Kidron weather man dies Christmas Day
DGKN ARCHIVE PHOTO Ronald Hahn checks the standard rain gauge at his house along Kidron Road in 2017. He died on Dec. 25 at age 72 at home. KIDRON A man who was dedicated to and fascinated with recording local weather patterns died on Christmas Day. Ronald Hahn, whose grandfather, Harvey Gardner, founded The…
Read More2019 Year in Review
PHOTO PROVIDED The Dunn family sold the well-known P. Graham Dunn company to its employees in the form of an employee stock ownership program at the end of Summer 2019. Peter and LeAnna Dunn’s story about how they grew the business is a fascinating one. Peter Dunn will continue to come in regularly at 630…
Read MoreDalton’s quiet groundskeeper doesn’t seek recognition, reward
PHOTO BY DREW HUGLAND | GAZETTE & NEWS Chet Miller has been volunteering to do odds and ends throughout the village to keep things tidy and neat for the past 20 years. DALTON Mayor Judy Cox suspects every village, town or city has a volunteer who works behind the scenes tidying up neighborhoods…
Read MoreBulldogs wrestlers closing the gap
Dalton’s Myron Miller Dec. 18 during the Bulldogs’ home meet against Akron Manchester. PHOTO BY LISA McGINTY | LMc Photography DGKN staff report With an eye on the tournament run at the end of February, Dalton’s Head Wrestling Coach Kenton Lemon says his wrestlers are “closing the gap.” Thanks to two huge pins…
Read More4-year-old dies after fall in icy Sugar Creek Twp. pond
SUGAR CREEK TWP. A 4-year-old boy who fell into an icy pond Sunday at a Sugar Creek Township farm died two days later at Akron Children’s Hospital. Jenson Hodge and his 6-year-old brother, Landon, were playing on a sunny morning at their family’s farm in the 1300 block of S Eckard Road. Cousin Jae Weaver…
Read MoreBoy in critical condition after rescue from Dalton pond
DALTON A young boy is in critical condition in an area hospital after being rescued from an icy pond late Sunday morning in the 1300 block of S Eckard Road. East Wayne Fire District responded with mutual aid from Kidron and Mt. Eaton fire departments just before 11 a.m. Sunday to a report of two…
Read MoreFire damages Lincoln Terrace Estates residence
DALTON Fire damaged a residence in Lincoln Terrace Estates early afternoon Thursday. Nobody was home at the time and a passerby called in the fire, said East Wayne Fire District Chief Kyle Nussbaum. No injuries were reported and no other structures were damaged. The first engine arrived on the scene quickly and confirmed flames and…
Read MoreAREA NEWS Community showing overwhelming support to Lawrence Twp. family displaced by fire
LAWRENCE TWP. Fire that displaced a family of four a week before Christmas has been ruled as accidental. The fire is believed to have begun in an area of a lit candle upstairs, according to North Lawrence Volunteer Fire Department public information officer Brandon Johnston. Firefighters responded at about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday to the residence…
Read MoreDalton teen to volunteer in Guatemala
PHOTO PROVIDED Cutline: Hannah Farnsworth, a 2019 Dalton grad and University of Akron student, will be going to Guatemala next month to volunteer in schools and clinics, to help build a house and to go on social work visits with workers. A recent Dalton graduate is getting ready for a trip to Guatemala…
Read MoreBulldogs place second at wrestling tourney
(Photo provided by Mandy Geiser. Front from left, Sean Geiser, Grant Johnson, Branyan Zaleski, Tristian McCourt; second row, Xavier Munsey, Asst. Coach Jeff Burris, Myron Miller, Austin Ryder, Eric Miller, Lucas Oswald, Tate Geiser, Head Coach Kenton Lemon, Asst. Coach Tim Knipl.) Dalton’s wrestlers placed second as a team Saturday at the Austin Smiley Hillsdale Invite.…
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