s Office received DNA testing results for remains found this fall in Hagerstown, Ind. The testing from Indiana State Police Laboratory confirmed the DNA profile originated from Trevan Winterton, who was reported to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office as a missing person Aug. […]
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Human remains found in Hagerstown field
HAGERSTOWN, Ind. – A forensic autopsy is being conducted after human remains were found in a Hagerstown field on Monday, Oct. 1. Shortly before 2 p.m., Wayne County Emergency Communications received a report of human remains being located in a field at 15873 Turnpike Road, which is across from the town’s park. Officers from the […]
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Waiting for the “Day” A kidney for Hagerstown’s Mike Day is out there
By Joe Klemann Mike Day has lived in Hagerstown for 41 years and has been married to Lynn for the same amount of time. They have three children and a grandchild. As Mike tells it, he was a healthy, scrappy young man until he turned 57 and went to his doctor one morning. “I stopped […]
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Math Bowl Tigers Adding Up Wins
By Joe Klemann Over 500 schools around the state compete in Math Bowl, a math competition among elementary schools that includes 4th – 6th graders. While it does not receive all the accolades the sporting world provides, it is an equally demanding competition that requires quick decisions and fast calculating. “Math Bowl is a program […]
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Major changes planned for downtown
Downtown won’t look the same after several changes are made within the next two years. Read about what is coming to downtown Hagerstown in the January 17th issue.
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Fifty Year Recognition: HFD’s Bill Hilbert Has Seen a lot of Fire Runs
By Bob Hansen When downtown Richmond exploded and burned in 1968, Bill Hilbert rode on a firetruck from Hagerstown to Richmond to help out. Within a few years when fire took out half a block in downtown Hagerstown, Bill Hilbert responded. When a landmark local restaurant caught fire nearly 45 years after that, Bill Hilbert […]
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Hagerstown from the Sky
I was delivering the Nettle Creek Gazette to the Hagerstown IGA last Tuesday morning when I ran into Wayne County Commissioner Mary Anne Butters. She, along with her artist husband Tom have always been heavily involved with the Flying Circus since its beginnings. Out of the blue, she asked if I would like a free […]