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 […]
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HPD hires 1st female officer
Hagerstown Police Department has its first full-time female officer. Taylor Fleming began her work April 1 as one of five HPD officers, Police Chief Keith Folkner said. He told the Town Council on April 3 that she replaced Adam Blanton, who left for “a job he couldn’t turn down” in the private sector. Fleming had […]
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Hagerstown Tigers sweep doubleheader with Triton Central
The Hagerstown baseball team remained unbeaten after a doubleheader sweep of Triton Central Saturday April 8 at Lloyd Michael field. Hagerstown used a committee of six pitchers in the two games, with no pitcher working more than three innings, and stroked 23 hits in the wins. Game 1 Hagerstown broke open a scoreless game in […]
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Hagerstown Tiger track teams finish second in quad meet
Both Hagerstown’s boys and girls placed a distant second to Delta in the Hagerstown Quad track and field meet Thursday evening April 6, while outpacing both Monroe Central and Union City. The Lady Tigers won three events. Hattie Hobbs won the 300 hurdles in 52.1 and the high jump at 4-6. Delaney Oliger won the discus with a […]
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Tigers improve to 3-0 with win over Red Devils
It may seem like an unusual scenario when both coaches see positives in a lopsided game, but it happened Thursday night, March 30, at McBride Stadium, when Hagerstown defeated Richmond 17-2 in a game halted after five innings because of the 10-run rule. The Tigers jumped out to a quick start. Cole Tracy led off […]
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Nettle Creek prepping for end of school
Year-end banquet will fete teachers, staff By Bob Hansen Nettle Creek schools are preparing for the end of this school year, according to reports at the March 15 board meeting. One of the annual year-end activities is a banquet for teachers and staff. It will be on Friday, June 2, at Willie and Red’s in […]
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Beavers dam it, affected humans tear it out
by Bob Hansen If only beavers would keep their dams away from places where people live and work, it’d be easy to ignore them. But the large furry rodents with flat tails are getting attention because they don’t know that. The town of Hagerstown has removed two dams this year. A third will probably stay […]
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Graduation rate expected to drop at HHS
School board president challenges how rate is calculated School board members raised a question about how graduation rates are figured even while expressing pride in Hagerstown High School’s performance. At 98.88%, HHS showed the highest 2022 graduation rate among Wayne County schools, according to the Indiana Department of Education. Only one student who started as […]