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Dalton Local shifts staff
DGKN archive photo Zach McFarren is the new Dean of Students at Dalton Local Schools. DGKN staff report DALTON Students and staff may see a few new faces when they return to school, but mainly they will see many of the same familiar smiles this fall – just in some different roles. At Dalton Local…
Read MoreKILLBUCK SAVINGS BANK CO. STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Adam Hofstetter
Dalton 2nd-grade student Adam Hofstetter is selected as the Killbuck Savings Bank Co. Student of the Week for the May 26 edition of The Dalton Gazette & Kidron News. Students are selected each week by staff and administrators at Dalton Local Schools for going above and beyond inside and outside the classroom.
Read MoreSPOTLIGHT ON RETIRED TEACHERS: Local couple had chemistry from the beginning
PHOTOS PROVIDED Marion and Carol Hochstetler are retired science teachers. By JACQUI L. HERSHBERGER DGKN correspondent If you drive down Church Road, you may notice Hochstetler Orchards. Several hundred fruit trees offer a stark contrast to the open fields. In the late summer, if your windows are down, you may get the comforting scent of…
Read MoreKILLBUCK SAVINGS BANK CO. STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Zoey Zuercher
Dalton 8th-grade student Zoey Zuercher is selected as the Killbuck Savings Bank Co. Student of the Week for the May 19 edition of The Dalton Gazette & Kidron News. Students are selected each week by staff and administrators at Dalton Local Schools for going above and beyond inside and outside the classroom.
Read MoreOrrville chorus awards Victor Gerber scholarship
Logan Mann, a graduate of Triway High School, is the recipient of the 2021 Victor Gerber Memorial Music Scholarship, according to a news release from Orrville Community Chorus Board of Trustees. Mann has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship. He is the son of Timothy and Nicole Mann. His future plans include pursuing a degree in…
Read MoreHow We Hear awards five scholarships
PHOTOS PROVIDED Riley Berg and Ava Martinez are both Dalton High School graduates. How We Hear, the organization founded by Martinez, awarded a $2,500 college scholarship to Berg. Triway’s Evelyn Legg received a $1,500 scholarship from How We Hear. Smithville’s Hannah Baker receives a How We Hear scholarship from Ava Martinez. Elliana and Matea Martinez…
Read MoreKILLBUCK SAVINGS BANK CO. STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Bailey Pauli
Dalton 3rd-grade student Bailey Pauli is selected as the Killbuck Savings Bank Co. Student of the Week for the May 12 edition of The Dalton Gazette & Kidron News. Students are selected each week by staff and administrators at Dalton Local Schools for going above and beyond inside and outside the classroom.
Read MoreDalton Spring Band and Choir Concert – Photos by Karri VanKirk
PHOTOS BY KARRI VANKIRK Dalton High choralation performs songs from the musical Grease at the Spring Band and Choir Concert in May. Senior Choral Award recipients were: Karmellah Butler, Evan Hodkinson, and Ozzie Miller. Kayla VanKirk received the John Philip Sousa Award and Miller received the Mark Krevo Award.
Read MoreDalton Middle School Students of the Month for May
PHOTO PROVIDED BY DALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL Dalton Middle School Students of the Month for May. Top row from left, Grade 5 – Gavin Downs and Gretta Smith; Grade 6 – Austin Gamble and Payton Lehman; bottom row (L-R) – Grade 7 Ben Witmer and Makayla Bivens; Grade 8 – Ely Hutson and Jamee Wenger
Read MoreSTUDENT SUCCESS: Cole Geiser graduates from Heidelberg; local students receive honors
PHOTOS PROVIDED Dalton alumnus Cole William Geiser graduated May 16 from Heidelberg University in Tiffin with his bachelor’s of Science – Health Sciences. Cole completed this in three years, according to information provided by the family. He is in Honors Society, was on the Dean’s List all semesters, and graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors. He…
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