Canton News

May 29, 2012 -- Michael Baker Jr., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation, announced that it has established a new office in Canton, Ohio.

Editor's note: The following information was provided by Walsh University. It was a graduation ceremony for one but with all the pomp and circumstance of a formal service for 500.

In the ever-changing world of newspaper journalism, conventional wisdom holds that newspapers are going the way of the dinosaur "because of the Internet." Never mind that most of the news content on the Internet COMES FROM NEWSPAPERS! Still, journalism jobs have been harder to come by than in years past.

The Ohio Department of Education reported Ohio has been awarded almost $70 million following its application for the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant.

Firefighters in Stark County are battling a large fire at hotel that forced emergency crews to shut down Interstate 77 for a brief period.

The State Highway Patrol is kicking off a new program to train truck drivers to watch for signs of potential crimes and safety threats while they're traveling Ohio roadways.

Four people spoke as part of an Energy Development Forum hosted by Congressman Jim Renacci on Wednesday evening at Walsh University in Canton.

"If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then... CANTON, Ohio - Ohio treasurer and U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel has returned $105,000 in campaign donations that are under federal investigation.

I am not ashamed to say I bawled like a baby at the season three finale of Glee Tuesday.

CANTON, Ohio - The publisher of The Repository newspaper in Canton is leaving for another job, and a company executive will fill the role.

The publisher of The Repository newspaper in Canton is leaving for another job, and a company executive will fill the role.

In this Oct. 28, 2009 file photo, NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith, right, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell sit at the witness table on Capitol Hill in Washington.

A 51-year-old Canal Fulton man died Sunday in the hospital after losing control of his motorcycle south of Dalton Windfield Stevens, 51, Canal Fulton, died Sunday evening at Aultman Hospital in Canton after losing control of his motorcycle along West Lebanon and Krug roads south of Dalton.

Sens. Rob Portman and Joe Manchin teamed up to introduce bipartisan legislation for a commemorative coin benefiting the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

Better Business Bureau issues advisory about Clear-Cast HDTV Antenna The Better Business Bureau has received hundreds of calls from consumers nationwide inquiring about the Clear-Cast HDTV Antenna.

John Najeway is co-owner of Thirsty Dog Brewing Co. in Akron. Thirsty Dog started out as a brewpub chain and later bottled its beer.

One Lakewood man's idea for a TV show is on its way to reality. Reality TV, that is.

A fire in a vacant home on Wilson Place NW in Canton spread to three other homes just before midnight Sunday night.

ATTENTION ALLIANCE: TUXEDO elegance is here. Ambassador Clothing Co., located in Lingenfelter Center on State Street, is wonderful.

The Arc of Stark County will hold its inaugural Rhythm & Brews beer tasting from 6 to 9:30 p.m. June 14 at the Cultural Center for the Arts in Canton.