CCS Annual Auction opens doors: Community comes together for a good cause
Need to know What: CCS Annual Auction When: Online auction March 3-10; live auction March 11 at 3970 Kidron Road. Breakfast begins 7:30 a.m. March 11 at CCS cafeteria; live auction begins at 9 a.m. and concludes at 12 p.m. Silent auction items available. Why: Tradition, community, fundraiser More info: Visit www.ccscomets.org/support/annualauction.cfm. PHOTOS PROVIDED Visit www.ccscomets.org/support/annualauction.cfm…
Read MorePut a pin in it — Dalton to host WCAL wrestling tournament
PHOTOS BY LISA McGINTY | LMc Photography Dalton senior Jaden Sok with Traci Shoup and Ron Shoup on Senior Night Feb. 1. Dalton’s Kaden Russell wrestles an opponent at the Dalton home meet Feb. 1. Gavin Ryder and Jack Waldron at Dalton’s home meet Feb. 1. Waynedale wrestlers and their families on Senior Night. DALTON …
Read MoreMeetings to gather input on transportation needs
Meetings are taking place next week in eastern Wayne County to spread the word about Wayne County Transit services available to the public and gather information about residents’ transportation needs. Community residents, leaders, private nonprofit agencies, and private for-profit transportation providers are all welcome to provide feedback and learn about services many still do not…
Read MoreBaked expectations: Cake auctions benefit school sports
Above Ella Lunsford, left, and Sarah Witmer, wheel out a cake for the girls basketball team for the Jan. 20 Dalton All Sports Booster Club cake auction. The auction raised nearly $8,000 with 18 cakes. PHOTO BY LISA McGINTY | LMc Photography A sample of cakes from Smithville, Waynedale and Dalton. (Archive and Facebook…
Read MoreHendricks hangs up his badge: Dalton makes nice finish to long career for local cop
DALTON Senior Patrolman Ken Hendricks, who is retiring at the end of this month from the Dalton Police Department after a lengthy career in law enforcement, had a few brushes with the law when he was growing up in Massillon. Not what you may think – they were all positive encounters. In the sixth grade…
Read MoreDalton PD backs up officers with mental health support
DALTON Regardless of whether law enforcement officers or other first responders are protecting and serving a village of 2,000 or a city of 200,000, the many facets of the job takes its toll on individuals. It’s not unusual for police officers in Dalton and other area communities to respond to calls where they find themselves…
Read MoreOne-Act Play Festival puts spotlight on young talents
Wayne County Play Festival The community may attend the Jan. 24 play festival as well as a community performance of Dalton’s one-act play at 7 p.m. Jan. 23 in the high school auditorium for free. Waynedale also opens a dress rehearsal to the community in a free performance of Waynedale’s one-act play at 7 p.m.…
Read MoreRules of the road: New Ohio traffic laws aim to reduce crashes
PHOTO BY RANDY FATH A new law went into effect at the end of August requiring a flashing yellow light on the upper most rear or tops of animal-drawn vehicles to further alert motorists of their presence. With eyes glued to the curvy narrow country road ahead and fingers curled tightly around the steering wheel…
Read MoreFILLING BOWLS AND HEARTS Fundraiser in Kidron benefits soup kitchen in Ukraine
HOW TO HELP: Additional donations may be mailed to Salem Mennonite Church, 3363 Zuercher Road, Dalton, OH 44618. PHOTO PROVIDED Local residents line up at the Kidron Community Center for a fundraiser which included picking out a handmade bowl they took home after enjoying borscht and music to benefit a soup kitchen in Ukraine. From left,…
Read MoreDHS varsity boys basketball: Senior boys trade gridiron for court
Archive photo of Braylon Wenger by Lisa McGinty | LMc Photography DALTON Talk about hitting the ground running. At least a couple of this year’s seniors who left the football field after the Bulldogs’ deep playoff run reappeared on the basketball court just a couple days later ready to compete, with goals for a league…
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