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People on social media have been linking Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jane Timken to the actions of Stark County-based bearings manufacturer Timken Co., a publicly-traded company and not a private family-owned business. But Timken, who announced she was running for Senate on Feb. 18, has never worked for the Timken Co. or TimkenSteel, which was spun off from Timken Co. in 2014.  Fact check: Her only link is through marriage. Her husband, Ward J. "Tim" Timken, Jr. is the great-great grand...

CANTON The Stark County man who designed what he touted as an innovative radial engine faces a 28-count indictment accusing him of more than $600,000 in securities and investment fraud.  Charles M. Boulton, 67, of Jackson Township, was indicted Jan. 21 and is scheduled to be arraigned on the charges Friday in Stark County Common Pleas Court. Boulton is accused of defrauding seven investors in three startup businesses owned and operated by the defendant — Radial Engine Innovations, Radia...

Cheers! Ohioans downed an amazing amount of liquor last year. The Ohio Division of Liquor Control says sales for everything from tequila to whiskey hit $1.57 billion, jumping 19% from the previous year. Meanwhile, 16.7 million gallons of liquor were sold, up 10%. Those numbers historically grow year over year, but the percentage increases were the largest in a decade — and came at a time when the coronavirus pandemic hampered drinking at bars and restaurants. "We dont have anything els...

The Independent PERRY TWP.  C&C Medical Billing owes the township more than $1.1 million because it mishandled billing for the local governments EMS services, a state audit has found. Ohio Auditor Keith Faber on Thursday released a 2019 financial audit that highlighted discrepancies with the companys billing. The township is owed $1,118,111, the audit says. The state is pursing a civil lawsuit to recoup the money for the township. Perry officials first reached out to the state in early 2018, ...