Kelli Weir

1 week ago | cantonrep.com | Kelli Weir

CANTON − The Fourth Street SE bridge will be closed until next year. City Engineer Chris Barnes said the bridge, which sits between Warner Road and Main Court SE, had to be closed because portions of the deck have deteriorated and are crumbling on both sides. The bridge spans the east branch of Nimishillen Creek. "This crumbling has accelerated since we had a patch and steel plate installed several weeks ago," he said. Canton plans to replace the bridge starting in April 2026.

1 week ago | cantonrep.com | Kelli Weir

• Canton has annexed 164 acres of farmland from Canton Township. • The property, which has been zoned light industrial, is expected to be developed. CANTON – Nearly 164 acres of farmland — an area that’s slightly smaller than Hills and Dales Village — are being added to Canton’s southern border. Canton City Council on June 16 unanimously approved the annexation of four properties on the southeast corner of Millerton Street SE and Central Avenue SE in Canton Township.

2 weeks ago | cantonrep.com | Kelli Weir

• Canton Economic Development Director Chris Hardesty is leaving after three years. • He will become Downtown Akron Development Corp.'s executive director, starting July 7. CANTON – The man tasked with attracting and keeping businesses in Canton for the past three years is leaving for a job in Akron. Christopher Hardesty, who was hired as Canton’s economic development director in 2022, has been named the first executive director of the Downtown Akron Development Corp.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kelli Weir

CANTON – A tear slid down Octavia Shipp’s cheek as she watched volunteers on Saturday dig into her yard along Sherrick Road SE. The volunteers were widening and fixing her concrete walkway so Shipp could more easily push her daughter’s wheelchair up and down the ramp and avoid pushing it through the grass. “Nobody ever helps here,” said Shipp, a mother of seven children and grandmother to three grandchildren who moved to Sherrick Road SE eight years ago. “We’re the lost cause of the city.

2 weeks ago | the-review.com | Kelli Weir

The former Edgefield School site at 2100 38th St. NW in Plain Township has sat vacant for about six years. Now, Canton is acquiring the site and plans to annex it. PLAIN TWP. – The former Edgefield School property that later served as an office site for Stark County educational services may soon be developed into new housing for Canton residents.