Seven high schools will show off their Indiana State Fair Band Day routines this weekend in Centerville to see how their audience, judges and teachers react. Four of the competitors at Archway Classic on Saturday, July 12, are from Wayne County. Northeastern’s Marching Knights open the contest at 8 p.m., followed by the Richmond Red […]
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New role will pair students with businesses
Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce and six school districts have selected a familiar face to help connect students with new work-based learning opportunities. Shawntel Baker, who is already a chamber employee, has been selected to serve as the first countywide director of employer engagement. School and chamber leaders designed the role to expand work-based […]
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Tiger grad pitches in North-South series
Kaagen Kendall, a Vincennes University commit and 2025 Hagerstown graduate, closed out his high school baseball career as a member of the South team in the 50th annual Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association North-South All-Star series. The three-game series, played at Loeb Stadium in Lafayette, consisted of two nine-inning games played on Saturday, June […]
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Tiger trio leads South sweep
Allison Stinson and Rylan Young, 2025 Hagerstown High School graduates, and Hagerstown head coach Bruce Charles were a part of the 2025 North-South All-Star softball games played on June 21 at Andy Mohr Field on the campus of Indiana University. Stinson and Young were selected to the South All-Star team as players, and Charles was […]
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Sock Joplin Trio will join RSO brass
Wayne County’s internationally known jazz heritage will be celebrated during the first of five free concerts at parks, country clubs and a historic district. The Sock Joplin Trio joins Richmond Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet for the July 9 start to the annual Sunset Series of outdoor concerts. The performance, called “A Day in the Life […]
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Rural Urban Dinner scheduled for July 17
Organizers of the 65th annual Rural Urban Dinner are requesting reservations for the upcoming gathering in Hagerstown. Economy Lions Club will give the Good Friend and Neighbor Award during the banquet on Thursday, July 17, at Willie & Red’s, 40 E. Main, Hagerstown. Reservations may be made through July 14 by calling the restaurant at […]
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‘Tickled pink’
David Davis couldn’t wait to cross the new Heiney Road bridge. For nine years, the old bridge was closed, forcing a detour from one field to another for the Wayne County farmer. Then, he watched this year as Brumbaugh Construction crews built the new two-lane bridge across the Whitewater River. Although it wasn’t officially open […]
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Centerville elementary teacher retires after 4 decades
One school district’s loss was another district’s gain for 40-plus years. Beth (Short) Reagan initially was a student teacher at Centerville-Abington Community Schools. She graduated from Ball State University after winter quarter in 1982. After substitute teaching for a semester, she was offered a sixth-grade classroom at Western Wayne Schools. Although she recalls loving the […]
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HHS alum will oversee work-based learning
Most school board meetings are weighty affairs, but claps and cheers erupted as a special meeting of Nettle Creek’s school board concluded. The brief, one-topic meeting on Thursday, June 19, finalized the hire of 2008 Hagerstown High School graduate Chad Lieberman for its new work-based learning/career exploration position. Superintendent Emily Schaeffer said Lieberman’s role will […]
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Hagerstown honors its spring athletes
The Hagerstown sports award ceremony was recently held in the high school auditorium. In addition to the individual award winners, 65 athletes were honored for achieving academic all-conference status. Individual award winners: Griffin Doerstler — Boys Track, Mental Attitude Award Noah Searcy — Boys Golf, MVP & Lowest Scoring Average Award Collin Werking — Boys […]