Playing before a large, vocal crowd on Thursday, July 10, at Mike Beeson Field in Hagerstown, New Castle and Hagerstown met for the District 6 Little League Championship, with the winner advancing to the state tournament. The two teams split previous games during the current district tournament, with Hagerstown defeating New Castle 9-8 in a […]
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PHOTOS: CC fire dept car show fundraiser
The Cambridge City Volunteer Fire Department’s annual car show and fundraiser was held Sunday, July 6, at Creitz Park. The event brought more than 130 exhibitors and their families to Cambridge City, bringing business to local shops and restaurants. Some participants came from as far as two hours away. Steve Railsback of New Paris, Ohio, […]
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Tiger grad pitches in North-South series
Kaagen Kendall, a Vincennes University commit and 2025 Hagerstown graduate, closed out his high school baseball career as a member of the South team in the 50th annual Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association North-South All-Star series. The three-game series, played at Loeb Stadium in Lafayette, consisted of two nine-inning games played on Saturday, June […]
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Tiger trio leads South sweep
Allison Stinson and Rylan Young, 2025 Hagerstown High School graduates, and Hagerstown head coach Bruce Charles were a part of the 2025 North-South All-Star softball games played on June 21 at Andy Mohr Field on the campus of Indiana University. Stinson and Young were selected to the South All-Star team as players, and Charles was […]
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Up-and-down elevator project gets another chance
After one false start, Wayne County’s commissioners will take another crack at putting a new elevator inside the county courthouse. The project went out for bid previously, but commissioners rejected the $1,040,000 bid from Thor Construction that exceeded estimates and did not include removing an existing flue in an existing shaft where the elevator would […]
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‘Tickled pink’
David Davis couldn’t wait to cross the new Heiney Road bridge. For nine years, the old bridge was closed, forcing a detour from one field to another for the Wayne County farmer. Then, he watched this year as Brumbaugh Construction crews built the new two-lane bridge across the Whitewater River. Although it wasn’t officially open […]
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Horsin’ around at the county fair
Whether real or not, horses provided a good ride for fairgoers and fair participants last week at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Richmond. The 2025 Wayne County 4-H Fair was held from Saturday, June 21 to Saturday, June 28. Visitors rode on the carousel and other amusement rides, watched Dixon Dance perform, ate delicious food […]
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PHOTOS: Pickleballers vie for gold
The Richmond Indiana Pickleball Club hosted the Richmond Open pickleball tournament at Clear Creek Park in Richmond, Ind. from June 20-22, 2025. The tournament featured players from Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Florida. Joshua Smith captured these photos of the event for Western Wayne News.
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Athena winners surprised
A retired teacher who avidly volunteers, a hospital marketer, a student robotics captain and a 55-year advocate of a youth organization are among this year’s honorees at a re-imagined event. Girls Inc. of Wayne County, Wayne Bank and IU East have announced the 2025 recipients of the Athena Leadership Awards and Girls Inc. honors. This […]
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PHOTOS: Time to ‘goat’ to fair
Lemon shake-ups, prize animals cooling off in the shade and face painting were just some of the familiar scenes found on the opening day of the 2025 Wayne County 4-H Fair on Saturday, June 21. The weeklong event runs through Saturday, June 28, at the fairgrounds in Richmond. Chris Hardie captured these photos of the […]