Mental Health Board to use $1.5 million to help young adults, expand SHELTER program
Tineisha Pearson watched from the top of a hill just outside her tent as the water from a “watering hole” rose about five feet. Canton was flooding and the power had gone out in several parts of the city. Pearson, 23, wasn’t camping. She was homeless. Perched at the summit of a friend’s 40-acre property…
Stark Mental Health Board awarded $1.5 million grant
The Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Stark County (MHRSB) has received a $1.5 million grant from a federal agency that combats drug abuse and aids in the treatment of mental illness. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded its Cooperative Agreement to Benefit Homeless Individuals (CABHI) grant this year to…
UA, Stark State join Mayor’s Scholarship Program
The University of Akron and Stark State College have joined other area colleges and universities in the Mayor’s Scholarship Program. Mayor William J. Healy II launched the program in 2009 to help students in Canton move further in their academic careers by awarding them scholarships based on academic performance and participation in community service. “These…
McKinley Museum recreating Meyers Lake Midway
Photos courtesy of The William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum.