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YMCA of Central Stark County welcoming more kids this summer thanks to $100K state grant
CANTON − The Eric Snow YMCA downtown is now abuzz most mornings with the chatter of children preparing for day-camp activities. The YMCA of Central Stark County received a $100,000 grant from the Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives for summer programs and to cover the cost of YMCA memberships for school-age...
Northeast Ohio’s Tuesday weather forecast: Sunny with warmer weather on the way
CLEVELAND, Ohio - After a rainy and cool day on Monday, things will clear up Tuesday. The National Weather Service’s forecast for tomorrow calls for highs around 70 with lots of sunshine and light breezes. Tuesday night will be partly cloudy with lows in the low 50s. Wednesday will see more sunshine with highs around 80.
After 80 years, missing Alliance WWII soldier remains identified
On March, 14 2024 Sergeant Edward K. Pyle, 31, of Alliance, Ohio has now been accounted for. He served in the Air Force and was killed during World War II. SSgt. Pyle was a member of the 436th Bombardment Squadron during December of 1943. On December 1, 1943, he served as a gunner onboard a bombing mission on a B-24J Liberator bomber the airplane was hit by an anti-aircraft fire. This caused Pyle's plane let wing to burst with flames, and take a dive down while disappearing below the clouds.
Vehicle crashes into Canton College Preparatory School gymnasium
CANTON – Laquetta Mathis was working at her desk just after 8 a.m. Thursday when she was surprised by the sound of a "big boom." "It sounded like it came from inside the building," the office manager at Canton College Preparatory School recalled. "I got up and looked around. I didn't see anything." ...
Eshelman Street NE in Nimishillen Township to close for 35 days
NIMISHILLEN TWP. − Eshelman Street NE will be closed to through traffic a half mile north of state Route 153 for 35 days beginning today, according to the county Engineer's Office. Crews will be repairing a bridge. Detour using state Route 153, Mapelgrove Avenue and Meese Road NE. This article originally appeared on The Repository: Eshelman Street NE in Nimishillen Township to close for 35 days
Area news in brief for June 10
ALLIANCE CLAIMS – Alliance City Council’s Claims Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the City Administration Building, 504 E. Main St., in the second-floor conference room. Purpose of the meeting is to discuss a claim brought by Desirae Roberts. ALLIANCE CIVIL SERVICE – Alliance Civil Service...
Sisters of Charity Foundation awards grants
CANTON − The Board of Directors of the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton has announced $756,149 in grants for the first and second quarters of 2024. The following are the first- and second-quarter grants awarded:. Responsive efforts: Commitment to respond to specific or short-term community needs. Total: $453,775.
Court Appointed Special Advocates program helps abused, neglected kids in Stark, Carroll
Court-apponted special advocates are the voice of children who are abused, neglected or otherwise lacking adequate care. Charla Ostergren represents children's best interests in court as volunteer. Plain Township woman is among 35 who serve children in Stark and Carroll counties. CANTON ‒ Children have no control over the circumstances...
Vaughn Snyder uses strong final round back nine to win Northeast Ohio Amateur
The 2024 Northeast Ohio Amateur concluded on a chilly and windy summer day at Windmill Lakes Golf Club in Ravenna, Ohio. Vaughn Snyder, a Mid-Am from Canton,. Ohio won both the Championship and Mid-Am Divisions in the 94th edition of the event. Snyder shot rounds of 67-70-65 to finish at...
Canton organizations in early talks with city to propose a civilian police oversight board
The Stark County NAACP and the Greater Stark County Urban League are in early talks with Canton officials about creating a civilian police oversight board, according to NAACP leadership. The move comes following the deaths of two Black men during encounters with Canton police in recent years and the use...
Alliance Rotary honors Zufall as Paul Harris Fellow
Alliance Rotary Club has awarded its Paul Harris Fellow recognition to Carnation City resident Sidney Zufall. Zufall’s fellow Rotarians Doug Schwarz and Linda Fergason presented his pin at the club’s weekly meeting June 5 at Alliance YWCA. The Paul Harris Fellow recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute or have...
Northeast Ohio companies on the 2024 Fortune 500
Ten Northeast Ohio companies have cracked the 2024 Fortune 500, the annual ranking of U.S. companies by revenue. Why it matters: Not only does the presence of large companies connote strength and influence in the corporate world, but these businesses anchor the local economy by employing thousands of people. State...
PHOTOS: Car crashes through downtown Canton building after multi-car accident
A multi-car accident at the intersection of Cleveland Ave NW and Tuscarawas St W resulted in the intersection being closed down for part of Thursday morning. A car involved in the crash went through a building downtown. The crash happened just before 8 a.m. and involved three vehicles, witness say.
Ohio refugees escape from war, but isolation and illness make it hard to shed the trauma
Nearly 3,000 war refugees arrived in Ohio in 2023, with nearly half settling in Northeast Ohio. These refugees, who mainly hail from from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, Sudan and Syria, arrived to escape the terrors of war and start their lives anew. But before they can do so, they must overcome the physical and mental scars they carry from war.
Real estate transfers: Massillon, Jackson properties sell for more than $1 million
Two properties in western Stark County sold for more than $1 million, according to the latest real estate transfers filed with the Stark County Auditor's Office. Candida Property LLC purchased a commercial property containing a Pizza Hut at 2400 Lincoln Way E in Massillon from Cot Pizza Re LLC for $1.07 million. A residential property with a more than 4,000-square-foot house on Nobles Pond Drive in Jackson Township sold for $1.1 million.
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