Alliance murder suspect ruled insane, won't go to trial
Feb 3 2012 12:13PM
Posted 23 hrs 31 mins ago
Two mental exams had the same conclusion for 32-year-old Jeremy Stutler, and a judge rendered him not guilty by reason of insanity. Stutler is now expected to be confined at a mental institution.
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Erick Howard GUILTY on all counts
Feb 2 2012 6:40PM
Posted 1 day 17 hrs 4 mins ago
The former Mr. Football was found guilty of aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, rape, and kidnapping. All of the charges had firearm specifications.
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Perry Twp. names new Trustee
Feb 1 2012 10:47AM
Posted 3 days 57 mins ago
Doug Hanies was selected from the 16 applicants. He was chosen to replace Anna Capaldi, who resigned several weeks ago. Haines will serve out the remainder of her term, which runs through next year.
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CCS teacher's union has grievances with Supt. Evans
Feb 1 2012 10:44AM
Posted 3 days 1 hr ago
The Board of Education has been asked to hear grievances from the teacher's union regarding Michelle Evans. They say numerous circumstances have come up in the past five years that did not benefit the district.
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Canton Police Captain named new Chief
Jan 31 2012 5:03PM
Posted 3 days 18 hrs 41 mins ago
Captain Bruce Lawver scored the highest on the Chief's exam. He's spent 18-years on the force, with his service ranging from Patrol and the Detective Bureau, to Commander of a SWAT team.
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Howard's rape and robbery trial underway
Jan 31 2012 4:59PM
Posted 3 days 18 hrs 45 mins ago
20-year-old Erick Howard is on trial for a home invasion, robbery, and rape at a North Canton home back in August. Prosecutors called the rape victim to the stand on Tuesday, as their first witness.
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Bell Ringer Accused of Stealing from His Own Kettle
Jan 17 2012 5:26PM
Posted 17 days 18 hrs 18 mins ago
North Canton Police say a Salvation Army bell ringer who reported he was robbed in front of the city'sK-Mart store in November actually took the money himself. 24-year-old Kevin Weitzel of Eighth Street NW, Canton faces charges of theft and falsification.
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Steelworkers Official Hopes Talks Can Resume with Timken
Jan 17 2012 5:22PM
Posted 17 days 18 hrs 22 mins ago
The United Steelworkers Union says it hopes this weekend's vote rejecting a contract extension with the Timken Company isn't the final chapter in efforts to bring a 225-million dollar improvement project to the Faircrest Steel Plant.
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Winter Weather Blasts Area
Jan 13 2012 6:19PM
Posted 21 days 17 hrs 25 mins ago
Old Man Winter hit the Stark County area hard, leaving motorists to deal with a mix of ice and snow.
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29 Canton Employees Fired
Jan 13 2012 6:14PM
Posted 21 days 17 hrs 30 mins ago
29 employees of the city of Canton have been fired as a result of an investigation of irregularities in the city's retirement and rehiring procedures.
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Don't let that new I-Pod or I-Phone get stolen at school
Jan 3 2012 11:40AM
Posted 32 days 4 mins ago
Canton Police have some advice to keep those new toys safe. Acting Police Chief Dave Davis says you should not leave those items unattended in common areas, like the cafeteria and hallways.
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SARTA Offers Free Rides on New Year's Eve
Dec 29 2011 5:26PM
Posted 36 days 18 hrs 18 mins ago
SARTA is again offering free bus rides on New Year's Eve, helping people avoid drinking and driving. SARTA Director Kirt Conrad says the free rides will be available from 6:00 PM New Year's Eve until 2:00 AM New Year's Day.
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"Layaway Angels" Help Local Families
Dec 29 2011 5:22PM
Posted 36 days 18 hrs 22 mins ago
Several Canton area families got help with Christmas season bills from so-called "Layaway Angels" who anonymously donated money at local stores to cover gifts for people in need.
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Two Injured in Lake Township Crash
Dec 28 2011 2:08PM
Posted 37 days 21 hrs 36 mins ago
Two people suffered minor injuries in a crash at State Street and Middlebranch Road, Northeast in Lake Township.
