Ohio Patrol seeks recruits
WOOSTER There’s more to being a state trooper than sitting at a highway crossover and writing speeding tickets. Like other public service positions, people are drawn to law enforcement to help other people. Lt. Todd Roberts, commander at the Wooster post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, said that’s what drove him to become a state…
Read MoreHOME RUN HITTER: Dalton grad breaks softball records for UNOH Racers
PHOTO BY MIKE CAMPBELL Tess Denning bats for University of Northwestern Ohio against Rochester on April 3. Denning, a Dalton graduate, broke records for the Racers and was 10th in the nation for home runs last season. PHOTO BY JORDAN THOMAS HARMON | JH Photography Dalton graduate Tess Denning slides to base April 24…
Read MoreBrain work: Dalton Police partners with company to study split-second decisions
DALTON Science, sports and split-second decisions. A local police chief is working to introduce to the world of law enforcement the same scientific approach a Nashville-based company uses for the sports world. The thinking behind a professional or college athlete’s big play can also apply in the dangerous –and sometimes life-or-death –situations law enforcement and…
Read MoreLife comes at you fast – Former fastpitch players reminisce about putting Kidron on map in ’70s
PHOTO BY CHRISTINA McCUNE | DGKN Duane Miller and Harley Gerber reminisce about when the Kidron Merchants fastpitch softball team won the state championship in 1973 and 1978. PHOTOS PROVIDED Members of the 1973 and 1978 Kidron Merchants softball teams, which won state championships. The Kidron Community Historical Society plans to have an exhibit…
Read MoreBulldogs golf team claims early victories
PHOTO PROVIDED Dalton’s golf team placed first at the Northwest Invitational last week. From left, Maxwell Moldovan (Ohio State’s #1 Golfer) Isaac Mori, Brendan Lehman, Jaden Schlabach, Todd Brahler, Zach Brahler and Coach Jeff Feller. Dalton’s golf team is beginning the season strong. Last year’s team proved that the Bulldogs golf program is a force…
Read MoreThe Three Baers perform Aug. 11 at Marshallville gazebo
PHOTO BY ALAN MARTIN The Three Baers perform at 7 p.m. Aug. 11 at the gazebo in Marshallville. MARSHALLVILLE Marshallville is the place to be this month. The last of Marshallville’s concert series at the gazebo is 7 p.m. Aug. 11 and this performance is sure to be a crowd pleaser. As reported in a…
Read MoreChildren’s theatre kicks off legendary homecoming
Austyn Oswald and Kameryn Troyer play sisters in the play “It Could’A Been” during a recent rehearsal at the Welcome Center at Sonnenberg Village. Sal Fink, “the Mississippi Screamer,” is played by Olivia Ramseyer, 11, and Brianna Reifsnyder, 12, and Kameryn Troyer, 9, play bears. Director Christa Wolf fills in during a rehearsal of “It…
Read MoreBrothers open training fitness facility in Dalton
DGKN photo Brothers Matt and Shawn Everhart offers various programs customized to each individual clients’ goals at their training facility at 1732 Deerfield N, Dalton. DALTON Whether one wants to lose weight, get in shape, train for a particular sport or activity, or improve overall health, two brothers who opened a training facility in Dalton…
Read MoreMore fireworks at EWFD meeting: Vice chairman calls for removal of two from board
DALTON An emotionally charged East Wayne Fire District meeting July 20 ended abruptly following the vice chairman of the board calling for the removal of two trustees from the board. An attorney for the fire district said both board Chairman Ryan Sullivan and board member Steve Rabatin who were accused during the meeting of violations…
Read MoreA field of their own: Dalton softball players, alumnae break in new field dedicated to Howard J. Wenger
PHOTO BY KURT IMMLER | DGKN Front, Howard and Sandy Wenger; back from left, Jeff Wenger and wife, Jill, Preston Wenger, Coy Wenger, H.J. Wenger, Stephanie Wenger and Greg at the field dedicated to Howard J. Wenger. PHOTO BY THE DGKN A nice crowd showed up July 12 for the dedication of Dalton High School’s new softball field. PHOTO…
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