Massillon Seeks 100 Percent Tax Break for Dual Residents
Massillon City Council weighs restoring the tax credit to 100 percent for residents who live in Massillon but work elsewhere. Councilman Ed Lewis IV says the current 90 percent break is unfair to payers in Canton Akron and Canal Fulton. Auditor Ferrero notes a carryover fund around 2.65 million dollars, signaling financial stability.
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Ed Lewis IV
Canton
Akron
Canal Fulton
Jayne Ferrero
Lewis
Stark study to review regional dispatch September
Stark County will conduct a second study this September on regional emergency dispatching. The RED Center, opened in 1987 as a county wide stepping stone, now handles dispatches for 21 agencies mainly in western Stark. Six other centers operate in the county, with several agencies like North Lawrence Fire and Canton Police dispatching in house. The 2008 GeoComm study examined regional efficiency and coordination.
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RED
RED Center
Stark County
Central Communications
Stark County Sheriff’s Office
North Lawrence
Stark County dispatching centers roadmap for public safety
A consulting group prepared a roadmap for Stark County officials to improve efficiency and top tier performance across public safety agencies. Key players include Regional Emergency Dispatch Center, Stark County Sheriff's Office, Alliance Police, North Canton Police, Minerva Police, Central Communications, and Canton City Police. Alliance North Canton Minerva and Canton City operate dispatching from their police departments for both police and emergency services. One major recommendation remains undecided.
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Stark County Sheriff's Office
Alliance Police Department
North Canton Police Department
Minerva Police Department
Central Communications
Canton City Police Department
Alliance
North Canton
Minerva
Canton City
Centralized dispatching study eyed for Stark County
Officials plan a second study in September to decide if centralized dispatching fits Stark County. Mark Busto, RED Center executive director, recalls starting as a part time dispatcher in 1989 before leaving the RED Center at the end of SEE THE BOARD.
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The
RED Center
Busto
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Jackson man told 1 percent odds beats cancer now cancer free
Charlie Wentz and Denise Seachrist are photographed at their Jackson Township home. Charlie was told he had a 1 percent chance to survive his advanced colon cancer. Today he is cancer free and continues treatment to stay well.
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Gatehouse
Ohio
Scott Heckel
Charlie Wentz
Denise Seachrist
Jackson Township
Charlie
Message of hope fuels balloon flight at Hall of Fame event
Charlie Wentz and Denise Seachrist join dozens for a dawn hot air balloon ride at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival. The launch at Kent State Stark celebrates Wentz’s recovery from stage 4 colon cancer and offers a hopeful message to attendees.
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Jackson
Charlie Wentz
Denise Seachrist
Wentz
Seachrist
Kent State University
Stark
Ohio governor rejects fentanyl use in executions
Gov. Mike DeWine calls a lawmaker’s fentanyl for lethal injections proposal not an option. He argues the plan would fail constitutional muster and be unlikely to survive court challenges. The discussion follows Nebraska’s first U.S. fentanyl execution last year.
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DeWine
Columbus
Mike DeWine
Scott Wiggam
Nebraska
U.S
Second teen pleads not guilty in murder case
Michael J. Boykins of Canton pleaded not guilty Friday to juvenile counts of complicity to aggravated murder and complicity to obstructing justice in the ongoing case.
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Michael J. Boykins
Canton
Caption Contest Prompt From IndeOnline Cartoon
This week's caption asks readers to craft lines for a political running joke "He's programmed to run for office in 2020." Readers can view more entries at IndeOnline com and submit lines to IndeNews at IndeOnline com or send to 729 Lincoln Way Massillon OH 44646.
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Shelly Woods
IndeOnline.com
Lincoln Way
Massillon
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