Local Government

DGKN staff report DALTON  * Curbside Leaf Pickup begins week of Oct. 25. Dalton village residents are asked to have leaves curbside for pickup beginning Monday, Oct. 25. * Trick or treat in the village is 2-4 p.m. Oct 31.  For more information, visit www.villageofdalton.us/.

DGKN staff report Local voters will have several candidates and a couple school renewal levies to consider Nov. 2 on their ballots. Dalton Local Schools is asking voters to approve a 2-mill (20 cents for each $100 of valuation) five-year permanent improvement renewal levy. This renewal levy is not a new tax. The district has…

The deadline to register for the general election is Oct. 4. The general election this year is Nov. 2. Voters may visit www.VoteOhio.gov or www. WayneCountyOH.gov to register online, check their voter registration, change their address, locate their polling place, view sample ballots, and find absentee voter information. Voters also can register in person at…

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICES There will be a public meeting of the Safety Committee/Levy Committee on Aug. 10, 2021 at 7 p.m. at Dalton Village Hall to discuss the EWFD fire levy. There will be a public meeting of the Safety Committee on Aug. 12, 2021 at 7 p.m. at Dalton Village Hall to discuss chain…

DGKN ARCHIVE PHOTO Crews will install signs at the Wenger Road crossover in the next couple of weeks to help guide motorists since the median was removed last year. DALTON  Over the next couple of weeks, Ohio Department of Transportation crews will be erecting signs at Wenger Road, in an effort to help motorists safely…

PHOTO PROVIDED From left, Commissioner Ron Amstutz, Commissioner Sue Smail, Kim Hall, chair of the Heartland, Stark, and Muskingum Lakes Chapter of the American Red Cross board, Kim Kroh, Executive Director of the Heartland, Stark, and Muskingum Lakes Chapter of the American Red Cross, Health Commissioner Nick Cascarelli, Commissioner Becky Foster. WOOSTER  Wayne County has…

SUGAR CREEK TWP.  The Sugar Creek Township board of trustees will have a special meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, July 19 at 245 S Wenger Road at the Township Garage to review and approve the annual budget for 2022, review the township’s insurance by OTARMA, and learn further about the American Rescue Plan. The board…

After more than 30 years of service each, Executive Assistant Karen Graham and Chief Deputy Doug Johnson recently announced their plans to retire from the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, according to a news release. “It is a sad day for me,” said Sheriff Travis Hutchinson during a gift presentation during their retirement party at the…

DALTON  Mayor Dennis Finley believes adding some additional signs may help with some of the congestion motorists have been experiencing heading northbound along state Route 94. Finley said that after a lengthy discussion with an Ohio Department of Transportation engineer he learned the original intent during the design of the upgrades to state Route 94…