Drama Dawgs play the ‘Pajama Game’
PHOTOS BY LISA McGINTY | LMc Photography Need to know What: Dalton High spring show “The Pajama Game” When: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 24 and 25, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 26 Where: DHS auditorium, 177 N Mill St., Dalton Tickets: Can be reserved in advance or purchased at the door. All seats…
Read MoreDalton coach, tutor hired as Chipps head football coach
ARCHIVE PHOTO BY KATIE GOOD DALTON Dan Edwards, assistant varsity football coach, head junior varsity girls basketball coach and math tutor at Dalton High School, was hired at the March 13 Chippewa Local Board of Education meeting to be the new head football coach and full-time intervention specialist. Edwards said this means that unfortunately he…
Read MoreHigh school wrestlers statebound
ARCHIVE PHOTO Greyson Siders, left, and Kaden Russell, will travel to Columbus to represent the Bulldogs at the state wrestling tournament. Russell earned his firs trip to the state tournamnet with a 4th place finish at the district tournament. After coming up short last year at the district wrestling tournament, Dalton’s Kaden Russell set…
Read MoreLatin flavor: New grocery store opens in downtown Dalton
What you need to know about El Deseo What: El Deseo Latin grocery store Where: 47 W Main St., Dalton Hours: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. every day DGKN PHOTOS Maria Lorena Quinteros shows some of the unique items for international cuisine available at El Deseo Latin grocery store, which she opened late last year in…
Read MoreLocal residents walk ‘where Jesus walked’
PHOTOS PROVIDED Rich Shetler and Jon Fielitz were among local residents who went on a trip with Smithville Mennonite Church to the Holy Land around the New Year. Rich Shetler, member of Smithville Mennonite Church, rides a camel in Israel. Smithville Mennonite Pastor Todd Martin and his son, Thaddeus, on a tour this winter to…
Read MoreCCS Annual Auction opens doors: Community comes together for a good cause
Need to know What: CCS Annual Auction When: Online auction March 3-10; live auction March 11 at 3970 Kidron Road. Breakfast begins 7:30 a.m. March 11 at CCS cafeteria; live auction begins at 9 a.m. and concludes at 12 p.m. Silent auction items available. Why: Tradition, community, fundraiser More info: Visit www.ccscomets.org/support/annualauction.cfm. PHOTOS PROVIDED Visit www.ccscomets.org/support/annualauction.cfm…
Read MorePut a pin in it — Dalton to host WCAL wrestling tournament
PHOTOS BY LISA McGINTY | LMc Photography Dalton senior Jaden Sok with Traci Shoup and Ron Shoup on Senior Night Feb. 1. Dalton’s Kaden Russell wrestles an opponent at the Dalton home meet Feb. 1. Gavin Ryder and Jack Waldron at Dalton’s home meet Feb. 1. Waynedale wrestlers and their families on Senior Night. DALTON …
Read MoreMeetings to gather input on transportation needs
Meetings are taking place next week in eastern Wayne County to spread the word about Wayne County Transit services available to the public and gather information about residents’ transportation needs. Community residents, leaders, private nonprofit agencies, and private for-profit transportation providers are all welcome to provide feedback and learn about services many still do not…
Read MoreBaked expectations: Cake auctions benefit school sports
Above Ella Lunsford, left, and Sarah Witmer, wheel out a cake for the girls basketball team for the Jan. 20 Dalton All Sports Booster Club cake auction. The auction raised nearly $8,000 with 18 cakes. PHOTO BY LISA McGINTY | LMc Photography A sample of cakes from Smithville, Waynedale and Dalton. (Archive and Facebook…
Read MoreHendricks hangs up his badge: Dalton makes nice finish to long career for local cop
DALTON Senior Patrolman Ken Hendricks, who is retiring at the end of this month from the Dalton Police Department after a lengthy career in law enforcement, had a few brushes with the law when he was growing up in Massillon. Not what you may think – they were all positive encounters. In the sixth grade…
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