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Giavasis Drops Out of Commissioner's Race
Dec 27 2011 3:37PM
Posted 38 days 20 hrs 7 mins ago
Plain Township Trustee Lou Giavasis is withdrawing as a candidate for Stark County Commissioner.
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Suspect Indicted in November Attack
Dec 23 2011 5:02PM
Posted 42 days 18 hrs 42 mins ago
The Stark County Grand Jury has indicted a man accused of beating a woman and dragging across a parking lot of Raff Road, Southwest in Canton in November.
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Jackson Police Called to Westfield/Belden Village
Dec 23 2011 4:59PM
Posted 42 days 18 hrs 45 mins ago
Jackson Township were called to the Westfield/Belden Village Mall Friday morning after a disturbance involving a few hundred people lined up to buy Air Jordan shoes.
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Massillon Mayor Seeks Appointment of Budget Director
Dec 21 2011 5:42PM
Posted 44 days 18 hrs 2 mins ago
Massillon Mayor Kathy Catazarro-Perry wants City Council to name a Budget Director at a meeting Thursday evening.
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Moratorium to delay closing of Canton Mail Processing Center
Dec 13 2011 4:37PM
Posted 52 days 19 hrs 7 mins ago
US Senator Sherrod Brown announced today that a moratorium will delay the scheduled closings, until May 15th. It will allow officials to mull over the impact of the closings and cutbacks.
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S-U-V Crashes at I-77 and Route 30
Dec 2 2011 1:58PM
Posted 63 days 21 hrs 46 mins ago
A 41-year-old Massillon woman was injured when her S-U-V crashed, hitting a wall on Route 30, flipping over the wall and landing upside-down on an embankmenrt along Interstate 77.
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Crockett Convicted of Murder
Dec 2 2011 1:54PM
Posted 63 days 21 hrs 50 mins ago
A jury in Stark County Common Pleas Court has found 19-year-old Joshua Crockett of Canton guilty of killing his girlfriend in May.
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Factory Damaged in Newcomerstown Fire is a Total Loss
Nov 29 2011 4:31PM
Posted 66 days 19 hrs 13 mins ago
Fire investigators say a Newcomerstown insulation factory where nearly a hundred people worked is a total loss.
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Murder Trial of Joshua Babcock Begins
Nov 29 2011 4:26PM
Posted 66 days 19 hrs 18 mins ago
The murder trial of a 19-year-old Canton man accused of killing his girlfriend in May is under way in Stark County Common Pleas Court.
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Fire Levels Newcomerstown Factory
Nov 28 2011 5:00PM
Posted 67 days 18 hrs 44 mins ago
Firefighters from 15 departments responded to a massive fire in Newcomerstown that broke out Sunday evening in the Janesville Acoustics Factory.
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Obermiller Sentenced in Burglary Case
Nov 28 2011 4:56PM
Posted 67 days 18 hrs 48 mins ago
A 20-year-old Lake Township man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from an August home invasion in North Canton.
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Hall of Fame Expansion Moves Forward
Nov 28 2011 4:51PM
Posted 67 days 18 hrs 53 mins ago
The Pro Football Hall of Fame has marked completion of an important phase of its 27-million dollar expsnsion with a ceremony commemorating the finishing of the steel framework at the Ralph Wilson Reserch Center.
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Body found near Akron Could Be Missing Jackson Man
Nov 25 2011 4:41PM
Posted 70 days 19 hrs 3 mins ago
An autopsey will be done Saturday on the body of a man found Friday in Summit County. Authorities think it could be 47-year-old Timothy Kern, who hasn't been seen since he left home to report to a new job.
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Unemployment inches up in Stark County, Canton
Nov 22 2011 12:20PM
Posted 73 days 23 hrs 24 mins ago
The latest figures show an increase of one-tenth of a point to 9.1-percent for Stark County, from 9-percent in September. The city's rate jumped to 10.6-percent, up from 10.4.
