Growing up, when I had a lot of different toys and action figures and things of that nature, one of the most frequent toys I played with was ninja turtle action figures. This stemmed mainly from my older brother being…
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Local Family’s Remarkable Journey to George Washington’s Estate
Dwight Native Donates Private Tour of Mount Vernon “We’re a family of history buffs,” quipped Jennifer Connor, of Dwight. But never did she imagine the history lesson she’d get during a recent trip to Virginia. Last month, she and her…
Dwight’s very own, James “Nako” Nakashima wins 12 pro fight
Dee Hanner – Someone You Should Know
Dee Hanner officially stopped teaching in 1994, but you could say she never really retired. A resident of Odell, she lived in Dwight for 45 years and, at age 85, she still gives back to the community in many ways.…
Mission Trip to India a ‘Blessing
By Rachael Reynolds-Soucie rachaelthepaper@gmail.com Pastor “Randy” Randle of New Life Assembly of God in Dwight has a can on his kitchen countertop. Instead of birthday and Christmas gifts and compensation for performing ceremonies, he asks family and friends to put…
Dwight Common School Registration Information
Starting the week of July 14, Dwight Common School will open online registration for all returning Redbird students. Parents/Guardians may begin the process by logging into Skyward Family Access (this is the same process to check grades). Skyward Family Access…
Dwight Township High School Registration Process
DTHS WILL HAVE AVAILABLE THE USE OF CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS This will be a secure process using REV TRAK, which is a secured credit card vendor. STUDENTS NEW TO THE DISTRICT Monday, August 5, registration will be held from 9:00 a.m.…
Blood Supply – July 2019
With less than a three-day supply of most blood types available, the American Red Cross is facing a blood shortage and has an emergency need for blood and platelet donors to give now to replenish the blood supply. The call…
Love and War
A Soldier’s Letters Reveal Hardships and Hope in World War II By Rachael Reynolds-Soucie rachaelthepaper@gmail.com Dalton Bunting Sr. never spoke much to his children about serving in World War II, especially not about being on the front lines. It wasn’t…
The Paper Trivia
Q: How many tornadoes are there each year in the U.S.? A: There are about 800 tornadoes each year.