Alliance News

An Alliance pastor who has dedicated himself to following Martin Luther King Jr.'s example of community service will lead the 18th annual celebration of his life.

The Alliance Board of Zoning Appeals awarded 6-foot height and 28-square-foot size variances for a proposed new ground sign at the plaza during their regular meeting on Tuesday, June 18, 2013.

Field High School's four valedictorians all boast an impressive list of extracurricular activities, grades, placements in the National Honor Society and life aspirations.

SOMEONE WANTED TO know what road is best in Alliance. I can tell you what road it is.

Alcohol-infused Jell-O has long been popular among college students, but it is currently illegal for Ohio liquor and grocery stores to sell intoxicating prepared-food products.

Quota International of Alliance Inc. met recently at the YWCA. President Linda Kehres called the meeting to order and welcomed members.

In Columbiana County Municipal Court on Monday, a June 24 preliminary hearing was set for Rebecca P. Watson, 34, Eley Street, Alliance, charged with theft for allegedly taking a card of 28 hydrocodone pills from Circle Care Center at 5:32 p.m. Sunday.

The Alliance Balsa Bees will present its second annual Dawn Patrol Over Alliance World War I Fly-in from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

While Alliance City Council is giving diplomacy a chance in a dispute with Stark County, members voted Monday night to give city Law Director Andrew Zumbar the go-ahead to take it to court.

The Trumbull County Fatherhood Initiative is seeking all moms of special needs children to provide input at a special gathering for dads and their children.

The Alliance Area Preservation Society recently recognized several area fourth-grade students by holding a Hands-on History program at the Haines House.

Darnell R. Lawson, 33, of 736 S. Freedom Ave., Alliance, was arrested on a charge of burglary at 11:05 p.m. Saturday in the 1300 block of Ninth Street Northwest, Canton, by Canton police.

ALLIANCE, Ohio A A -- The 2013 American Legion Auxiliary Buckeye Girls State is underway at the University of Mount Union.

The Alliance Farmer' Market opened for its sixth season on Saturday, giving locals the chance to enjoy produce, baked goods, music and entertainment.

Zachary D. Cornelius, 19, of Alliance. Sentencing, 9 a.m., Portage County Common Pleas Judge Laurie Pittman's courtroom.

Synergy Alliance, which provides the Navigators, Excel and Pilots after-school programs for students in Alliance City Schools, held a special workshop, "Academic Service-Learning at the K-12-Level," on June 7 in the Hoover-Price Campus Center at... Already a subscriber to print? You have online access, too... at no additional expense! Call 821-1200 ... (more)

Paul E. Ruth, 46, of 184 W. Oxford St., was arrested on a fifth-degree felony charge of importuning at 6:50 p.m. Thursday at a business in the 600 block of South Union Avenue, where he agreed to meet a boy he'd exchanged emails with following a solicitation posted in an ad on Craigslist.

This three-bedroom home is situated on a large lot in the Marlington Local school district.

Arnie Hirvela had the idea to begin the "Fly the Flag" project, which debuted ten years ago.

She is the daughter of Thomas and Kathy Gluzinski, of Lindenhurst, Ill., and granddaughter of Frank Karl Burger, of Alliance.