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Print this article Several coaches for one Ohiohigh school’s football team were fired after they forced a player who kept kosher to eat pork against his religious beliefs. The Canton City School District fired head coach Marcus Wattley along with six assistant coaches, the school board announced following a unanimous vote on Thursday. The other coaches who are out of a job are Cade Brodie, Joshua Grimsley, Romero Harris, Frank McLeod, Zachary Sweat, and Tyler Thatcher. “This means that these individuals are no longer coaches with the Canton City School District, and they will not be invo...

Mom Charged For Brutally Beating, Killing Son With House Furniture KEY POINTS He was taken to a hospital but was later pronounced dead The toddler's 24-year-old mother was arrested for allegedly beating the child and charged with murder  A 24-year-old woman from Canton, Ohio, is facing murder charges after her 17-month-old son died from allegedly being beaten with household furniture Monday. Officers were responding to an indecent exposure report in the 1900 block of Maple Avenue Northeast shortly before 5 p.m. when they encountered a nude woman walking on the sidewalk, WDTN reported, cit...

Repository staff report CANTON - Canton police have found some of the lacrosse shorts stolen last week. A box of uniforms for the Stark County Catholic Schools lacrosse team were removed from a coach's vehicle April 30. The box contained 40 pairs of shorts for third- through eighth-grade teams.

A buyback event has not occurred in the Canton area since the 1990s.  Police Chief Jack Angelo has read the conspiracy posts on social media and none of them are true. "There is nothing dark or shadowy about this (event)," he said. Here's what they say is true: The buyback is completely voluntary. The event does not target responsible gun owners. The government is not attempting to violate anyone's Second Amendment rights. Every gun turned in equals a $100 Walmart gift card. The guns must work. The buyback event, Stone and Angelo said, targets unwanted or unsecured guns in Stark County hou...

Last year's event was canceled as Ohioans remained under state mandated health orders restricting large gatherings. "We're just glad they allowed us to do this in-person this year... we're glad COVID is allowing us to do this," Rachita said. Participants started and finished at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, ran along Fulton Drive and throughout Canton's Ridgewood and Plain Township's Avondale neighborhoods. Marathon and team relay races started at 7 a.m. and half-marathon runners were released in groups between 8 and 10 a.m. The weather provided a cool early morning breeze with temps ...