Letters to the Editor

After reading about the band in the Gazette, I would like to make a comment, I live very near where the band practices and can hear the director with his megaphone talking to the students and it is such a breath of fresh air to hear so many positive things come from him! I don’t…

At the last Dalton village council meeting Councilman Terry Johns made a statement in regards to East Wayne Fire District. I will paraphrase. “It” needs to stop, the problem is we don’t know what “it” is and “it” seems to keep moving. I think I may know what “it” is and that is ego. It…

THANK YOU to the Dalton and Kidron area communities for supporting the Dalton All Sports Booster Club. Due to the generous donations and the sale of our “fair” trailer we were able to donate money to support the following items for our athletes: * New pole vault mat * New high jump mat * Sports…

Let me ask you if you are the Chairman of the Board of a company would you ask questions to why your CEO suddenly resigned along with your top management? Chairman Ryan Sullivan was asked by a concerned citizen at the June 17th East Wayne Board meeting and his answer was “he had no idea…

Our community has recently experienced a major loss in our safety services. Recently, all three chiefs of the East Wayne Fire District resigned, taking with them, a vast wealth of knowledge. These three men were brilliant in their craft and dedicated to their community. Their resignation has left a huge void. I do not want…

I realize that something needs to done with the traffic on US 30, but I have several questions about the proposed R-Cuts. Has there been this many R-Cuts ( approx. 8 in 7 miles) created in the past in Ohio? When you merge from the R-Cut, you are merging in the left lane or passing…

There is a public ODOT meeting coming up on June 2 at the middle school cafeteria 5-7pm. You may have seen the proposed changes that ODOT wants to make to Route 30. This includes: superstreet interchanges at 57 and 94; rcuts at Kohler, Kurzen, and West Lebanon; and closing of several cross overs like they…

The All-Sports Booster Club would like to thank the Dalton Community for the continued support of the annual cake auction. This year an amazing $9,510 was raised with half of the winning bids going directly back to the sport. Thank you to the coaches, athletes, parents, and businesses that put time into making this event…

We want to give a huge “Thank You” to the Kidron Volunteer Fire Dept. On the very snowy morning of Friday, Feb 4th, we needed a transport to the Wooster Community Hospital ER. We couldn’t get out of our driveway, actually getting stuck in it. In a very timely manner they came with a pick-up…

Several weeks ago, the Dalton Gazette and Kidron News invited readers to contribute snow- related pictures they’ve taken either recently or those captured years ago. The invitation also included sharing stories of snow experiences. A large thank you to all those who became involved by contributing to the reading audience. Hopefully, this exercise wore off…