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“Brandon’s battle is going to be a marathon”: Stark County teen suffers severe brain injury in crash
Brandon Pittman, a 17-year-old student at Louisville High School, was seriously injured in a single-vehicle car crash on Tuesday, June 4. The accident occurred when Pittman’s Honda Civic veered off the right side of the road off of 153 in Georgetown around 9 a.m., struck a culvert before going airborne. Despite wearing a seatbelt, Pittman suffered severe head injuries after an object from the backseat flew forward and struck him upon landing.
East Sparta fire chief pays court costs for crash in fire truck
CANTON ‒ The chief of the East Sparta Fire Department has paid $171 in court costs for a red light citation issued in connection with a collision between a fire truck and a tractor-trailer. Canton Municipal Court Judge Mary Falvey imposed the punishment on Arnold "Arnie" Adams on Friday, after he entered a no-contest plea and was found guilty. He also received two points on his driver's license. ...
Wild weather week ahead: From downright chilly temperatures to scorching heat in store for Akron
Northern Ohio is a four season kind of place. And it's going to feel a bit like all four seasons this week. The week will start unseasonably chilly with highs in the 60s on Monday and lows in the 40s on Tuesday morning. It is so cold on Monday that...
Stark County Italian-American Festival bocce tournament registration available
Registration for this year's Stark County Italian-American Festival's bocce tournament is now available. To register, visit www.cantonitalianfest.org, click on "bocce" under the events tab, download, fill out and mail the registration form. For further questions, email Steve Risaliti at RISALITISTEVE@gmail.com. This year's Italian-American Festival is July 5-7 at Canton's Centennial Plaza. This article originally appeared on The Repository: Stark County Italian-American Festival bocce tournament registration available
Akron-based charter school buys former St. Mary's Church property in Canton
CANTON − An Akron-based charter school operator has purchased the former St. Mary's of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in southeast Canton. Summit Academy Management has paid the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown $525,000 for the 2.9 acre property, which includes the former church building, rectory, convent and school located at 1602-1634 Market Ave....
Stark County Hunger Task Force keeps kids connected with backpack food program over the summer
With the end of the school year at the Canton City School District, non-profit organizations such as Stark County Hunger Task Force are stepping up to ensure families who count on food assistance for them and their kids can still get the support they need. The task force provides backpacks filled with food for children whose family’s income is below the poverty line. For the summer it's shifting distribution from schools to other community locations for the summer, according to Executive Director Stephanie Sweany.
Celebrate Dad with special meals at Stark County eateries
Fathers in America can thank Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington, for their special day. While listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909, Dodd decided that fathers should also be honored in the same way. Her father, William Smart, raised six children alone on his farm in Washington...
Ryan Leads All 30 For Ohio Speedweek Score
ORRVILLE, Ohio — There’s little doubt Jordan Ryan grew up attending races during Ohio Sprint Speedweek and eventually got to participate in a few. Now the 27-year-old from Bellevue, Ohio, can call himself an Ohio Sprint Speedweek winner. Ryan led all 30 laps Monday at Wayne County Speedway...
'He never wavered': Massillon civil rights icon James Lawson dies at 95
The Rev. James Lawson, the former Massillon resident and civil rights icon who preached nonviolence and invited the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis in 1968 to help striking sanitary workers, died Sunday. He was 95. Lawson was a 1946 graduate of Washington High School. His father, James Sr., was pastor of St. James African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in the 1930s and 1940s. ...
Canton weather: cool today, warmer tomorrow
Here's the weather service outlook through the beginning of next week:. Temperatures will be below normal today, with a high near 65 in the Canton area, according to the National Weather Service in Cleveland. Temperatures are forecast to trend upward through the rest of the week, when highs are expected...
Downtown Massillon apartment building sells for $3.75 million to Westlake attorneys
MASSILLON – A new limited liability has taken ownership of 59 Duncan Place, paying close to $4 million for the downtown apartment complex. 59 Lincoln Way LLC of Westlake purchased the apartment building May 21 from Arizona-based Massillon Apartment Investors LLC for $3.75 million, according to the Stark County auditor's website. ...
2 Ohio men sentenced to prison and ordered to pay millions in restitution for illegal gaming operations
CLEVELAND, OHIO - Two Ohio men were sentenced to prison for tax, gambling, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction crimes arising out of their ownership and operation of illegal gambling businesses. Christos Karasarides Jr., 59, of Canton, Ohio, was sentenced to serve 262 months (more than 21 years) in prison and...
City and state officials discuss how lack of housing will impede economic development
Mayor Joel Day discussed the shortage of housing in Tuscarawas County at New Philadelphia city council meeting. He said the county's manufacturing base is growing, but many of the workers are coming from surrounding counties. NEW PHILADELPHIA ‒ The shortage of housing in Tuscarawas County was the topic of discussion...
‘Good Boy’: Ohio Officer on Leave After Ordering K-9 to Maul Man On the Ground with Hands Behind His Back—Who Wasn’t the Suspect
An Ohio K-9 officer is under criminal investigation after a video shows him ordering his dog to attack a Black man who he accused of taunting […] ‘Good Boy’: Ohio Officer on Leave After Ordering K-9 to Maul Man On the Ground with Hands Behind His Back—Who Wasn’t the Suspect
Gun violence survivor: 'If I don't fight for us and give us a voice, then who will?'
Woman shot in face at Halloween party holds march against gun violence. Tariyah Robinson: "If I don't fight for us and give us a voice, then who will?" Murder victim Daron Davis remembered as smart, compassionate, family man. CANTON ‒ While she was in the hospital recovering from being shot...
Stark County roundup: News from around the Canton region
CANTON – The Stark County Fatherhood Coalition and Stark Community Support Network will host a free fishing rodeo for children from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Cook’s Lagoon, 1819 Mahoning Road NE. The Fatherhood Coalition encourages fathers, grandfathers, uncles, brothers, and other significant male role models to...
Stark County Minority Business Association to host 'Healthy Business' workshop on Tuesday
CANTON – The Stark County Minority Business Association and the Minority Business Assistance Center will host the workshop "Planning for a Healthy Business" from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce, 222 Market Ave N. This workshop is designed to guide minority business...
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