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The Independent
indeonline.com > story > news > local > stark-county > 03/15/2026 > news-from-around-the-canton-region-stark-county-community-briefs > 89019962007

News from around the Canton region | Stark County community briefs

9+ hour, 52+ min ago  (877+ words) BEACH CITY " Beach City American Legion Hall Post 549, 125 Third Ave. NE, is having its drive-thru carryout-only swiss steak dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. (or until the food runs out) March 21. Watch for signs where to enter. The meal consists of Swiss steak,…...

The Independent
indeonline.com > story > news > local > stark-county > 03/15/2026 > adam-knam-named-north-canton-police-officer-of-the-year > 88811981007

Meet Adam Knam, the North Canton Police Officer of the Year

5+ hour, 57+ min ago  (537+ words) Adam Knam knew he wanted to work in law enforcement when he entered college and has since dedicated his career to serving the Stark County community. The 37-year-old was recently recognized as the Office of the Year for 2025 by the…...

The Repository
indeonline.com > story > news > local > perry > 03/03/2026 > judge-refuses-to-plea-deal-tied-to-skid-loader-death-of-cole-parker > 88946675007

Judge rejects plea deal over death of Perry man killed by skid loader

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (698+ words) CANTON " Michael A. Kennedy seemed to be on his way to plea deal over the death of his friend killed in a skid steer mishap last August during a bonfire party in Perry Township. Kennedy appeared March 2 in Stark Common Pleas…...

The Repository
indeonline.com > story > news > local > canton > 03/02/2026 > judge-delays-decision-on-james-fair-who-shot-aultman-hospital-worker > 88946061007

Judge delays decision on Canton man who shot Aultman Hospital worker

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (680+ words) CANTON " A judge has delayed his decision on the future of a Canton man accused of shooting a patient care technician at Aultman Hospital last June. Stark County Common Pleas Judge Frank Forchione expressed skepticism during a March 2 court hearing…...

The Independent
indeonline.com > story > news > accident > 02/23/2026 > canton-crash-pedestrian-killed-on-17th-street-se-identity-unknown > 88821593007

Man walking in street dies after being struck by car in Canton

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (140+ words) (This story has been updated to include additional information.) CANTON " A man walking in the street died after being hit by a car in the 700 block of 17th Street SE on the evening of Feb. 22. Police Chief John Gabbard said in…...

The Repository
indeonline.com > story > news > crime > 02/11/2026 > stark-county-jackson-township-launch-new-human-trafficking-task-force > 88617881007

New Stark County Human Trafficking Task Force announces first arrests

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (165+ words) CANTON " The Stark County Sheriff's Office and Jackson Township Police Department have launched a new task force targeting human trafficking and announced the first two arrests by the group. A 42-year-old man from Castalia, Pennsylvania, and a 30-year-old Canton man…...

The Independent
indeonline.com > story > news > local > 09/11/2025 > aclu-of-ohio-alleges-brewster-overcharged-for-public-records-request > 86096170007

Ohio ACLU challenging Brewster over cost of police body-cam video

6+ mon, 3+ day ago  (158+ words) BREWSTER " The Amercan Civil Liberties Union of Ohio alleges the village violated state law by overcalculating the cost to access video footage from law enforcement. In a Sept. 11 letter to Brewster, the ACLU says a media organization requested in August…...

The Independent
indeonline.com > story > news > 08/28/2025 > northeast-ohio-at-the-center-of-trumps-expanding-deportation-network > 85863800007

Northeast Ohio facilities play a central role in Trump’s deportation network

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1404+ words) The airport, a jail, and a prison in Ohio's Mahoning Valley have emerged as a major part of the network the Trump administration is using to conduct mass deportations. As it has, residents and advocates are raising concerns. For his…...

The Independent
indeonline.com > story > news > local > 08/09/2025 > man-recovering-from-being-shot-by-hudson-police-was-defense-attorney > 85590387007

Man recovering after being shot by Hudson police was federal criminal defense attorney

7+ mon, 6+ day ago  (609+ words) The man who Hudson police shot on Aug. 7 after he brandished a hammer and, according to a city news release, "aggressively confronted" police, practiced as a criminal defense lawyer and later had trouble with the law himself. Carlos Warner worked…...

The Independent
indeonline.com > story > news > local > 07/26/2025 > stark-county-sheriffs-office-slates-two-ovi-checkpoints-on-july-26 > 85387595007

Stark County Sheriff's Office schedules sobriety checkpoints in Brewster, Navarre tonight

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (146+ words) The Stark County Sheriff's Office has scheduled two sobriety checkpoints for July 26. One is in Navarre, and the other is in Brewster. Stark County Sheriff's Office schedules sobriety checkpoints in Brewster, Navarre tonight - The Stark County Sheriff's Office has slated…...