Wanda June Glasgo, 98
Wanda June Glasgo, 98, of Smithville passed away into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior on March 13m, 2026 after a period of declining health at the Apostolic Christian Home. Wanda was born on January 11, 1928 to Earl and Fay Lindsay Howman in Congress Township. She married Brookes Glasgo on September 27,…
Read MoreHigh school spring shows hit local stages
PHOTOS BY CHRISTA WOLF Central Christian School performs “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” The high school musical is at 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, March 12, 13 and 14 and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 15. Tickets are $14 and are available through the website at www.ccscomets.org. By CHRISTINA McCUNE DGKN managing editor Orrville High School is…
Read More‘Play for All’ — Anonymous donor gives final push for inclusive playground
Artist’s renderings of an inclusive playground to be built at Dalton Elementary School. By CHRISTINA McCUNE DGKN managing editor DALTON The excitement of a new playground is a feeling many may remember and one that even adults may still relate to, says Dalton parent Kevin Moody. A team of Dalton educators have been working diligently…
Read MoreFROSTY RESCUE: Kidron VFD pulls pregnant horse with ironic name out of icy pond
PHOTOS BY CHELSEA SCHLABACH, KVFD A horse ventured out on an icy pond on an unseasonably warm early January day and fell through ice. Fifteen Kidron Volunteer Fire Department personnel responded – most trained in ice rescue – and saved the horse – which incidentally is named Frosty. By CHRISTINA McCUNE DGKN managing editor KIDRON …
Read More2025 LOOK BACK: A year in review
Here are some of the headlines of 2025 compiled from editions of The Dalton Gazette & Kidron News. Items are dated based on headlines from that week’s edition. Jan. 8 • Both Dalton girls and boys basketball teams kicked off the new year with wins. • For the first time in school history, Waynedale…
Read MoreLarry D. “Sugar Bear” Johnson, 75
Tallmadge – Larry D. “Sugar Bear” Johnson, age 75, of Orrville, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2026, in Akron, following a period of declining health. Larry was born on December 10, 1950, in Wooster, Ohio, to the late Jefferson and Sarah (Moran) Johnson. He accepted Christ at an early age at First Baptist Church…
Read MoreKenneth E. Yeaman II, 75
Kenneth E. Yeaman II June 16, 1950 – March 7, 2026 In Loving Memory of our dad, a man who was a dedicated U.S. Marine Sergeant, Vietnam Veteran, Recipient of the Purple Heart and the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat Valor. Ken was born to Kenneth E. Yeaman I and Florida (Leitner) of Dalton where…
Read MoreAda Mae Weaver, 93
Ada Mae Weaver, 93, of Kidron Ohio, passed peacefully Saturday, March 7, 2026 at Danbury Woods Wooster, surrounded by her family. Ada was born in Holmes County Ohio to John and Sarah (Schlabach) Hershberger on May 15, 1932. Ada married Ben Weaver on September 9, 1951 and together they raised five children. They lived all…
Read MoreEdna J. Weaver, 79
Edna J. Weaver, 79, of Kidron, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 6, 2026 with her family by her side. She was born in Wooster on November 8, 1946 to the late Jacob E. and Mary T. (Hostetler) Hershberger and on April 30, 1964 she married Harry Weaver. He survives. For 20 years Edna took…
Read MoreH. Richard “Dick” Fischnich, 89
H. Richard “Dick” Fischnich, 89, formerly of Dalton, passed away March 5, 2026. Dick was born Nov. 27, 1936 to Harold and Wilma (Wentsch) Fischnich in Canal Fulton. A 1954 graduate of Dalton High School, he married Joanne Burger on Nov. 29, 1958. He worked at the Republic Steel and LTV Steel corporations for 44…
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