Massillon

April is a time where temperatures, allegedly, steadily climb and the number of days in the school year steadily decline.It's also a time of the year where a lot of activity starts to take off for those football players being recruited…

Kent State had nothing to gain. Massillon had nothing to lose.When the university invited the high school to play a spring football scrimmage in April 1940, the outcome was a 47-0 shellacking.Those poor college players didn’t know what…

NAME – Bret C. ShunkSCHOOL – Massillon City SchoolsRESIDENCE – BowerstonJOB TITLE – Bus mechanicHOW LONG WITH DISTRICT – Three years.FAMILY – Wife of 28 years, Julie A. Shunk; sons, Tyler R. Shunk, 28, and Trevor R. Shunk, 26; daughter, …

Editor's note: As part of Black History Month in February, The Repository's weekly Business Roundup will highlight a Black-owned business in Stark County.MASSILLON – After studying computer aided drafting and design in college, Charles…

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Massillon Public Library will host a presentation on the Negro Leagues in Ohio on Wednesday, Feb. 2.The free baseball-history program, from 1 to 2 p.m., will be in the main library auditorium.Guest speaker is Dr. Leslie…

MASSILLON – The proposed Massillon City Schools building project cleared its last state funding hurdle earlier this month when the Ohio Controlling Board approved the release of finances for the effort.On Wednesday, the Board of…