Milton Westside Cemetery has set spring cleanup dates around the time its plot price is increasing. Families are urged to remove old/faded grave decorations by May 1. The cemetery is at the corner of Izor and Walnut streets. A cemetery cleanup day is planned from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 2. Rain date will be May […]
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Eagle pitching overpowers Twisters
The Cambridge City Lincoln baseball team opened its season on Saturday, April 4, by hosting Oldenburg Academy. The Twister lineup was handcuffed all day by the Eagle pitchers in a 4-1 victory for the Eagles. Senior right-hander Ben Bates pitched the first five innings, striking out 14 Twisters and only surrendering three hits, holding the […]
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Milton FD requests county’s K-9 help
Tempo flopped on the chambers floor inside the Wayne County Administration Building when not sniffing around or checking on proceedings during the March 25 Wayne County commissioners meeting. The 2-year-old Belgian Malinois was purchased for $5,100 by the Milton-Washington Township Fire Department Association for training as a human remains detection dog and was the topic […]
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With a lack of players, Lincoln cancels softball season
Cambridge City Lincoln High School has decided to cancel its 2026 softball season because the program does not have enough players to field a team. Lincoln softball has a rich history and is arguably the most successful program in school history. The Eagles have been sectional champions eight times, including the 2025 season — the […]
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Coaches announce Academic All-State honorees
The Indiana High School Basketball Coaches Association recently announced their selections for All-Academic All-State for the 2025-26 season. Four players and two teams from Wayne County schools were recognized. Landyn Keiser, Centerville High School, was named to the boys first team; Ben Bates, Lincoln HS, and Logan Seal, Northeastern HS, earned honorable mention. Jayden Johnson, […]
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Lincoln grad earns All-America status
Cambridge City Lincoln graduate Bailey Puckett, competing for Trine University, earned All-America status on Saturday, March 14, in the women’s mile run during the 2026 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship at Birmingham, Alabama. Puckett finished in seventh place with a time of 4:50.06. The top eight finishers earned All-America honors. Puckett was competing at […]
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Tall Rebels eliminate Eagles
When heavily favored Randolph Southern took the floor on Wednesday, March 4, against Lincoln in the final opening-round game of the tournament, Eagle head coach Rodney Klein had a game plan that he thought would even the playing field. The plan was simple: push the Rebels out on the floor and make them shoot three-pointers. […]
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Cambridge City racer debuts at Daytona
Cambridge City resident Presley Sorah participated in the kickoff race for the 2026 NASCAR ARCA Menards Series, the ARCA 200, held at the legendary Daytona Speedway on Feb. 14. Sorah was the only driver in the field from Indiana to qualify. Sorah overcame a blown tire, with 28 laps remaining in the 200-mile race caused […]
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Cardinals hand Eagles a 66-57 loss
Cambridge City Lincoln traveled east on Highway 40 on Friday, Feb. 20, to the campus of Earlham College for a nonconference game with Seton Catholic. The two teams are potential opponents in 1A Sectional No. 56, which Lincoln hosts, and both teams are trying to build momentum entering postseason play. The Cardinals were without leading […]
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Students help plan ‘glow-up’ celebration
Lincoln Middle/High School students are leading their school’s renovation celebration. Interim Principal Melissa Zimmerman told Western Wayne Schools’ board at its Wednesday, Feb. 11, meeting that students are helping with many aspects of the event, including creating marketing flyers and videos. She said students are excited about what they’d call a “glow-up” of their school […]