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Heart of Stark: Perry and Hoover High named 'Distinguished Schools'
In partnership with The Repository, every Monday, Stark Community Foundation highlights positive happenings in our community. Here’s to Good News Mondays!. Perry High School and Hoover High School were recently recognized as 2023-24 Project Lead The Way Distinguished Schools for their transformative learning experiences offered to students through engineering programming.
Your guide to 2024 Memorial Day events and parades in and around Stark County
Memorial Day, which is observed on the last Monday in May, honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day was declared a national holiday through an act of Congress in 1971, and its roots date back to the Civil War era, according to...
When is graduation? Here's when Canton-area high school seniors graduate in Stark County
It's the time of year. Area graduates are ready to flip the tassel from right to left and embark on their next journey. Graduations kick off tonight with Central Catholic and Minerva High School seniors getting their diplomas. Here is a guide to Stark County-area graduations: ...
Canton Repository Teacher of the Month: Rebecca Clark, Alliance
NAME – Rebecca Clark. COLLEGE – Stark Technical College and Western Governors University. FAMILY – Husband, Rick Clark; sons Kevin and Jason; and granddaughters Marley and Skylar. WHAT SUBJECTS DO YOU TEACH – I teach preschool. WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR JOB? – Getting...
'Forget about the troubles': Art and wellness shine at Green mental health event
In Green’s Central Park on Saturday, children and adults pressed and rolled pinecones, sticks and rocks into clay tiles. Bob Yost and other local artists will cut and kiln-fire the clay with blue, green and orange glazes and incorporate the resulting tiles into a mural to be placed in the entrance of the park’s community center.
Massillon-based Shearer's Foods gets state tax credit as it eyes new facility near Dayton
The Ohio Tax Credit Authority has approved an eight-year, 1.449% "job creation tax credit" for the project, according to an announcement Monday from Gov. Mike DeWine. The new site is expected to create 250 full-time positions and generate more than $11.9 million in annual payroll. Massillon-based Shearer's Foods could get...
'Education is what stops hate.' Canton Jewish Federation helps Stark students
80 teens from Massillon, Perry and Lake high schools attend workshop. Hate crimes steadily rising, according to Anti-Defamation League audit. Goal of workshop is to help equip teens to recognize, resist acts of hate. CANTON − Combating hate begins with recognizing it, and understanding that ordinary people − even teenagers...
Revolutionary War-era veteran from Canton honored for military service
CANTON – Nearly two centuries have passed since his death, but a local Revolutionary War-era sailor received a special tribute this weekend that was attended by some distant relatives. The Canton chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Sons of the American Revolution on Saturday honored Jacob...
Canton Twp. Fire connecting those with addiction & mental health issues with treatment
Canton Township Fire Department is trying to link those with addiction and mental health issues with treatment. Consenting patients will be referred to behavioral health services. Proponents hope other fire and emergency medical services join the initiative. CANTON TWP. ‒ The leadership team at the Canton Township Fire Department is...
Aultman, Cleveland Clinic Mercy births for April 28-May 4
Isis Clark Blackshear and Shawn James of Canton, boy. Cassidy Peterson and Darwin Teets II of Canton, boy. Harlie Woolever and Jarret Yacobucci of Minerva, girl. Heather Brockert and Brandon Brown of Newcomerstown, girl. May 2, 2024. Crystal and Nathaniel Pugh of Canal Fulton, girl. Jessica and Calistus Rwejuna of...
Littlest students honor Alliance High Class of 2024
Members of Alliance High School’s Class of 2024 added a new activity to the process of gearing up for commencement exercises. The graduates were divided into four groups and visited younger Alliance City Schools students while wearing their caps and gowns. The event, called the Senior Graduation Parade, was reminiscent of clap-out events held at area schools when students or sports teams head out for a big competition. The graduates stopped in at Alliance Early Learning School; Alliance Elementary School; Alliance Intermediate School; and Alliance Middle School. The visits were attended by students in grades kindergarten through eight. While walking through the schools, the students got to see former teachers and accept well-wishes. The Class of 2024 from Alliance and Sebring McKinley High Schools took part in graduation exercises Sunday at their respective schools. Check back with The Alliance Review and the-review.com for coverage of those events later this week.
Man shot in northwest Canton early Tuesday
CANTON ‒ A 46-year-old man was shot early Tuesday at Brown Avenue and Eighth Street NW. Canton police reported the victim was treated at Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital for a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He told police he did not know who shot him, but that he was...
How did Jackson runners fare at the Division 1 track and field regionals?
Jackson took ninth in the boys track and field regional and 15th in the girls at Grand Ledge, as Brighton swept the regional crowns. The Vikings have a double-regional champion in the 200 and 400. It was a close 200 where Ahmad Ameen took first in 21.64, beating Hartland’s Cameron Cheetam by 0.02 seconds. Ameen won the 400 in 47.66, with Cheetam again in second with a time of 47.75.
Stark County roundup: News from around the Canton region
CANTON – A new mammography service is available at the Canton Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, 733 Market Ave S. The new mammography service features an advanced 3D technology that provides higher quality imaging and the ability to adapt and better position each individual for improved comfort as well as precision imaging, according to the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System.
North Canton City Schools disciplines students for racial insults made on bus
NORTH CANTON – The North Canton City School District has disciplined middle school students who used racially divisive language to insult another student on a school bus last week. The insults were captured in a video recording made by the 12-year-old female victim and shared with the district. "We expect that our kids will...
Bluecoats preparing for 2024 season at Mount Union
ALLIANCE − The Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps will return this week to train at University of Mount Union. Most of the team, which includes 160 performers, moves in Thursday and will spend six weeks preparing for the 2024 season. There will be an estimated 250 people, including staff, involved in the Bluecoats.
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