Officer Seara Burton’s mother, Jennifer Miller, stretched to place a blue flower next to her daughter’s picture on the End of Watch: Ride to Remember trailer. Burton is one of the 380 officers killed in 2022 and 2023 whose sacrifice is being remembered by the Beyond the Call of Duty tour, which began June 1 […]
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Wayne County confronts ILEARN results
State testing results indicate that students in most Wayne County school districts are struggling with academic performance in English and math. While many performed close to Indiana’s statewide proficiency percentages, most districts demonstrated well below 50% proficiency. Only approximately 25% of students in the county’s largest school district are considered proficient. Indiana Department of Education […]
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Centerville schools promote 2 to principalships
Two educators familiar to Centerville-Abington Community Schools will lead Centerville Senior High and Rose Hamilton Elementary. On July 10, the school board promoted Brian Bellew, who had been Centerville Junior High principal, and Diana Hill, formerly Centerville-Abington Elementary assistant principal. Superintendent Mike McCoy said teachers already are expressing excitement about those hires. Two interview committees, composed […]
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City buys downtown business building
A downtown Richmond building is ready for a business and for residents. Richmond Neighborhood Restoration sold the renovated building at 720 and 724 E. Main St. to the city of Richmond. The Board of Public Works and Safety approved the $62,500 purchase on May 30. RNR had bought the building for renovations in 2021. It […]
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‘Dream team’ receives surprise service award
More than 80 people gathered last week to learn who would be named northern Wayne County’s next Good Friend and Neighbor. Robin and Ed Nugent were surprised during the 64th annual Rural Urban Dinner at Willie & Red’s in Hagerstown on Thursday, July 11. Economy Lions Club organizes the gathering, which is intended to encourage […]
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‘Legacy’ shines at Archway Classic
Four of the five top performing bands at Saturday night’s Archway Classic contest came from Wayne County. Judges gave top marks to Richmond’s jazz-themed “The Gennett Legacy” show. The tribute to the city’s recording history earned 57.35 points. “It feels good, and the kids are super excited,” said Dan Merkamp, the Marching Red Devils’ director. […]
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Hagerstown advances to state tourney
The Hagerstown Little League Majors team cleared the first hurdle in their quest to advance to the Little League World Series. They defeated New Castle by the score of 2-1 to win the District 6 title and earn the right to advance to the state tournament to be played at Lebanon. The boys in purple, […]
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Next election filing deadline is Aug. 1
A few candidates have filed to serve Hagerstown and Dublin residents before the fall election. Residents from those two towns must file candidacy forms by noon Aug. 1 at Wayne County’s voter registration office inside the courthouse, 301 E. Main St., Richmond. Different filing deadlines apply for towns with populations of less than 3,500 so […]
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Could a park curb violence?
Commissioner Mary Anne Butters envisions a park where Wayne County residents can drive off-road vehicles, participate in water sports, become physically fit and learn firearm safety. She wants the county to assess how to develop such a place, hoping it would promote spending time outdoors and also curb violence. Butters suggests the county invest $35,000 […]
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Archway Classic to feature 8 bands
Centerville’s arches aren’t golden like those of McDonald’s but they might be on the golden pathway to victory at Indiana State Fair’s Band Day. Centerville Senior High School serves as host for one of the region’s first marching band competitions of the season. Its Archway Classic begins at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 13, at 507 […]