The Northeastern Lady Knights basketball team hosted the Lincoln Lady Eagles on Friday, Jan. 30, for the chance to clinch the outright Tri-Eastern Conference championship in its last year in the conference. The Lady Knights had no problem securing the title for the second consecutive season. The outcome of the game was never in doubt. […]
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Projects prepare for funding possibilities
Wayne County stands ready when an opportunity to grow or improve quality of life presents itself after development of a 32-project Countywide Strategic Investment Plan. Cambridge City, Centerville, Dublin, Economy, East Germantown, Fountain City, Greens Fork, Hagerstown, Milton, Richmond and Wayne County proactively prepared their wants and needs for the next seven years to capitalize […]
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WWS expanding preschool for early recruitment
Western Wayne Schools is planning to expand its preschool and offer an open house to show off its new renovation. School officials hope both efforts will help recruit more children to attend WWS. During its Jan. 14 school board and board of finance meeting, Superintendent Kelly Plank noted that retaining and increasing enrollment is important […]
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Scooter races help students
Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce organized another scooter race to pit school superintendents and principals against each other during Wayne County’s annual basketball tournament featuring girls and boys teams from Lincoln, Centerville, Hagerstown and Northeastern. Northeastern High School Principal John Markward won the first race and Hagerstown Jr.-Sr. High School Principal Jordan McCaslin won […]
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New assistant principal starts Jan. 5 at LMHS
Lincoln Middle/High School will have a new assistant principal in the new year. Western Wayne Schools’ board hired Carrie Mastriano at its Wednesday, Dec. 10, meeting. Mastriano said she enjoys helping students become “great adults” and develop real-world skills. Now that her own children are grown, she thought the timing was right to step up […]
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Lincoln alum chosen for Basketball HOF
The Board of Directors of the Indiana Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame has announced the 24th induction class into the women’s Hall of Fame and the 2026 inductees include a graduate of Cambridge City Lincoln High School. Todd Salkoski, a 1976 graduate of Cambridge City Lincoln High School and longtime Shenandoah coach, will be one […]
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Bulldogs overwhelms Eagles 50-10
The Centerville Lady Bulldogs hosted Lincoln on Tuesday, Nov. 25, in a Tri-Eastern Conference game. The Lady Bulldogs jumped out to a 20-1 lead at the end of the first quarter and extended it to 34-4 by halftime. The Lady Bulldogs held Lincoln scoreless in the third quarter while scoring nine points to trigger a […]
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Lunsford scores 37 points, leads Lincoln to victory
The Lincoln Golden Eagles boys basketball team kicked off its season on Monday, Nov. 24, by hosting another flock of Eagles. NEO Next Generation Academy from Indianapolis provided the opposition. It was apparent early in the game that Lincoln senior Dustin Lunsford would be a hard guard for GEO. GEO settled for perimeter shots while […]
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Sewage district sniffs out odor solutions
Western Wayne Regional Sewage District is trying another weapon in its war upon bad odors in Cambridge City. Residents who live near the treatment plant at 200 S. Plum St., a few blocks southeast of downtown, have raised concerns about the odors for about two years. Passersby on U.S. 40 sometimes can detect the odor. […]
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Students add flair to the snow fleet
Some Richmond and Wayne County snow plows will look different when you see them plowing roads this winter. You might see one telling you to “Think Spring,” with a vibrant sun. Or, one with a viper. Or, one with snowmen. A project allowed schoolchildren from Richmond Community Schools, Centerville-Abington schools and Western Wayne schools to […]