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Lake School Board eighing Options After Levy Defeat
Nov 11 2011 4:02PM
Posted 84 days 19 hrs 42 mins ago
The Lake Local School Board is regrouping in the wake of Tuesday's defeat of a 2.3 mill levy that would have generated money for replacement of the 90-year-old Hartville Elementary School building.
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Rock from a mower hits North Canton schoolgirl
Nov 2 2011 11:47AM
Posted 94 days 57 mins ago
A mower picked up a rock while on the ball fields at Greentown Elementary and threw it about 85-feet. It went off the building, through a classroom window, and hit the girl in the head.
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Stark Co. Democrats appoint Republican Zumbar Treasurer
Oct 31 2011 6:27PM
Posted 95 days 18 hrs 17 mins ago
The Democratic Executive Committee tabbed Alex Zumbar to serve out the remainder of an unexpired term originally taken by Gary Zeigler, since he resigned last week.
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CAK has busiest September ever, ahead of last year's record pace
Oct 27 2011 1:51PM
Posted 99 days 22 hrs 53 mins ago
CAK saw over 138-thousand people fly to and from the facility, up nearly 14-thousand over the same month last year.
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Alliance Man Dies in Canton Township Crash
Oct 17 2011 5:31PM
Posted 109 days 19 hrs 13 mins ago
An Alliance man has been killed in a Sunday evening crash on State Route 800 in Canton Township.
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Wife of Canton Mayor Healy Arrested in Jackson Township
Oct 17 2011 5:26PM
Posted 109 days 19 hrs 18 mins ago
The wife of Canton Mayor William Healy is scheduled to appear in Massillon Municipal Court Thursday morning, facing charges of criminal trespass and resisting arrest, the result of a dispute with a Jackson Township business over an expired coupon last week.
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North Canton Suicide VIctim Identified
Sep 22 2011 6:10PM
Posted 134 days 18 hrs 34 mins ago
The Stark County Coroner's office has identified the North Canton man who killed himself after barricading himself in his apartment on Applegrove Street. He is 25-year-old Joshua Breehl, who lived in the apartment where the shooting took place.
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Greentown Woman Injured in Trailer Fire
Sep 22 2011 6:06PM
Posted 134 days 18 hrs 38 mins ago
A 60-year-old Greentown woman has bee seriously injured in a trailer fire on Cleveland Avenue, NW.
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Canton Youths Accused in Murder Sent to Adult Court
Sep 20 2011 4:39PM
Posted 136 days 20 hrs 5 mins ago
Two 17-year-olds from Canton, arrested in the August murder of a 61-year-old Canton man, have seen their cases bound over to the Stark County Grand Jury after a hearing in Family Court. 17-year-olds D'von Saunders and Myron Roberson are accused in the shooting death of Melvin Hope of 11th Street, Northwest. He was killed during a home invasion on August 14th and suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The adults are also facing charges in the same case.
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S-U-V Crashes into Chiropractic Office
Sep 20 2011 4:34PM
Posted 136 days 20 hrs 10 mins ago
An S-U-V crashed into a chiroptractic clinic on Cleveland Avenue in Canton this morning.
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Williams-Bolar's felony convictions reduced to misdemeanors
Sep 7 2011 12:45PM
Posted 149 days 23 hrs 59 mins ago
Kelley Williams-Bolar made national headlines for using her father's address to get her kids into the Copley-Fairlawn Schools, including lying about her military service. She served nine days behind bars on the felonies.
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Canton Police Seek Suspect in Weekend Homicide
Sep 6 2011 4:08PM
Posted 150 days 20 hrs 36 mins ago
Canton Police are investigating a weekend shooting that claimed the life of a 41-year-old Canton man. Police Lieutenant Scott Beard says Kenneth Lawrence of Woodland Avenue was found in the 13-hundred block of Cleveland Avenue, Northwest.
