When the Hagerstown 11-12 Little League stepped on the field Wednesday, July 27, they were carrying the hopes and dreams of their community. When the game ended, they became Team Indiana and will now carry the hopes and dreams of all of the communities in the state. HAGERSTOWN=TEAM INDIANA Hagerstown defeated Decatur Central 3-1 and […]
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Driver, wife escape from burning semi
Couple uninjured; I-70 damage being repaired A truck driver had to wake his wife, who was in the sleeper unit of their newly purchased semi on Sunday afternoon, because he saw flames in his rearview mirror. Fortunately, the Florida couple was able to escape uninjured from their semi near mile marker 137, along Interstate 70, […]
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Hagerstown defeats Jasper to stay in state tourney winners’ bracket
Hagerstown advanced to the semi-final round of state tournament play Sunday with an 11-4 win over Jasper. The boys in purple, who never trailed, took control of the game in the top of the first inning. Hagerstown scored four runs in their first at-bat. The last two of the four runs came from stealing home […]
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Hagerstown Little League Majors win District 6
There is an old saying that water seeks its own level. The same holds true in sports. Hagerstown fell behind 3-0 to a good New Castle team Tuesday evening. The boys from Hagerstown shook it off and roared back to score the next 13 runs and claim the District 6 Little League Majors Championship, punching […]
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Lions Club dives in to start swim program; nearly 80 sign up
A long-held hope that the swimming pool at Hagerstown Jr.-Sr. High School could be used more by the community has come to pass. Nearly 80 children and young people signed up for swimming lessons that started in June, the result of planning and fund-raising by the Nettle Creek Lions Club, according to Paige Gray, the […]
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Hagerstown vacates part of alley
After a public hearing during which only one person spoke about their concerns, the Hagerstown Town Council agreed to vacate a portion of an alley in the 100 block of East Main Street. The only portion of the alley to be vacated is that adjacent to the business property owned by Chris Conwell at 110 […]
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Hagerstown urged to pursue master utility plan
>>> TOWN SWITCHING OUT ELECTRIC METERS Starting on July 11, crews will be visiting Hagerstown homes and businesses to begin switching out the old electric meters for new ones. Area residents can expect the project to take six- to eight weeks. >>> The Town of Hagerstown is making plans to apply for a Community Block […]
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Hagerstown advances to semi-final round
The Hagerstown Tigers got off to a poor start in their opening round game Wednesday against longtime rival Union County. The normally sure-handed Tiger defense committed four errors in the first two innings, helping the Patriots to a 4-1 lead entering the bottom of the second. But Hagerstown settled down quickly, tied the game at […]
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1 newborn twin dies after auto accident
After a driver made more room for someone mowing grass, his vehicle collided with one driven by a pregnant woman, police said. The crash led to an emergency Caesarian section surgery, and one of her newborn twins did not survive. Wayne County Sheriff’s Office and Hagerstown Police Department were called to the scene just after […]
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Wayne County man dies after being struck by train
A Centerville man died after being struck by a train while filling a tractor trailer with grain in Hagerstown. Shortly after 10 a.m. Monday, March 14, Wayne County dispatchers received a 911 call from a Norfolk Southern train conductor who advised that a person had been struck by their train in the area of the […]