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'I just had enough.' Canton Local school board's Scott Hamilton resigns after 26 years
CANTON TWP. – Longtime Canton Local school board member Scott Hamilton resigned Friday morning from the board, citing politics in a board executive session the day before and division on the board. "I am extremely disappointed with the politics displayed yet again at our board meeting yesterday as well as the division that still exists within our board. Therefore, effective immediately, I am hereby resigning my position on the Canton Local Board of Education," Hamilton, a board...
Aultman, Cleveland Clinic Mercy births for June 29-July 6
Dominikia Vaught and Carlton Saunders II of Massillon, girl. Lindsey Britton and Daymeon Albaugh-Ali of Canton, girl. Lindsey Muntean and Demetrius Massey of Canton, boy. Christina Moczek and David Devendra of East Sparta, girl. Briana and Patrick Williams of Louisville, boy. Savannah Young of Canton, boy. Jozie Scott and Cory...
Canton can now send emergency and nonemergency alerts to your mobile device
CANTON − Alerts about emergencies, road closures and community events in Canton can now be sent to your mobile device. The city of Canton is now offering mobile alerts via text message, email, pager and voice to those who register for the free service at www.cantonohio.gov/alerts. ...
'All offices were affected.' Stark County offices back online following global tech outage
CANTON − Stark County computer systems are back online following a global outage of cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. The firm said the outage was as a result of a faulty system update impacting Microsoft's Windows Operating System, "not a security incident or cyber attack," USA TODAY reported. County Auditor Alan Harold, who oversees the...
Stark County roundup: News from around the Canton region
Kids movies Monday, Wednesday CANTON – The Summer Kids Movie Series continues at 1 p.m. Monday at the Palace Theatre, 605 Market Ave. N, with a showing of “Home Alone.” Admission is $2. Doors and the box office open at noon. A sensory-friendly showing of the movie will be at 6:30 p.m. The Summer...
Northeast Ohio impact of global tech outage extends to utilities, hospitals, government
A Friday morning global tech outage impacted multiple institutions throughout Northeast Ohio, leading to flight delays, disrupting some Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicle Services and forcing at least one local City Hall to shut down for the day. The outage impacted Enbridge Gas Ohio's call center, some flights at the Akron-Canton Airport, the...
Inaugural Ohio Trails Gathering at Camp Tuscazoar
An event to celebrate non-motorized trails will be held this Saturday. The inaugural Ohio Trails Gathering will be at Camp Tuscazoar, from 10am to 4pm, with representatives on hand from the camp foundation, the American Canoe Association, the Ohio Horseman’s Council, the Ohio Mountain Bike Alliance and the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.
Dover reaches settlement with property owner near bridge project
DOVER (WJER) (July 19, 2024) – The city and a homeowner have finally agreed to a settlement involving a bridge reconstruction project that has been on hold for years. City officials have been discussing replacing the low-level bridge over East 20th Street near Dover Middle School since before ODOT awarded a $602,000 grant for the project in 2020. Three neighboring property owners reached eminent domain agreements with the city for small portions of their property, but a fourth has been holding out. The ensuing court case has been ongoing since 2022.
Camp Tuscazoar to host Veterans Weekend, RSVP deadline approaching
ZOARVILLE (WJER) (July 19, 2024) – Camp Tuscazoar is announcing a new event to honor heroes. The site is inviting military members to its inaugural Camp Tuscazoar Veterans Weekend for camping, biking and fellowship with others August 2-4. “Camp Tuscazoar reached out to us to see if we could...
Tuscarawas County roundup: News from the Dover-New Philadelphia area
BOLIVAR − Library activities and games including book stacking, bean bag toss, ring toss and marshmallow stacking will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, at Bolivar Branch of the Tuscarawas County Public Library System. To register, call 330-874-2720. Open mic night. DEERSVILLE − The Deersville Community Theater will host...
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