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SARTA Leadership 'Disappointed', 'Committed' Following Tax Defeat
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (95+ words) CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) " We don't know when we might see a SARTA sales tax issue on the ballot again. But the transit service is responding to the rejection of the sales tax renewal and increase in Tuesday's Primary…...
OEA: Ohio Has Money, But Apparently Not for Public Schools
3+ day, 32+ min ago (135+ words) News-Talk 1480 WHBC CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC and ONN) " Just like in the Plain Local District with the Election results this week, public school systems given the current anti-property tax climate are finding it harder to pass new-money issues. And…...
Faith Group Calls for End to State's Death Penalty
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (134+ words) News-Talk 1480 WHBC COLUMBUS, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC and ONN) " 500 faith leaders, a number of them from Stark County, gathered in Columbus this week to call for an end to the death penalty in the state. They all signed a letter…...
SCSO, LPD Join Veteran's Service Commission for Annual Food Collection
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (90+ words) CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) " The Stark County Sheriff's Office and the Louisville Police Department are partnering with the Stark County Veterans Service Commission. They are collecting non-perishable food items at four locations to benefit the Honor Home, providing transitional…...
Perry Data Center Developer: They're Just Bigger Server Farms
1+ week, 6+ day ago (126+ words) PERRY TWP. , Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) " The real estate developer behind Canton's Amazon distribution center is also the company hoping to bring a data center to Faircrest Street SW in Perry Township. There was plenty of opposition to the project…...
Engineer: Old Paris Railroad Bridge Being Removed
2+ week, 3+ day ago (79+ words) PARIS TWP. , Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) " Robertsville Avenue SE south of Route 30 in Paris Township remains closed for another couple of months for removal of an unused railroad bridge. Stark County Engineer Keith Bennett says the concrete structure was dilapidated,…...
300+ Trucking Firms Accused of Turnpike Toll Avoidance
2+ week, 4+ day ago (125+ words) News-Talk 1480 WHBC BEREA, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) " The Ohio Turnpike is naming names now when it comes to the $5. 2 million in tolls owed by truck drivers and trucking companies. They've listed 315 of what they're calling "rogue" truckling firms, saying they…...
CDF-Ohio: Ohio Not Close to Mandating Proper Gun Storage
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (145+ words) News-Talk 1480 WHBC COLUMBUS, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) " The group Children's Defense Fund-Ohio is working on several fronts to reduce the number of child gun-related deaths in the state. Policy Associate Brianna Booker with the group testified recently before a state…...
CPD Officer Loses Job Again Over 2024 Incident
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (149+ words) CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) " A Stark County common pleas judge has reinstated the firing of the Canton police officer seen in body camera video deploying his K-9 officer on a man during an arrest incident back in 2024. Judge Natalie Haupt…...
CDF-Ohio Tackles Child, Teen Gun Violence in New Report
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (116+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) " Gun violence is a leading cause of death for children and teens in Ohio. Children's Defense Fund-Ohio has compiled a new report and made recommendations to lower those numbers. Brianna Booker who put the report…...