Six months have passed since COVID-19 first claimed a life in Stark County, and the coronavirus pandemic is still with us.As of Thursday, 2,673 county residents had been infected, 168 had died and 2,185 had recovered.James Adams, Canton’s health commissioner, said the last few months have provided some lessons:• The lockdown quickly controlled the spread of the virus locally, but people are only willing to put up with a significant disruption in ..read more

The city’s plans cover 56 acres within the Main Street Business District ..read more

State No. 4-ranked Hoover edges No. 10 Jackson by virtue of tense doubles match ..read more

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburger is open for business, while Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt has closed down around Northeast Ohio ..read more

Central Catholic grad Justin Hayes took 30 years for proper diagnosis ..read more

Several area students have been named semifinalists for the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program.The high school seniors have the opportunity to win more than $30 million in scholarships. Winners will be announced in the spring.Semifinalists are:Julia Schwartz of Alliance High School; Kaydence Porter of McKinley High School; Allan Cao, Zachery Charlick, Ryan Farneth, Lauren Hall, Nagappranav Nagajothi, Dorothy Stuhlmiller, Grace Sykes and Matthew Visco of ..read more

After a rough start, eight birdies help medalist Avery Wright finish at 2-under 69 ..read more

High School Football Week 4: Northwest, Canton South stay perfect, Drew Robinson leads Hoover over rival, Massillon D leads ways ..read more

CANTON In the Russian children’s musical fairy tale "Peter and the Wolf," a boy, various animals and hunters work together to subdue a vicious wolf.In the first Canton Ballet performance since March, about masked dancers along with production crew members Saturday worked together to put on an outdoor performance of "Peter and the Wolf" to subdue the coronavirus.To reduce the chances of virus exposure, Canton Ballot did a 30-minute performance ..read more

NORTH CANTON The city is trying to make it easier to eat outdoors.The Planning Commission voted this week to recommend changes to the city’s zoning code that would allow restaurants to add outdoor seating without first getting a permit.Outdoor spaces would still have to comply with health department and fire code regulations, and restaurants would still have to follow the zoning code.Restaurants have had to reduce indoor capacity ..read more