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Stark County attorney who swindled clients sentenced to prison
A former Canton-area attorney was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay restitution after pleading guilty to stealing from his clients, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Stark County Sheriff George T. Maier announced recently. “Robbing elderly clients behind their backs is a disgraceful betrayal of trust that warrants stiff...
A look at where every team in Greater Akron/Canton high school softball is seeded
The seeds for high school softball are out, and the opportunity for Tallmadge to win back-to-back state titles in Division II officially begins this weekend. Storylines will write themselves when action gets underway as Mogadore tries to repeat as district champ in Division IV. Manchester has been bumped up to the Division III but will try to do the same. ...
No jail time for driver behind 'terrible tragedy' that killed 3 in Carroll County
CARROLLTON ‒ Family members of three people killed in a head-on traffic crash last year asked a judge not to punish the man found legally responsible for their deaths. Carroll County Municipal Judge Gary L. Willen showed Douglas R. Mackey the mercy requested by surviving family members of Randy Simmons, 60, Tina Shetler,...
Body found in Muskingum River ID’d as New Philadelphia man
MARIETTA — Marietta police have released the identity of a man whose body was found in the Harmar area of Marietta on Tuesday. The body was found by a Marietta College crew team coach on the west bank of the Muskingum River off Gilman Avenue just south of the Washington Street Bridge between the bridge and the Marietta College Boathouse, Marietta Police Captain Ryan Huffman previously told the Times.
Summit County deputies identify 48-year-old suspect at center of Stark Co. manhunt
STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The Summit County Sheriff’s Office Sunday morning identified the suspect at the center of a manhunt in Stark County who remains on the run. That shelter-in-place order, issued by the Uniontown Police Department, has since been lifted after authorities had to evacuate a park in Uniontown.
Union members reject latest contract offer from Gradall Industries
NEW PHILADELPHIA ‒ Members of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 1285 overwhelmingly voted to reject the latest contract offer by Gradall Industries on Sunday. "The company’s wage and benefit package does not meet the expectations of its dedicated workforce, which worked through a pandemic and continues...
Member of Tuscarawas County Board of Elections fined $200 for role in sales tax case
Jeremiah Johnson of Sugarcreek was sentenced Monday for failure to pay sales taxes related to his business. Johnson is a member of the Tuscarawas County Board of Elections. NEW PHILADELPHIA ‒ A member of the Tuscarawas County Board of Elections has been fined $200 and ordered to serve five days in jail after pleading no contest Monday to charges of failure to pay sales taxes related to his Sugarcreek business.
Glenna White mystery: Stark County man's second cold-case murder trial delayed again
Mahoning County murder trial of Alliance-area man ends in mistrial. Robert Moore's second trial ends because of defense attorney's family emergency. Moore is accused of murder in connection with the 2009 disappearance of Glenna Jean White, 17. The second cold-case murder trial of a Stark County man accused of killing...
Statewide alert now canceled for missing Canton man, 87
CANTON ‒ The Canton Police Department has canceled a statewide missing person alert for an 87-year-old who walked away from his home on Fifth Street NE on Monday morning. No additional information was immediately available. The alert was canceled after 1 p.m. To view photographs, visit the Endangered Missing Adult Alert website at: http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Law-Enforcement/Local-Law-Enforcement/Missing-Adult-Alert. This article originally appeared on The Repository: Statewide alert now canceled for missing Canton man, 87
Hills and Dales man's sentencing on federal gambling-related convictions delayed
A federal judge has delayed the sentencing of a Hills and Dales man convicted of multiple charges related to illegal storefront gambling operations. U.S. District Judge Donald C. Nugent is now scheduled to sentence Christos Karasarides Jr. on June 10, the same time co-defendant Ronald DiPietro will learn his punishment. Karasarides' attorney, Michael...
'A calling from birth.' Meet Evan Hill, the Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper of the Year
Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper Evan M. Hill, who serves with the Canton post, was awarded and recognized earlier this year as the 2023 Ohio State Highway Patrol State Trooper of the Year. “I reside in Stark County where I am privileged to serve the same community in which I...
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