Dalton teacher selected to set sail for research
PHOTO BY CHRISTINA McCUNE | DGKN DEMS STEAM teacher Laura Grimm has been selected as a NOAA Teacher at Sea for a research program to study the Great Lakes. DALTON A teacher who many may associate with the flourishing Elementary & Middle School Greenhouse is temporarily trading in her green thumbs for her sea…
Read MoreMaple Syrup Festival time at Sonnenberg Mennonite
PHOTOS PROVIDED Michael Amstutz pours batter at the festival last year. Steve Zuercher checks the meat temperature at a previous Maple Syrup Festival. Pastor Mel Hathaway and his wife, Dottie, hold maple syrup at a previous festival at Sonnenberg Mennonite Church. KIDRON This may sound sappy, but success has stuck to the annual Maple…
Read MoreKidron Easter Egg Hunt returns; Kidron Days bigger than ever
PHOTOS PROVIDED Colton Schlabach gives the Easter Bunny a high five in 2021. The family-friendly event returns April 23 to Kidron Community Park. Lakeisha Raber at the 2021 Kidron Community Council Easter Egg Hunt. KIDRON Mark your calendars for the return of the traditional Easter Egg Hunt in this community, as well as Kidron Days…
Read MoreFAMILY OF FANS Pro baller thankful for Kidron fan base
PHOTO PROVIDED Zach Hankins, center, is surrounded by relatives including those from Michigan, and Virginia, and Kidron, Wooster and Smithville in Ohio, who came to cheer him on during a Ferris State game several years ago. PHOTOS PROVIDED Zach Hankins plays for the Birmingham Squadron. Ask Leora Gerber, of Kidron, about her great nephew –…
Read MoreDMS student places 3rd at regional bee
PHOTOS PROVIDED Ellie Pauli, Dalton sixth-grade student, placed third at the Akron Regional Spelling Bee in March. Ellie Pauli successfully spelled “samarium.” But stumbled on “zocalo.” Still, the Dalton sixth grader made school history as one of the rare Bulldogs to place at the regional spelling bee. DMS English teacher Jessica Matz said Dalton has…
Read MoreFire destroys East Union Twp. woodshop
PHOTOS FROM APPLE CREEK EAST UNION TOWNSHIP FACEBOOK PAGE DGKN staff report EAST UNION TWP. Fire destroyed a woodshop Wednesday morning in the 8900 block of Lincoln Way E in the township. Firefighters contained flames to the woodshop, which is considered a total loss, and saved two other nearby buildings including a large two-story bank…
Read MoreSonnenberg Village marks 15 years of preserving history
PHOTO PROVIDED Sonnenberg Village, under the umbrella of the Kidron Community Historical Society, just outside of Kidron along Hackett Road marks 15 years of continued growth thanks to volunteers and donations and the vision of local residents dedicated to preserving and sharing local history. KIDRON When someone retires from an organization after 30 years, they…
Read MoreCouncilwoman, former mayor well-known in community
DGKN archive photo Dee Rodi-Barbera, right, is sworn in by Mayor Judy Cox in 2018 in council chambers to fill a vacated seat on council. DALTON Even if you weren’t a member of Dee Rodi-Barbera’s family, you likely were treated as one. Rodi-Barbera was well-known in the community not only by residents and motorists she…
Read More40 area firefighters battle blaze at Stoller Lawn & Garden in Orrville
(Photos by East Wayne Fire District and Kidron Volunteer Fire Department Facebook pages.) ORRVILLE Fire heavily damaged a well-known family-owned lawn and garden shop Tuesday morning just outside of Orrville. About 40 firefighters were at the scene throughout the morning and into the afternoon at Stoller Lawn & Garden along Back Orrville Road just after…
Read MoreGrand debut in 2022: Kidron couple’s New Year baby was expected before Christmas
KIDRON Krista Marie was late. But her parents weren’t surprised. Her older sisters had been late as well. This past month around the holidays, Krista’s mother, Rebecca Horst, kept in contact with one of her good friends, Amanda Neuenschwander, who lives nearby. Neuenschwander, who was born on New Year’s Day 29 years ago, joked with…
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