Massillon News Archives

A Stark County grand jury will next hear evidence in the case of three men accused of stealing thousands of dollars of copper from the old Republic Steel site.

A media company that last year sold nine newspapers in Ohio and Illinois has now sold its 53-year-old wire service.

From the Civil War to Desert Storm, more than a dozen members of James Byerly's family served in the military.

Julie Maldonado waited in a humid gymnasium to hear Sen. Hillary Clinton discuss health care.

Massillon City Councilman Tony Townsend got the idea from Huntington, W.Va. Mayor Frank Cicchinelli discovered it in Altoona, Pa.

A second teen has admitted to having sex with underage Massillon girls. Perez McCole, 18, 417 Underhill Ave.

A citation that's about as serious as a speeding ticket may turn into a battle royal over religious liberties.

The funeral for a Massillon man and his grandson who were killed last week when their minivan was struck by a fire truck is set for noon today at Friendship Baptist Church, 920 Third St.

“I'm hearing it will be over $7 a gallon next summer. I don't know how true that is. But I do know I don't want to pay $4 a gallon right now.”

Almost $4. Enough said. Gas prices along the Lincoln Way corridor between downtown Massillon and downtown Canton surpassed local records and reached closer to $4 a gallon for the first time. via Massillon Independent

The sheriff in northeast Ohio's Stark County wants some cities to pay for housing their prisoners in the county's jail. via News Journal

“The time (the road-sharing proposal) was first brought up, they only talked about snow removal”

Massillon Mayor Frank Cicchinelli has been steadfast in saying that the city's property tax proposal to Tuscarawas Township regarding the 62-acre Poets Glen land - which was annexed into the city Thursday - is ... via Massillon Independent

“It's just not good for the area and not good for the people in the development”

By a split vote, Stark County commissioners approved the annexation of 62-acres of Tuscarawas Township land known as Poets Glen into the city of Massillon. via Massillon Independent

A Uhrichsville woman who robbed two men at an area motel and bound them with duct tape has been sentenced to four years in prison. via Massillon Independent

“Last night he came in and offered to do this, last night he came and offered to move this.”

MASSILLON: The coincidences are many and tragic. A hard-working custodian driving his grandson to school in his van collided with a Massillon firetruck driven by a distant cousin that was responding to a car ... via Akron Beacon Journal

Two people were killed Tuesday morning when their van was involved in a crash with a Massillon Fire Department aerial truck. via WMMS-FM Independence

MASSILLON, Ohio -- A fire truck responding to a call collided with a van at an intersection Tuesday, killing a hearing-impaired man and his grandson in the van and injuring four firefighters, investigators say. via News Journal

Authorities in Massillon said a fire truck responding to a call collided with a van at an intersection, killing a man and his grandson in the van and injuring three firefighters. via Cincypost.Com

A grandfather and grandson were killed when a fire truck collided with a minivan Tuesday. via WEWS

“We were in executive session speaking about personnel matters and we were informed by our attorneys that possible improprieties may have occurred or the impression of improprieties”

This week's sudden and unexpected resignation of Massillon City Schools Superintendent-in-waiting Chris DiLoreto appears to be the direct result of an impending investigation of district hiring practices by the ... via Massillon Independent

Several Akron Beacon Journal staff members earned statewide honors Sunday in the annual Associated Press Society of Ohio newspaper competition. via Akron Beacon Journal

A Dover man accused of assaulting Beach City's police chief and two other officers remains in the Stark County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bond. via Massillon Independent