Medical issues affecting Hagerstown’s K-9 officer are making it necessary to replace him sooner than expected. Hagerstown Police Department is looking for donations. The current K-9, Kolt, will have been in service about three years in September, Police Chief Keith Folkner said. The working life of a police dog is generally eight to 10 years, […]
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Hagerstown police ask residents to take care of yards
Spring is in bloom and so are complaints of unsightly properties in Hagerstown. The police department is asking property owners to clean up. Hagerstown Police Chief Keith Folkner said the department is getting two or three complaints a day about trash and debris or abandoned vehicles on properties in town. Hagerstown Police Department tries to […]
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Hosts repeat as Tiger Booster champs
Twelve teams converged on the Hagerstown track and field complex from near and far last Friday, May 5 to participate in one of the oldest high school meets in Indiana. The Tiger Booster meet is in its 40th year and the quality athletes over the years have been impressive. On Friday, eleven other teams […]
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Tigers run-rule Patriots in 5 innings
Already leading 8-0 going into the bottom of the fifth inning, the Hagerstown Tigers used solo home runs from Aiden Grover and Collin Beaty to nail down a 10-0 win over Union County the night of Thursday, April 27 in a game stopped because of the 10-run mercy rule. The Patriots gave the Tigers an […]
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Bulldog golfers push Tigers to the edge
The match could not have been closer. Centerville and Hagerstown played an exciting back-and-forth golf match Tuesday, April 18 at Highland Lakes golf course. The final score was 173-174, and arguably the difference was the play of Braden Tedder, the No. 2 golfer for the ‘Dawgs. Tedder posted a round of 37 to earn medalist […]
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73 Hagerstown kindergartners enroll
Seventy-three children went through the recent kindergarten roundup at Hagerstown Elementary School, according to information presented to the Nettle Creek School board on April 12. Superintendent Emily Schaeffer reported, “This is the highest number of students we’ve had since before the pandemic. We are excited to welcome our next group of Tigers!” During the meeting, […]
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Tigers win pitchers` duel
When you are a league leader, other conference teams try to find a way to bring you back to the pack; even more so when you have won your last 11 TEC games. Winchester Community traveled to Lloyd Michael Field Thursday, April 20 to face Hagerstown. Falcon ace Jace Allen slowed the normally high-scoring […]
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Hagerstown starts eclipse planning
Leaders from at least one Wayne County town are making plans for a horde of sun-chasing tourists that is expected here when the sun goes into hiding for a few minutes on April 8, 2024. Hagerstown town hall officials, town council members, the town parks department, police and fire chiefs, the airport board president, the […]
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Hagerstown wins Richmond softball invitational tournament
Hagerstown defeated Centerville 7-5 in the championship game of the Richmond softball tournament Saturday April 15, in what was the first of a likely four meetings this year between the two rivals. The games were moved from Richmond to Centerville because of air quality concerns. The Lady Tigers shutout the Lady Red Devils 9-0 in […]
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Hagerstown track teams up the competition level
Hagerstown took part in the Springfield Wildcat Classics track meet at Springfield, Ohio on Saturday, April 15. Hagerstown was the only Indiana school in the field that was composed of Ohio schools from all enrollment classes and the Tigers turned in an impressive showing. The Lady Tigers finished in a tie for third place with […]