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…
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…
Q: How many tornadoes are there each year in the U.S.? A: There are about 800 tornadoes each year.
Retiring Teacher Sharon Sovey’s ‘Sax’-tastic Day Celebrating the hard work of students on state achievement tests, Gardner Grade School’s Student Council hosted a “Break Up the Test” theme week. On Thursday April 25, the “All-Star Day” theme ushered in quite…
Ron Wilder of Dwight was one of those guys who couldn’t go anywhere without running into someone he knew. But that’s what happens when you spend more than 70 years as an insurance and real estate agent in town. And…
Q: Prior to 1946, Kempton had its own high school. What was their sports nickname? A: The Red Devils