Steelworkers overwhelmingly approved a new five-year contract Tuesday with Timken Co. that will ensure a $225 million investment at the Faircrest Steel Plant.
A capital funding commission for Ohios public colleges and universities is recommending a $10 million project for Stark State College to create an energy industry training center in downtown Canton.
Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop musics queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, died Saturday. She was 48.
Christy R. Gossett, a fourth-grade teacher at Lake Cable Elementary School, was killed in a late-night crash when she struck a utility pole on 12th Street NW west of Whipple Avenue.
Michele Evans has resigned her position as Canton City Schools superintendent effective immediately. Her letter of resignation said she acknowledged that the Board of Education had lost confidence in her ability to lead.
Mario Manningham has a new favorite game of a lifetime. Previously, it was a win over Massillon in which he scored four touchdowns as a Warren Harding High School sophomore. Suddenly, it is throwing the punch that let the New York Giants knock out New England in Super Bowl XLVI.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame has added six new members with its Class of 2012: Four linemen (Dermontti Dawson, Chris Doleman, Cortez Kennedy and Willie Roaf), a running back (Curtis Martin) and a '50s-era Pittsburgh cornerback (Jack Butler).
Erick M. Howards future is in the hands of a Stark County judge after a jury convicted him Thursday of aggravated robbery and other counts. He could get up to 41 years in prison when sentenced Tuesday.
Members of the IRSs criminal investigations unit have shut down the Stark County-based Arthur Middleton Capital Holdings. Its employees have been sent home or told not to report to work.
The city of Canton has a new police chief Bruce Lawver. The captain scored first on the civil service exam. Lawver, who will be sworn into the job Monday, replaces Dean McKimm in the post.
The Canton Professional Educators Association has asked to meet with the Canton City Schools Board of Education in executive session to discuss their concerns with district Superintendent Michele Evans. If the board declines to meet, the union says itll issue a public statement of no confidence in Evans.
A Stark County Common Pleas Court Judge has ruled that a ballot error could have misled voters, so hes tossed out the Nov. 8 election results that passed a Lake Township police levy.
Former head coach Joe Paterno, a sainted figure at Penn State for almost half a century but scarred forever by the child sex abuse scandal that led to his stunning dismissal, died Sunday at age 85.
Diebold Inc. plans to consolidate several operations and employ 1,500 people at the new headquarters campus in a 500,000-square-foot building along Town Park Boulevard. The project several years from completion will replace the companys current headquarters on Mayfair Road.
The sister of Canton Mayor William J. Healy II filed Friday to run for Congress. She was among the three new candidates in local contests to represent parts of Stark County in Congress.
Central Catholic junior Alex Gonzalezs meteoric rise in the state diving ranks continued when he nearly won a state championship in Canton on Wednesday. His performance helped launch the OHSAA State Swimming and Diving Championships, which continue through Saturday.
Fairless High School is moving closer to hiring a new head football coach. Fairless Athletic Director Mark Easterling today released the names of the seven men the school is interviewing for the position.
One big game from a potent scorer or a balanced offensive effort?
Both methods can be prescriptions for a victory on the basketball court.
The Northwest Indians took the latter route Tuesday night in their 73-61 win over visiting Fairless.
The Indians put four players in double figures, led by Dan Mays 17 points, to help offset a 31-point explosion from Fairless Jake Dennis. The win is Northwests third straight and moves the Indians to 10-9, while Fairless finishes its regular season at 10-10.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association has moved up the start time of Division I girls basketball district championship game at Walsh University on March 3 to 1 p.m.
The wrestling postseason can so often be about the individual accomplishments even more than the team ones. But when a team has as high a set of aspirations as the ones the Perry wrestling team has, team and individual goals so often can blend together.
Reid Worstell scored a team-high 15 points to lead the GlenOak Golden Eagles past defending Division IV state champion Hiland 49-41 in a boys high school basketball game Saturday.
Maybe humans arent meant to be famous. Certainly, we dont seem to be able to handle it. Fame is the story of what happens when the very human, universal desire to be loved and appreciated gets put on steroids.
Given that our current state of marriage is closing in on parody, perhaps renewable marriage licenses is an option we Americans really should consider.
Every Groundhog Day, we hold our breath for prognostication from a squirrel on steroids but on Jan. 31, I saw someone driving in an open convertible. I smell a rat.
One of the many great things about living in Northeast Ohio is its geography. For example, were in proximity to enjoy, perversely, the perpetual scandal that oozes from Cuyahoga County politics, but not so close as to get splashed with it.
