Tireless effort brought Wayne County to this point of the Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program. A rigorous application process earned the county a place in the third HELP cohort. More than 900 people provided input about what their communities need, and about 100 people served on committees identifying and prioritizing projects for the best uses of […]
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Western Wayne receives 2 grants
Western Wayne School Corporation has been notified that it will receive two funding grants. One, for $150,000, is a Healthy Meals Incentive Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The second, $22,000, is from the Wayne County Foundation to support the local cost of Communities in Schools, which provides student assistance aides for local […]
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Lincoln athletic director to retire on June 30
You don’t have to talk to Rob Bills for any length of time to determine that he loves his job. He has loved what he does from the day he accepted the position in 2005. Bills was a natural fit, even though his path to the position was somewhat unconventional. Bills is a Cambridge City […]
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Trials set for pair accused of cemetery theft
Trial dates have been set for a couple accused of stealing more than $150,000 from the Lutheran Cemetery Foundation of Pershing. An initial hearing took place May 30 for Trisha C. Taylor of Cambridge City in Wayne Superior Court 2. Judge Gregory Horn appointed Richmond attorney Mark Cox to represent Taylor as indigent counsel at […]
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2 accused of stealing $150K from cemetery
When a cemetery foundation believed to have nearly $300,000 reportedly wouldn’t pay an $8,000 groundskeeping bill, suspicions were raised to police and an investigation began. Indiana State Police now accuses a local couple who were leaders of the cemetery foundation of writing checks worth more than $150,000 to themselves, according to a probable cause affidavit […]
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Former cemetery board member accused of stealing $50K
After an Indiana State Police investigation, a local woman has been formally charged with theft of more than $50,000 from a cemetery board. Trisha Collins Taylor, 43, of the 200 block of East Delaware Street in Cambridge City, is accused of stealing from the Zion Lutheran Cemetery in East Germantown. The charge is a Level […]
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Pershing cemetery now in IRS’ good graces
Shortly before spring and summer maintenance expenses begin, Zion Lutheran Cemetery’s board members are relieved that the organization’s tax-exempt status has resumed. The classification had lapsed due to a missed paperwork filing. Board President Paul Railsback said the Pershing organization has been reinstated by the Internal Revenue Service and Indiana Secretary of State’s office. He […]
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Zion’s Church celebrates 200th year
Leader hopes special events will help bring new members At 58, Troy Jackson believes he is “almost the youngest member” of the church council at Zion’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. It’s a sign that the church needs to welcome younger members, he said. Zion’s Lutheran is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year. On Sunday, July 24, […]
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Hayden G. McQueen
Hayden G. McQueen, 82, of Pershing, Indiana passed away Monday morning, June 1, 2020 at his home. He was born July 31, 1937 in Rising Sun, Indiana, one of eleven children of Robert and Laura (Howard) McQueen. A graduate of Clarksburg High School, he excelled in basketball and was inducted into the Decatur County Basketball […]