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Canton Masonic Temple: 100 years marked in rededication ceremony
Canton Masonic Temple is 100 years old. Service was held to rededicate the structure. The lodges are for members only, but Temple rooms are available for rent. CANTON ‒ Organizers of Saturday's Masonic Temple rededication ceremony tried mightily to find and remove a 100-year-old time capsule entombed within its cornerstone.
Schoolmates to Soulmates
On their three-year anniversary in July 2021, Minerva High School sweethearts Kiaunna Brown and Frank Pachan were at 91 Wood Fired Oven in Canton when Frank slid a white-gold princess-cut diamond ring across the table and asked Kiaunna to marry him. “I wanted her to be completely surprised by it,”...
Molly Stark Sanatorium, the Forgotten Tuberculosis Hospital in Louisville, Ohio
The Molly Stark Sanatorium, located in Louisville, Ohio, was not just a medical facility; it served as a beacon of hope during the tuberculosis epidemic. Its establishment came at a crucial time when the disease was rampant and effective treatments were scarce. The sanatorium offered not only medical care but also a place of refuge where patients could recover in the fresh, rural air, believed to be beneficial for those suffering from tuberculosis. The architecture of the building, with its spacious, well-ventilated wards, was specifically designed to maximize patient exposure to sunlight and fresh air, which were considered essential for recovery during that era.
Real estate transfers: 2 western Stark County homes sell for $500k or more
Two western Stark County homes sold for $500,000 or more in late March and early April, according to the latest real estate transfers filed with the Stark County Auditor's Office. The home are located at:. — 8504 Erie Ave SW in Bethlehem Township. ($600,000) — 1851 11th St NE in...
What's in store for 2024 in Osnaburg Township? The township's first park.
The Canton Repository asked leaders in each of Stark County’s 17 townships, 11 villages and six cities to share some highlights about what's in store for 2024 in their communities. Osnaburg Township trustees plan to develop the township's first park by fall. The township's new salt storage building has...
Alliance Elks announce teens of month for April
Alliance Elks Lodge 467 has announced its April Teenagers of the Month. Students are selected by their respective schools based on scholarship, leadership, character, citizenship, and service to school and community. There were no teens from April from Sebring and only girls from Minerva and West Branch. Alliance ...
Man arrested in Cleveland after U.S. Marshals find missing Perry Township girl
CLEVELAND — Cleveland police have arrested a 20-year-old man after the U.S. Marshals found a missing 14-year-old Stark County girl on Monday evening. SUBSCRIBE: Get the day's top headlines sent to your inbox each weekday morning with the free 3News to GO! newsletter. Officials say that the girl was...
$100K bond set for Stark County man accused of having 9 dead dogs
STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A Jackson Township man pleaded not guilty in Massillon Municipal Court Monday to charges connected to the nine dead dos found at his former home earlier this month. Tome Stambolziovski, 54, is charged with eight counts of prohibitions concerning companion animals. After his hearing, Stambolziovski...
'Nothing would stop her.' St. Raphael Center honors Mother Angelica with monument
JACKSON TWP. − Mother Angelica, the visionary nun who founded EWTN, the world's largest Catholic television network, was honored this week as the St. Raphael Center formally dedicated a Mother Angelica Monument, part of a museum dedicated to her life and ministry. St. Raphael, located at 4365 at Fulton Drive NW, also houses...
Police: 3 injured in Minerva Park single-vehicle crash
MINERVA PARK, Ohio — Three people were injured after the SUV they were in struck a pole in Minerva Park early Saturday morning, according to the Columbus Division of Police. Officers were called to East Dublin-Granville Road and Old Dublin-Granville Road at 4:30 a.m. on reports of a single-vehicle crash.
Rite Aid in Canton to join chain's shuttered locations in Stark County
CANTON − The Rite Aid at 114 12th St. NE will join the growing list of shuttered stores. The Canton store was one of 16 additional closures announced Tuesday in federal bankruptcy court documents. It comes a week after the corporation announced the closure of 13 stores that included a Massillon location. ...
Lack of rural candidates bodes ill for representative government
A growing reluctance by people in rural communities to run for elective office is a slow-motion crisis in the making. According to a recent story in the Appleton Post-Crescent, half of Wisconsin's elections went uncontested in 2023. The people who study such things point to a decline in rural populations, inadequate compensation for...
Second murder trial begins for Stark County man accused of killing Glenna Jean White
Jury selection started Monday in the second trial of a Lexington Township man who is accused of killing an Alliance girl who went missing in 2009. Robert L. Moore, 53, was previously acquitted of an aggravated murder charge in May 2022 in connection with Glenna Jean White. Jury selection started...
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