Season sweet for local syrup
PHOTOS BY CHRISTINA McCUNE Maple syrup flows during processing at Harvey Hershberger’s farm along Arnold Road in Sugar Creek Township. PHOTO PROVIDED After a successful experience, Christa Wolf said her family plans to make their own maple syrup again next year and hopes to double the taps and production. SUGAR CREEK TWP. Sorry if…
Read MoreSoftball players wear hearts on sleeves for Rylee
A teal heart with the number 88 shows support for 11-year-old Rylee Abbuhl. The Fusion and Fusion Fire traveling softball teams with Rylee Abbuhl. PHOTOS PROVIDED Local softball players are wearing their hearts on their sleeves in honor of a Stark County girl who loves the game and impacted them through her strength and passion. Rylee…
Read MoreDalton baseball back on refreshed diamond after sitting out 2020
PHOTO BY ROBERT McCUNE | DGKN Dalton players took turns giving fist bumps to Wes McBride, left, and thanked him for donating money for new fencing. He and his twin brother, Les, graduated from Dalton in 1961. New fencing. New bleachers. New scoreboard. Players itching to get on the diamond after last year’s cancellation. A…
Read MoreLot of personality
PHOTOS BY KURT IMMLER Dalton High School juniors and seniors who drive to school took part in a fundraiser and were permitted to decorate a space in the school parking lot. DALTON This year’s student council is hoping to pave a new tradition at Dalton High School. A student council fundraising idea turned into a…
Read MoreWooster’s free clinic expands into new building
PHOTOS PROVIDED Above, dental hygienist Sue Roe with two of the Viola Startzman Clinic’s pediatric patients. The center has expanded into a second building, allowing more space for both dental and medical services. Dr. Robert Burns and dental assistant Josie Schrock CEO Jaime Parsons WOOSTER The largest free clinic in Ohio has grown into…
Read MoreNew backstop, fencing turning heads
PHOTO BY KURT IMMLER | DGKN Thanks to donations and fundraisers, a new fence was installed at Dalton’s baseball field this winter. DALTON When outside practice begins in the next few weeks and games start at the end of next month, high school baseball players and fans can celebrate the return of the sport and…
Read MoreThe Storybook Inn set to open in Kidron
From left, Heath, Anabelle, Sienna, Liliana, Jonah and Toni Studer are beginning an exciting chapter of their lives with the opening of The Storybook Inn in the heart of Kidron. The inn is set to open in March. PHOTO BY CHRISTINA McCUNE | DGKN PHOTOS OF INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PROVIDED KIDRON The Studers are embarking…
Read MoreVintage valentines: Box of antique cards leads local resident on a mystery
Sylvia Hostetler as a young girl and before she died at 99 in 2015. (PHOTOS PROVIDED) Dalton resident Katy Biggs discovered a box of vintage valentines that she had in her possession for a few decades. Upon closer examination and after some phone calls, Biggs was delighted not only to discover the cards had belonged…
Read MoreLocal dining spots brave winter months
Luis Arriaga, left, and Juan Arriaga, brothers who manage Los Tios in Dalton with their sister, Jacki, and mother, Angelica, who also owns the restaurant, are grateful to loyal customers who helped to keep the restaurant open during the pandemic. (PHOTO BY CHRISTINA McCUNE |DGKN) How does a piece of bumbleberry pie sound? Or comfort…
Read MoreRISE IN SUPPORT: Kidron firefighter gets boost of spirit at hospital
R ead From left, Lt. Craig Hostetler with Orrville Fire Department, Kidron Fire Chief Jon Peters, Captain Rod Neuenschwander and Assistant Chief Kent Neuenschwander. Trucks and vehicles from area agencies formed a parade Thursday at Wooster Hospital to show support to Kidron firefighter Rudy Hofstetter while he was fighting COVID-19 and pneumonia for more than a…
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