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Stark Countys townships, villages and three of its cities are set to receive an estimated $26 million from the American Rescue Plan, according to figures provided by the Ohio Township Association. The list includes estimated allocations for North Canton, Louisville and Canal Fulton as well as all of Stark Countys townships and villages. The association said the Ohio Office of Budget and Management calculated the amounts based on population and provided the spreadsheet to the association. The Oh...

Joanna Swallen, who refused to obey Ohios mask mandate, has turned her defiance into a campaign for lieutenant governor.

The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority is planning on eliminating its 30-day ProLine pass and free transfers for fixed-route service.

The board reluctantly approved Wednesday the purchase of Dominion voting machines, to comply with an Ohio Supreme Court order.

The Ohio Supreme Court in a 6-1 ruling Monday said that state law requires the Stark County commissioners to fund the purchase of Dominion voting machines. The court granted the Stark County Board of Elections its request in April for a court order mandating the commissioners appropriate county funds, about $1.5 million, for the purchase. The courts opinion stated that contrary to what the commissioners argued, a state provision requiring payment of expenses to come from money appropriated ...

Stark Countys sales tax figures are not only much higher than 2020 but higher than 2019.

Look Ahead America has filed a lawsuit alleging Sunshine Law violations against the Stark County Board of Elections.

The Repository Massillon voters who closely follow Washington High School football will see familiar names on the November election ballot. The Stark County Board of Elections on Monday voted to certify five nonpartisan candidates for the Nov. 2 ballot. Two of the candidates are a father and son who are both seeking to serve on Massillon City Council. They both were quarterbacks for Washington High. Lee Hurst, 50, is running to be Massillon council member at large. Hurst will seek one of thr...

Stark County residents can expect fewer businesses requiring them to wear masks or socially distance starting next month. Places like Jerzees All-American Sports Grille, Gervasi Vineyard and Powerhouse Gym said they will not enforce mask-wearing or social distancing requirements after state health orders end on June 2. But not every business will be dropping the requirements. Giant Eagle has plans to ask customers to wear masks Giant Eagle, the supermarket chain with more than 410 locations ...

Murder investigations could be delayed. Insurers may postpone life insurance payments. The Stark County Coroners Office says this could happen because it has been unable to perform autopsies. Its sole forensic pathologist who did the autopsies, Daniel Brown, resigned in September to become a freelance pathologist. The former Akron police officer worked for Stark County for about nine months. He had replaced the prior pathologist, Renée Robinson, a Hoover High School graduate. She had stepped d...