Ediger fundraiser pushes fund over $40,000

Hawk community comes together to share grief, joys

Hampton native Jodi (Rehrs) Jefferson baked special cookies for the Kyle Ediger Scholarship fundraiser, boosting the donation total by more than $5,000.
Hampton native Jodi (Rehrs) Jefferson baked special cookies for the Kyle Ediger Scholarship fundraiser, boosting the donation total by more than $5,000.

Hampton residents past and present raised more than $10,000 Saturday in a scholarship fundraiser honoring the late Kyle Ediger, pushing the fund's grand total to more than $40,000. “With all the tragedy and everything that we’ve had happening in our community we want to remember all of that,” MC Deryl Hilligas told a large crowd gathered at The Auditorium. “This is a special night for remembering …