Tim Warstler News Today

Tourists will flock to Stark County for the solar eclipse April 8. The county is preparing for heavy traffic and high demand for gas and hotels.

Thunderstorm damage early Friday morning has temporarily closed Quail Hollow Park in the Hartville area.

The office has previously borrowed cold storage trailers from other health departments to handle its increasing caseload.

Winds of more than 25 miles per hour Saturday brought down trees and utility poles, resulting in nearly 39,000 Stark County customers losing power.

The text-to-911 project has been in the works for several years in Stark County. Its finally live.

Stark Emergency Management Agency Director Tim Warstler said three fire chiefs and 11 hazmat team members reported to the village Monday morning.

The funds help pay for the countys 911 system.

Stark County residents should be able to text 911 by next summer.

Akron and Canton, Summit and Stark counties could see more tornadoes, which usually touch down April through August.

Skywarn weather-spotting classes sponsored by the National Weather Service and the Stark Emergency Management Agency are training civilians again.