EMS Paramedic Sandy Kokaly Retires After nearly four decades of service to Dwight and the surrounding areas, EMS Paramedic Sandy Kokaly retired on October 4. If you have ever been in an emergency medical or trauma situation, you know the…
The Dwight Township High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame welcomed two new members September 6, with a ceremony held in their honor in the DTHS Auditorium. Dr. Michelle Wargo Rub was one of the honorees. She grew up in…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
