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J.M. Smucker Co. workers protest COVID-19 vaccinations
PHOTOS BY KURT IMMLER | DGKN A crowd holds signs Thursday evening protesting The J.M. Smucker Co.’s recent notice to employees that they are expected to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. DGKN staff report ORRVILLE Dozens held signs Thursday protesting The J.M. Smucker Co.’s recent vaccine mandate for U.S. salaried employees, and expectation that all U.S.…
Read MoreWayne County students receive Everence Financial scholarships
From left, Austin Zuercher, Joel Kornhaus and Emily Daniels received Everence Financial scholarships. KIDRON Joel Kornhaus of Fredericksburg, and Austin Zuercher and Emily Daniels, of Wooster, have received Everence Financial scholarships of $1,000 to pursue their college degrees, according to a news release. Kornhaus attends Eastern Mennonite University; Zuercher attends Huntington University; and Daniels attends…
Read MoreA stitch in time: Dalton reupholsterer retiring after 30 years
PHOTOS BY CHRISTINA McCUNE | DGKN John Cumpston, who has owned the reupholstery shop, Miracles Happen, the past 30 years in downtown Dalton will be retiring and closing shop this fall. DALTON To the left of John Cumpston as he works on an industrial sewing machine while a Christian movie plays quietly in the…
Read MoreDari-ette hosts free end-of-summer event
DGKN staff report DALTON The Dalton Dari-ette is hosting a free event 1-8 p.m. Aug. 13 to celebrate the end of summer and the beginning of the school year. The community is invited to a day of fun at the popular drive-in, 240 S Mill St., which includes a bouncy house, volleyball, corn hole, face…
Read MoreLincoln Highway Buy-Way returns Aug. 12-14; here’s one of many garage sales
Three days of yard sales and garage sales include residents, businesses and local organizations, such as the Dalton Garden Club, along and in the area of the Lincoln Highway and U.S. 30 across Ohio and Wayne County. More information can be found at www.historicbyway. com. Check out one of the local sales: Multi-family Garage Sale…
Read MoreNew park planned at P. Graham Dunn
An artist’s rendering of the park planned for the P. Graham Dunn property shows a bridge over a brook, ponds, walking path, trees and more. ARTWORK PROVIDED DALTON Aligning with the inspiring and hopeful atmosphere P. Graham Dunn aims to create, a new park that the founder is proposing on the property of the manufacturing…
Read MoreBUSINESS NEWS: Kristen Kiko becomes fourth generation auctioneer
Kristen Kiko, a licensed realtor, has now become a fourth-generation auctioneer with KIKO – Realtors, Auctioneers & Advisors. Kristen started with KIKO as a realtor in 2016. She then went on to become an Apprentice Auctioneer before passing the Ohio Auctioneers exam and successfully becoming a licensed auctioneer, according to a news release. As a…
Read MoreLocal businesses sponsor grad keepsakes
Dalton High School graduating seniors received nice keepsakes in a tote bag thanks to local businesses, including T-shirts and vinyl posters. DGKN staff report DALTON Like last year, it was a tough and unusual school year. Students had the option to return to the classroom this school year but the pandemic closed the high school…
Read MoreSales, specials put spotlight on Kidron
DGKN staff report KIDRON Kidron Days are back! Residents and visitors in the scenic community of Kidron are in for a treat this weekend with activities, specials at local businesses, and community garage sales Friday and Saturday. More than 30 businesses are participating in the annual Kidron Days with special sales and gift certificate giveaways.…
Read MoreLehman’s under new ownership, Miller family vows to keep traditions alive
KIDRON The biggest question Glenda Lehman Ervin said she has heard since last week’s announcement about HRM Enterprises Inc. purchasing Lehman’s in Kidron is: “What will change?” “And the answer is ‘not much,” said Lehman Ervin, the vice president of marketing for the iconic business on the square in Kidron. The Miller Family, owners of…
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