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Bulldog boys claim league title

Centerville hosted the inaugural Eastern Indiana Conference swim meet on Saturday, Jan. 18. The conference was formed for schools with conference affiliation in most other sports but not swimming.  Centerville captured the boys competition. Oak Hill was second and Hagerstown was third. Oak Hill won the girls competition. Centerville was second, Hagerstown was sixth.  Carter […]

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Archery prepares for state qualifiers

Archery teams from area schools will shoot in qualifier meets for the Indiana state tournament on Saturday.  Northeastern Middle/Senior High School will be among teams competing at the Monroe Central qualifier at Monroe Central Elementary School, Parker City. It starts at 8 a.m. with the final flight at 4 p.m. in Monroe Central Elementary School, […]

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Photos: Scoot over, sir!

Centerville Senior High School Principal Brian Bellew and Hagerstown High School Principal Joshua Hallatt compete in a scooter race during halftime of a Wayne County Tournament game on Thursday, Jan. 9. Northeastern Wayne Superintendent Matthew Hicks and Western Wayne Superintendent Andy Stover also competed. The first-round winners, Stover and Hallatt, were to race at a […]

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Nettle Creek School finances healthy

Nettle Creek School Corporation is in good financial shape, according to financial reports for the 2024 year. Every Indiana public school corporation must file a yearly financial report with the Indiana Department of Education. For 2024, Nettle Creek reported that its fund balances equal 32.9% of anticipated expenses, nearly the same level as in the […]

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2 Wayne Co. wrestlers advance to state

Centerville and Hagerstown will be represented at the IHSAA state finals for girls wrestling on Friday, Jan. 17, at the Corteva Coliseum on the Indiana State Fairgrounds.  Abigail Gilbert (Hagerstown) finished third in the 125-pound weight class and will advance to the state finals with a record of 18-1.  Tzuriya Phillips (Centerville) finished fourth in […]

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Defending champion defeats Hagerstown

In a game played at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, the Centerville Bulldogs led wire-to-wire to defeat the Hagerstown Tigers 59-41. The game was initially scheduled for Friday, Jan. 10 and rescheduled because of inclement weather, which means that the Bulldogs will get little rest before the championship game. The Bulldogs displayed their quality […]

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Hagerstown man honored for helping farmers

A Wayne County man has accepted a lifetime achievement award in the nation’s capital for his years of service to area farmers.  Wilbert “Will” Herr of Hagerstown has received a Farm Service Agency Administrator’s Award for Service to Agriculture.  It’s the highest recognition at U.S Department of Agriculture/FSA.  Herr has worked for Indiana FSA for […]

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County welcomes new 4-H educator

Purdue Extension Wayne County Office welcomed its new 4-H Youth Development Educator Kendell Wolfe in November. Wolfe is a Hagerstown High School and Purdue University graduate and was previously in agriculture retail sales. She comes with Extension knowledge as she interned in Wayne County’s office while in college. Her new role combines her passions of […]