Dwight Teacher Keeps Her Classes After Returning From Spain By Rachael Reynolds-Soucie rachaelthepaper@gmail.com When Anne Fritsch logs on to Google Hangouts each morning at 4 a.m. to teach her English classes, she’s seeing tiny faces that are 4,100 miles away.…
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The Dwight Historical society is sponsoring a weekly “Letter Search Contest” leading up to the Dwight IL “Date Meets Zip” festivities, in which a picture of a local sign or building showing one letter from the word DWIGHT will be…
The Paper is publishing a weekly “Letter Search Contest” leading up to the Dwight IL “Date Meets Zip” festivities, in which a picture of a local sign or building showing one letter from the word DWIGHT will be printed each…
Wherever life takes us, American Red Cross blood donors are there for those in need. Our donors represent the best in humanity. They’re selfless, thoughtful, dedicated and brave. And they’re helping hospitals by ensuring blood is on the shelves for patients facing disease, illness and injury.…
(The following story was from the April 1 issue of The Paper) When Rachael Carmichael was a sophomore at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., she met a foreign exchange student from Italy named Arianna whose mom manages Pingu’s…
As people prepared for the statewide stay-at-home order issued Friday by Governor Pritzker aimed at stopping the spread of coronavirus, some have hunkered down with their families while others are separated from loved ones. Dwight resident Laura Best Haacke was…
by Rachael Reynolds-Soucie George Hager had Dwight running through his blood. Not only was he born and raised here, his parents, Earl Hager and Louise (Baker) Hager were two of Dwight’s founders. In fact, he lived his entire life on…
ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST, DWIGHT TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL held an induction ceremony for the Athletic Hall of Fame. Among those inducted was the 2005-2006 Girls Basketball Team coached by Jeff Froelich and Chuck Butterbrodt. Members of the team were Bailey…
By Rachael Reynolds-Soucie rachaelthepaper@gmail.com Sleepy little towns like Dwight don’t always see much action. But last weekend the Dwight Police Chief found himself in the middle of a well-publicized cold case: The case of the missing leotard. Mario and Shonetta…