Nettle Creek teachers will see a 3% increase in base pay for 2025-26 under terms of a tentative contract that the school board will vote on Nov. 6. Base pay will be $47,000 under the contract terms, an increase from $45,000 this year. Teachers who are rated as effective or highly effective will get $1,125 […]
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Argylls too much for Tigers
The Madison-Grant Argylls, ranked fourth in the latest state poll, traveled to Hagerstown on Friday, Nov. 1, to play the Hagerstown Tigers for the right to advance to the sectional championship game on Nov. 8. The Tigers forced a fumble the first time the heavily favored Argylls carried the ball and played them on even […]
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PHOTOS: Costume fun for everyone
Cambridge City’s Halloween fun Oct. 31 included a costume parade along U.S. 40, costume contests at the fire station and, of course, trick-or-treating. View photos captured by Millicent Martin Emery in our gallery below.
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Township wants change in fire plan
Twice in the past year, Hagerstown Town Council has given a 12-month extension for Jefferson Township’s fire protection agreement rather than the traditional three-year contract. Members said both times they wanted more information about changes advocated by the township trustee. The Hagerstown Town Council extended the fire contract on Dec. 4, 2023, asking Jefferson Township […]
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Runners’ season ends at regional meet
Wayne County runners and teams saw their season come to an end on Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Shelbyville regional. The Top 5 teams and the Top 15 individuals not on an advancing team qualified to advance to the state meet. No Wayne County team or individual runner met that standard. In the girls race, […]
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Wayne County students among Model Legislature leaders
Eastern Indiana Model Legislature has concluded its 51st year after meeting in Indiana General Assembly’s chambers in Indianapolis on Sept. 25. Richmond Jaycees started the program in 1973. Current participating schools are Centerville, Hagerstown, Northeastern, Union County and Winchester. Each school has 30 students represented with a total of 100 students in the House of […]
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Town grappling with building code mistakes
Mistakes in applying the town building code are haunting the Hagerstown Town Council, according to discussion during an Oct. 14 special meeting. About a dozen residents of the Graceland Heights subdivision attended an Aug. 5 council meeting to ask why they had been without power for several days after a storm. Town officials said they […]
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Nettle Creek collecting food for weekends
Nettle Creek schools are collecting food to send home with students on weekends. “We are going to ask the community to donate food items for weekend backpacks,” Superintendent Emily Schaeffer told the school board on Oct. 16. It’s intended to help children who are “food insecure,” meaning that they might not be getting three meals […]
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Lady Tigers win rubber match, advance to semifinal round
The Northeastern and Hagerstown volleyball teams opened play at the Hagerstown sectional on Thursday, Oct. 17, for the right to advance in the state tournament. Northeastern, the two-time defending sectional champion, and Hagerstown, the Tri-Eastern Conference champions, were meeting for the third time this season with each team holding a win over the other. The […]
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Knights defeat Tigers, clinch TEC title
When the Northeastern football team traveled to Hagerstown for the final game of the regular season on Friday, Oct. 18, the outright Tri-Eastern Conference title was on the line. A win would clinch the title for the Knights. A loss would have given Centerville a share of the title and end the Knights’ dream of […]