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Stolen vehicle from Massillon crashes into Guernsey Co. Courthouse
Aug 22 2011 1:57PM
Posted 165 days 22 hrs 47 mins ago
The Cambridge post of the Highway Patrol says troopers tried to stop a vehicle on I-70 in Guernsey County at around 3:30AM, but the car sped away. It headed toward the city of Cambridge, where it crashed into the Guernsey County Courthouse.
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Chief Deputy Concerned About Funds for Jail
Aug 16 2011 4:37PM
Posted 171 days 20 hrs 7 mins ago
Chief Deputy Michael McDonald of the Stark County Sheriff's Departement says he's concerned about the possible effects of funding shortages, which have reduced staffing levels, especially at the county jail.
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Canton Income Tax Collections Up in first Half of 2011
Aug 16 2011 4:33PM
Posted 171 days 20 hrs 11 mins ago
The city of Canton has seen an increase of about 2.4 million dollars in income tax withholding collections in the first half of the year, totalling 26.6 million dollars.
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Two Suspects Indicted in Miller Homicide
Aug 16 2011 4:27PM
Posted 171 days 20 hrs 17 mins ago
The Stark County Grand Jury has indicted two men accused in the June shooting death of 22-year-old Delrino Miller of Canton.
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Two Suspects Charged in Canton Homicide
Aug 15 2011 5:41PM
Posted 172 days 19 hrs 3 mins ago
Canton Police have taken two suspects into the custody in the weekend shooting death of 61-year-old Melvin Hope, who was found dead in his home on 11th Street.
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Anthony Sowell Sentenced to Death for 11 Murders
Aug 12 2011 5:13PM
Posted 175 days 19 hrs 31 mins ago
Judge Dick Ambrose has accepted the jury reconnemndation of the death penalty for convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell.
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Sales tax increase proposal approved by the Commissioners for the Nov. ballot
Aug 3 2011 2:49PM
Posted 184 days 21 hrs 55 mins ago
The Commissioners approved the request on Wednesday to ask voters for an increase of a half-percent for eight years. The extra revenue would go to open up more beds at the county jail, and to fund court administrative services.
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Canton Officer Caught on Tape in Second Incident
Jul 29 2011 5:55PM
Posted 189 days 18 hrs 49 mins ago
Canton Police Officer Daniel Harless is under investigation for a second incident involving a driver who had a gun in his car during a traffic stop.
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Ohioans for Concealed Carry Calls for Resignations
Jul 28 2011 5:31PM
Posted 190 days 19 hrs 13 mins ago
Ohioans for Concealed Carry is calling for the resignations of both Canton Police Officer Daniel Harless and City Council President Allen Schulman. Schulman says he will not resign and says he's bound by the decisions of the voters of Canton, not a lobbying group from Columbus.
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Commissioners to Give Sales Tax More Study
Jul 27 2011 5:20PM
Posted 191 days 19 hrs 24 mins ago
Stark County Commissioners will give further study to the issue of placing a sales tax before voters in the November general election.
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Hall of Fame Activities Move into High Gear
Jul 27 2011 5:13PM
Posted 191 days 19 hrs 31 mins ago
This year's Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival begins Thursday evening with a concert and fireworks show in downtown Canton, followed by the Jackson-Belden Food Fest and the Balloon Classic Invitational, which starts Friday morning.
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Autopsey Results Pending in Man Found in Knox County
Jul 15 2011 4:28PM
Posted 203 days 20 hrs 16 mins ago
The Coroner's Office in Knox County performed an autopsey today on the body thought to be a Stark County man missing for two-and-a-half years. No positive identification has been made so far on the remains, believed to be those of Raymond Staats.
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Renacci Says Obama Needs to Provide Specific Proposals
Jul 15 2011 4:23PM
Posted 203 days 20 hrs 21 mins ago
Congressman Jim Renacci says President Obama and Congressional Republicans have to come to an agreement that will prevent a default while containing spending.
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Akron Man Charged with Thefts in Green/Springfield Twp
Jul 12 2011 6:11PM
Posted 206 days 18 hrs 33 mins ago
An Akron man has been arrested after a Summit County Sheriff's Deputy pulled him over in Green and found several stolen items in his car.
