Legacy Project Aims to Mentor All Stark County Middle Schoolers
Legacy Project of Stark County seeks to serve all nine area middle schools by 2020, pairing fourth through eighth graders with community mentors during the school day. The nonprofit reports about 1,300 students served, with a goal of 1,500 by year end, and cites CDC data on isolation to bolster outreach.
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Fairless Middle School
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Kaydence Gorby
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Jenn Warner
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Stark County
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Canton
Massillon
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Pfeiffer
Perry
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Early College Academy
North Canton City
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Stark County Middle School
Warner
Center For Disease Control
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Ohio House approves bill banning local plastic bag bans
The Ohio House, by a 57 to 35 vote, approved House Bill 242 to bar cities and counties from enforcing plastic bag bans on grocers, restaurants, and retailers, sending the measure to the Senate. Sponsor Rep. Dow Jones cited business opposition to patchwork rules, while opponents argued it clashes with home-rule powers and noted corporate moves toward fewer bags.
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Senate
Dow Jones
R-Freeport
Kroger
Mike DeWine
Washington High School Rose Ceremony Notes
Classified item notes this morning event at Washington High School revealing Massillon students named as Miss Massillonian candidates and Outstanding Senior Boy for the year according to Friday Inde. The brief highlights the selection among Massillon students with emphasis on school recognition.
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Massillon
THRIVE receives 1.63 million through Medicaid for infant health
Canton Public Health and THRIVE win 1.63 million over two years from the Ohio Department of Medicaid and five managed care providers to fund infant and maternal health efforts in Stark County. The grant expands evidence based programs including the THRIVE Pathways HUB. Data driven workers connect pregnant women and mothers with services. The program employs 16 community health workers across 11 care coordinating agencies.
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Canton City
Cedar Point to celebrate 150th season with plans
Cedar Point marks 150th anniversary with 150 days to go and unveils plans via Facebook live. The Sandusky amusement park teases a grand parade new food options and a revived River Excursion attraction for guests to enjoy.
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Sandusky
Facebook
Celadon Group Files for Bankruptcy and Shuts Down
About 4,000 Celadon Group Inc. employees lost their jobs after the Indianapolis based trucker announced Monday that it had filed for bankruptcy and was going out of business immediately.
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