Concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19 have led Nettle Creek schools to adjust its academic and extra-curricular schedules for the next two weeks. Hagerstown Elementary and Hagerstown Junior-Senior High students will have an eLearning day on Monday, Oct. 26. On Tuesday, Oct. 27, junior-senior high school students will completely switch to virtual learning for two […]
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Nettle Creek School Board Candidates
Western Wayne News is contacting local candidates seeking election this fall in contested races to request they answer a questionnaire (all candidates for the same office receive the same questions). They were asked the following questions: 1. Please define the role of a school board member, from your perspective. 2. How do you feel your […]
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Women found who’ve been accused of withholding kids from dads
By Millicent Martin Emery A tip led to three Hagerstown women being arrested in Greenfield, Indiana, after police recently accused them of interfering with child custody. Heather Frost, her sister Abby Frost, and their mother, Nancy Frost, have been taken into custody following a tip regarding their whereabouts. They were accompanied by the missing children, […]
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Food pantry update for Hagerstown-area residents
Jefferson Township Trustee Joe Smith said food pantry hours are from 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays. While residents are not allowed into the office, they can knock on the back door and a box of prepackaged food will be brought to them. If you have an emergent need, you can call (765) 489-4824. It is […]
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9/11 Thoughts and Reflection: Hagerstown Students Respond to Event
Eighteen years ago, the world changed forever. Most of us can remember the exact spot we were when the news arrived that the Pentagon and Twin World Trade Towers were attacked. So many stories were coming across the various news outlets it was impossible to escape the seemingly impossible events unfolding before us. Everyone had […]
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Lady Tigers Crowned Wayne County Champions
By Dan Harney RICHMOND — When the Hagerstown girls showed up for practice to start the golf season first-year Head Coach Heather Searcy knew that she had a group of twelve golfers who were all capable of helping the team win on any given night. What she did not know was how competitive they were […]
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Hagerstown Sweeps Volleyball Three-Way
By Dan Harney HAGERSTOWN—Some coaches schedule sure wins to pad their record. Good coaches seek to play the best competition they can find to prepare their teams for the post season. The Hagerstown Tigers, an Elite Eight team, in each of the last three season, and currently ranked ninth in the 2A poll, hosted a […]
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1 killed, 1 flown to hospital after motorcycle crash
One local resident was killed and one was seriously injured in a Saturday afternoon motorcycle accident northwest of Hagerstown. Seven local teams of first responders assisted at the scene of a motor vehicle accident on Dalton Road south of Lamar Road, said Wayne County Sheriff Randy Retter in a news release. The accident took place […]
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All Nettle Creek students safe after lockdown
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 […]