Dalton golf team 11th at state tourney
PHOTOS BY CHRISTINA McCUNE | DGKN Students hold cutouts and show support Thursday to Dalton’s golf team as they headed to the state tournament at Ohio State University. Trevor Horst, Brendan Lehman, Todd Brahler, Jaden Schlabach and Preston Wenger board the bus headed to the Ohio High School Athletic Association state golf tournament. DALTON Goals…
Read MoreKidron festival hard to ‘beet’
Need to know: What: 13th annual Kidron Beet Festival When: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 16 Where: Sonnenberg Village, 13497 Hackett Road Schedule: 9 a.m.: Welcome Center opens for entries 10 a.m.: Food and ice cream vendors open; all buildings open; music: Stout Suzuki Studio Players 11 a.m.: Entries close, judging begins Noon: contest winners announced;…
Read MoreKaty Biggs: To all, a friend — Dalton remembers petite woman who was powerful force
PHOTO PROVIDED Dalton Presbyterian Pastor Sally Fusek with close friend and parishioner, Katy Biggs. DALTON She loved pecan pie, hot and sour soup, Arby’s sliders, and cornbread made by Pastor Sally Fusek’s daughter, Sarah. Those tiny details were recalled recently by Fusek. And the larger impacts Katy Biggs had on local residents, and Dalton and…
Read MoreDawgs teed for state
PHOTOS PROVIDED Seniors Preston Wenger and Trevor Horst Coach Jeff Feller and Dalton’s varsity golf team Todd Brahler, Brendan Lehman, Trevor Horst, Preston Wenger and Jaden Schlabach are headed to the state tournament after placing second at districts. For the first time in more than 25 years, Dalton High School will be represented at the…
Read MoreTeen remembered for what he loved
PHOTOS PROVIDED Gideon Guenther poses with a Mazda Miata that he was restoring with his dad before he died Nov. 13, 2020, at age 16. A car show is being held to raise money for a scholarship in his name. APPLE CREEK The legacy Gideon Guenther leaves is his love for everyone, according to his…
Read MoreSonnenberg Mennonite Church celebrates 200th anniversary
KIDRON This weekend’s festivities honoring Sonnenberg Mennonite Church’s 200th anniversary is much more than a celebration of the people and the area’s unique past and heritage. History will come alive through many of the bicentennial’s scheduled activities Sept. 24-26 such as a cemetery tour and sing-a-long at the former building. At the same time, seeing…
Read MoreLocal cyclists bike Ohio to Erie Trail
PHOTO BY CHRISTINA McCUNE | DGKN From left, Brian Goodlander, Dennis Walker, Sandy Sanders, Flo Steiner, Ann Bailey, Tom Bilcze, Lisa Daris and Mike Groeber take a break at the Dalton Dari-ette Sept. 15 along the annual multi-day 326-mile bike ride from Cincinnati to Cleveland. Flo Steiner, of Dalton, and Ann Bailey, of Wooster, center,…
Read MoreMeet ‘The Voice of the Bulldogs’
PHOTOS BY LISA McGINTY and CHRISTINA McCUNE When he’s not at his full-time job as an AT&T repairman or on his motorcycle, he spends his Friday nights in the fall announcing for Bulldogs varsity football games. DALTON Standing in the press box, with his adrenaline pumping, overlooking the varsity football players, marching band and cheerleaders…
Read MoreLocal pilot publishes memoir
Andy Miller wrote “An Unlikely Pilot: Stories of risk, adventure and second chances” as a memoir for his children and grandchildren. He was encouraged to make his fascinating stories about high Arctic flying available to the public and his book is available through amazon.com and bookcentra.com. The 80-year-old Kidron man stays busy and is helping…
Read MoreDalton police captain continues ‘Coffee Break’ to build connections
PHOTO BY CHRISTINA McCUNE | DGKN Officer Eric McFarren chats with Pioneer Coffeehouse Manager Christina Dantona during his “Coffee Break,” a new initiative where he visits either Pioneer Coffeehouse or Dutch Kitchen every other week and every other Friday visits a business. The project is to help build community connections. DALTON For some cops, it…
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