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Of the 16 messages the board received, roughly half of them concerned the Arts or AIM academies. “I understand you are trying to make the most of what we have here but if there is any way the Arts Academy can remain the way it is and a K-8 school, I feel like I would not be the only one relieved,” wrote Angela Bilbrey, whose children are in kindergarten, second, sixth and eighth grades at Arts Academy. “We chose to have our children there because, to me, it just feels like a better option for a school.” Jennifer Anderson questioned moving seventh- and eighth-graders from the Arts Acad...

CANTON  Richie Harper will walk his 7-year-old son to Dueber Elementary today for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began. They are both excited that the first-grader will get to see his friends and teachers again after so many months of virtual learning. The return is bittersweet for Harper as it comes with the backdrop of knowing that Dueber, a place he attended roughly 20 years ago, likely won’t be open for his son, Chandler Abbuhl, next school year. Canton City Schools Superintendent Jeff Talbert last week unveiled a sweeping restructuring plan for Stark County’s larges...

CANTON  Significant upgrades are planned for Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium as it becomes the permanent home of McKinley High School baseball. The Canton City school board on Monday approved a 25-year agreement with the city of Canton to use the facility and make $611,000 worth of improvements to the former minor-league facility at 2501 Allen Ave. SE that was built in 1989. Canton City Council has yet to discuss the agreement.  “This is going to be a fantastic place,” Canton City Schools Superintendent Jeff Talbert said. “Another facility that our folks can be proud to call home and ...

CANTON  It’s official: Students in the Canton City School District will kick off 2021 learning from home. The Canton City school board on Monday approved the district’s second-semester learning plan, which includes moving all students to remote learning for the two weeks following winter break. The students who have chosen in-person classes will return to school on Jan. 19, following the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The board previously discussed the changes for the second semester, but had not yet formally approved the plan. Superintendent Jeff Talbert, who attended Monday’s board ...