DALTON VILLAGE COUNCIL: Village revises public participation policy
DALTON The village has revised its public participation policy in an attempt to encourage more residents to speak at council meetings. Mayor Dennis Finley read the rules of participation during the regular monthly meeting Jan. 13. Basically, a resident can sign up to speak by providing his or her name and topic of discussion. The…
Read MoreBulldogs wrestlers have ‘solid weekend’ at Orrville
Dalton’s Grant Johnson, left, and Branyan Zaleski, in photo on right. See more photos by Drew Hugland. PHOTOS BY DREW HUGLAND | Gazette & News Dalton’s high school wrestlers had a “solid weekend” at Orrville going 6-3 as a team with wins against Smithville, Orrville, Akron Buchtel, Canton McKinley, Fairless and Canton Central Catholic, according to…
Read MoreMCC kicks off centennial year with Great Winter Warm-Up
Marita Strasbaugh, 7, and her mom Jenny Strasbaugh of Dalton work together on a quilt. Greta Conrad, 12, of Dayton drove three hours with her mom and older sister to take part. At least 122 quilts were made over the weekend during the great Winter Warmup at Salem Mennonite Church in Kidron. PHOTOS BY ROBERT McCUNE | DGKN…
Read MoreVillage council swears in four new members
DALTON The first meeting of 2020 in village council chambers saw a new mayor and swore in four council members. Mayor Dennis Finley and council members Dee Rodi-Barbera and Mike Scheibe were elected in November by voters. Former Mayor Judy Cox and council members Steve Gerber and John Hisey chose not to run again when…
Read MoreDHS tech classes: ‘This is the future’
Juniors Bryce Clark and Parker Englerth demonstrate robotics engineering. Students stay busy at laptops during Brad Welch’s TechCorps class at Dalton High School. PHOTOS BY CHRISTINA McCUNE | Gazette & News DALTON The world is at their fingertips. During a class at Dalton High School just before the break began last month, students were…
Read MoreBulldogs wrestlers finish 8th at Husky Invite
Dalton’s varsity wrestling team finished in eighth place at the Husky Invite over the weekend. “I am very pleased with the way that we wrestled in the finals,” Head Coach Kenton Lemon said. “I thought everyone really pushed themselves in the finals and that was great to see. We still have some fine tuning to do before…
Read MoreEast Wayne Fire District to meet 10 a.m. Friday
DALTON East Wayne Fire District board will have its first meeting of the year at 10 a.m. Friday at Station 1 in Dalton. This is a reorganizational meeting and a chairman will be elected during the meeting. The board will then go into a regular meeting. Agenda items include discussion of a settlement with Sugar…
Read MoreHeading into new year with no hair, much hope
I had two questions for Kara Clay last month. First, “Could I please make an appointment to have my head shaved?” and second, “Do you trim wigs?” I am sure the kind hairstylist could hear the slight tremble in my voice when I called her less than two weeks before Christmas. She did not skip…
Read MoreHS WRESTLING: Bulldogs finish fifth at Chippewa
PHOTO BY DREW HUGLAND | Gazette & News Dalton wrestler freshman Grant Johnson wrestles Smithville’s Cole Tomasetti Jan. 4 during the Chippewa Invitational. DGKN staff report The Bulldogs varsity wrestling team battled through some tough matches in a “tough tournament” Saturday at the Chippewa Invitational, according to Head Wrestling Coach Kenton Lemon. Dalton finished fifth…
Read MoreAmish businesses closed Jan. 6 for ‘Old Christmas’
Amish-owned businesses will be closed throughout the area Monday in recognition of Old Christmas. What is Old Christmas? The Amish celebrate “Old Christmas,” a holy and festive day, on Jan. 6, exactly 12 days after Christmas, which is considered when the Three Wise Men came to Bethlehem to find baby Jesus, according to a Dec. 17,…
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