/news/tags/canton Canton en-US Copyright Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:41:22 GMT /government-politics/2025-11-04/snap-in-limbo-as-shutdown-drags-on-rep-emilia-sykes-says The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program ran out of funds on Saturday. Cities and nonprofits are suing the Trump administration over its refusal to release contingency funds to pay for the program. Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:41:22 GMT /government-politics/2025-11-04/snap-in-limbo-as-shutdown-drags-on-rep-emilia-sykes-says Abigail Bottar /community/2025-10-10/cantons-comeback-historic-preservation-conference-to-showcase-downtown-revitalization-efforts Canton is hosting this year's Heritage Ohio Annual Conference, a three-day event for developers and business owners to share takeaways on downtown revitalization through historic preservation. Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:10:00 GMT /community/2025-10-10/cantons-comeback-historic-preservation-conference-to-showcase-downtown-revitalization-efforts Anna Huntsman /economy/2025-09-24/hall-of-fame-resort-secures-shareholder-vote-to-take-company-private The Hall of Fame Resort and Entertainment Company got shareholder approval Wednesday after a previous vote last week failed. Wed, 24 Sep 2025 18:09:35 GMT /economy/2025-09-24/hall-of-fame-resort-secures-shareholder-vote-to-take-company-private Abigail Bottar /economy/2025-03-03/despite-bleak-odot-report-stark-county-leaders-say-route-30-expansion-would-bring-economic-growth Stark County leaders are not deterred by an Ohio Department of Transportation report that did not recommend the expansion of U.S. Route 30 to a four lane highway between Canton and State Route 11. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:44:46 GMT /economy/2025-03-03/despite-bleak-odot-report-stark-county-leaders-say-route-30-expansion-would-bring-economic-growth Abigail Bottar /education/2024-09-13/cleveland-canton-2024-state-report-card-scores-improve-how-did-other-northeast-ohio-schools-fare School districts across the region saw marked improvement this school year, including Cleveland, Canton and Akron. Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:56:54 GMT /education/2024-09-13/cleveland-canton-2024-state-report-card-scores-improve-how-did-other-northeast-ohio-schools-fare Conor Morris /law-justice/2024-09-05/canton-officer-kicking-suspect-reinforces-need-for-police-oversight-stark-county-naacp-leader-says The Canton Police Department's internal review of the incident found the officer, Brandon Momirov, violated the department's use of force policy, according to a press release. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 22:54:55 GMT /law-justice/2024-09-05/canton-officer-kicking-suspect-reinforces-need-for-police-oversight-stark-county-naacp-leader-says Abigail Bottar /law-justice/2024-07-01/stark-cops-speak-pilot-program-hopes-to-bridge-foreign-language-divide A pilot program from the Greater Stark County Urban League is teaching police officers Spanish to better communicate with the county's growing Spanish speaking population. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:10:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-07-01/stark-cops-speak-pilot-program-hopes-to-bridge-foreign-language-divide Abigail Bottar /law-justice/2024-06-07/canton-police-chief-recommends-k-9-officer-be-fired-after-police-dog-bites-detained-man The recommendation goes to the city's Public Safety Director for a final decision. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 20:12:40 GMT /law-justice/2024-06-07/canton-police-chief-recommends-k-9-officer-be-fired-after-police-dog-bites-detained-man Matthew Richmond /government-politics/2024-06-07/canton-organizations-in-early-talks-with-city-to-propose-a-civilian-police-oversight-board The community is still reeling from a couple instances of police using aggressive tactics toward Black men, including an officer deploying his K-9 on a man who was on the ground and complying with police orders in May and the death of Frank Tyson while being arrested in April. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 17:15:11 GMT /government-politics/2024-06-07/canton-organizations-in-early-talks-with-city-to-propose-a-civilian-police-oversight-board Abigail Bottar /law-justice/2024-05-08/frank-tysons-family-rev-al-sharpton-call-for-justice-at-funeral Frank Tyson, a 53 year old Black man, died while being arrested by Canton police on April 18. His death has renewed calls for police reform in the community. Wed, 08 May 2024 21:02:40 GMT /law-justice/2024-05-08/frank-tysons-family-rev-al-sharpton-call-for-justice-at-funeral Abigail Bottar