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HOF Festival to Hold 23rd Annual Photo Contest
Jul 12 2011 6:07PM
Posted 206 days 18 hrs 37 mins ago
The Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a photo contest during the Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival for the 23rd straight year.
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Authorities Continue to Search for Mountain Lion
Jul 6 2011 6:16PM
Posted 212 days 18 hrs 28 mins ago
Sightings have now been reported in North Canton.
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Ziegler Bond May Take Weeks
Jul 6 2011 6:11PM
Posted 212 days 18 hrs 33 mins ago
Stark County Commissioners say Treasurer Gary Ziegler's activities in office will be strictly limited while the county waits for him to secure a bond. Commissioner Peter Ferguson says it could take several weeks for a new bond to be approved for Ziegler. The county is also asking the Ohio Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling that allowed Ziegler to return to office. Commissioners removed him last year after a deputy was convicted of stealing thousands of dollars form the...
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Fire destroys Dalton home
Jun 30 2011 2:11PM
Posted 218 days 22 hrs 33 mins ago
Four different fire departments responded to the home, and power lines were also taken down in the incident. Crews are working on how the fire started, and a total damage estimate.
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Hundreds pack senior center for update on Hoover retiree benefits
Jun 23 2011 1:56PM
Posted 225 days 22 hrs 48 mins ago
Union leaders, attorneys, and WHBC's Ron Ponder went over the situation, and noted that a steering committee will be created to fight the cuts from Whirlpool.
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WHBC Raises Funds for Red Cross on Flag Day
Jun 14 2011 4:46PM
Posted 234 days 19 hrs 58 mins ago
WHBC is taking Flag Day ro raise money for American Red Cross Disaster Relief to aid tornado and flood victims across the nation.
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Canton Teen Killed in Traffic Accident
Jun 13 2011 3:16PM
Posted 235 days 21 hrs 28 mins ago
A Canton teenager died when he rode his bicycle thorugh an intersection and hit the side of an S-U-V.
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PUCO meets with the public on proposed AEP rate hike
Jun 8 2011 10:22AM
Posted 241 days 2 hrs 22 mins ago
The company wants to increase prices by a total of ten-percent, which would be implemented over the next three years.
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Dianne Talarico, former Canton Superintendent, passes away
May 18 2011 11:53AM
Posted 262 days 51 mins ago
Talarico died Tuesday at her home in California, after months of declining health. Talarico led the Canton city schools up until 2006.
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Drivers deny drag racing caused fatal crash
Apr 5 2011 11:56AM
Posted 305 days 48 mins ago
Highway Patrol troopers say they have spoken with the teens, and the investigation into drag racing was based on a witness statement.
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Skip Hornyak passes away
Mar 25 2011 2:07PM
Posted 315 days 22 hrs 37 mins ago
Skip Hornyak, a long-time WHBC personality, passed away today. His morning and mid-day show began on WHBC in 1967, and he also served as a Program Director for a radio station in Massillon before coming to Canton. The Formet-Clevinger-Gordon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
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Residents warned about credit card scam
Mar 24 2011 4:38PM
Posted 316 days 20 hrs 6 mins ago
St. Joseph Federal Credit Union is warning residents about a phone solicitation that asks them to provide credit or debit card numbers. Cari Huthmaker says you should not give out any information over the phone. She also says, if you got such a call and gave out information, you should notify your financial institution immediately.
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Ziegler Appeals Firing to Ohio Supreme Court
Mar 23 2011 12:00AM
Posted 318 days 12 hrs 44 mins ago
Former Stark County Treasurer Gary Ziegler is asking the Ohio Supreme Court to overturn his firing by County Commissioners and return him to office. Ziegler's attorney, Matthew Nakon, argued the Commissioner's firing of Ziegler was unconstitutional. He was dismissed after former Deputy Treasurer Vince Frustaci was convicted of stealing millions of dollars from the county. A ruling from the Supreme Court is expected in the near future.
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