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Calling Stark County to Prayer – May 6, 2021

Prayer is an important part of “everything good” about Canton and Stark County! There are more people than we know praying for our community! Thank you to all of them! Keep it up! We are passing along information we received from the National Day of Prayer Stark County planning committee this year. See this as…

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The Sun is Rising Over Canton

by Connie Carmany 4/27/21 Tuesday morning at 6:15 a.m. with the looming edifice of the McKinley Monument barely visible in the lingering darkness, I trudged up the 96 steps to the platform on top, where a couple of dozen individuals, about half of them black and half of them white, were patiently awaiting. How strange,…

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First Friday

First Friday and “Illuminate Canton” were spectacular on January 1st, 2021! Check out Downtown Canton!

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BEAUTIFY CANTON

by Connie Carmany           Today is Arbor Day. It is a day when people are encouraged to plant trees. Wednesday was Earth Day, a day to remember to take good care of the earth. These days, I am proud to be an Ohioan and a Cantonian. Today, Gov. DeWine mentioned that trees are “critical to…

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A MEMORABLE “EASTER IN THE STREETS” OF CANTON

    By Connie Carmany     Easter was different this year. For the first time in my life, I was not in a church on Easter Sunday! That could have been a downer for me, but thanks to the ingenuity and efforts of Revs. JR and Amy Rozko, co-pastors of the First Church of the Resurrection…

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The Helpers, Part 2: You Are Not Alone

By Lydia Carmany Amidst the deluge of news about closings, layoffs, and economic hardships, we are so proud that the residents of Stark County continue to take care of one another. From providing food and other basic necessities to students and families stuck at home due to school and workplace shutdowns, to small businesses looking…

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