🌱 Patch AM: What’s really at stake in North Canton’s rental law showdown?

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In today's newsletter:

• What’s really at stake in North Canton’s rental law showdown?
• How will Price Park and the new fire station change 2026?
• Why a North Canton apartment shooting suspect is now headed for trial

Also on today's calendar: BFF/Date Night - Cosmic Love - Set/Single and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: After dinner, my parents asked if I could clear the table. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Fog in the morning, with a high of 53 and low of 48 degrees.
• Friday: Occasional rain and drizzle, temps: high: 61, low: 38.
• Saturday: Low clouds, with a high of 49 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ohio's top court to hear arguments in North Canton rental case (cantonrep.com) — North Canton’s rental inspection law faces a crucial test as the Ohio Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the city’s warrant-backed inspections of rental properties are constitutional. The case, brought by landlord CF Homes, could affect how all local landlords and renters are regulated going forward.
   

• What's new in 2026 in North Canton? Price Park getting upgrades (cantonrep.com) — North Canton is rolling out major upgrades this year, including a new accessible playground and gazebo at Price Park and a long-planned new fire station funded by last year’s income tax increase. City Hall’s police space is also being renovated, with work on the park expected to wrap up this spring.
   

• Man accused in North Canton apartment shooting found competent to stand trial - Jordan Miller News - News That Matters To You in Ohio (jordanmiller.news) — A North Canton resident accused of firing shots inside the Versailles Gardens apartments on Applegrove Street NE has been ruled competent to stand trial, according to Stark County Common Pleas Court. Prosecutors, defense attorneys, and a court-ordered evaluation agreed he understands the proceedings, and a separate exam will now determine his sanity at the time of the October incident that injured a neighboring woman.
   

📸 Around North Canton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Canton

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★ Featured events ★

Friday January 9

• UN-retiring Women | Organize with Purpose
  Twisted Citrus, 1649 N Main St, North Canton
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday January 9

• BFF/Date Night - Cosmic Love - Set/Single
  Painting with a Twist , 4400 Portage St NW , North Canton
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Rustic Winter Gnomes - Set
  Painting with a Twist , 4400 Portage St NW , North Canton
  2:30 pm
• Walk through the City
  Painting with a Twist , 4400 Portage St NW , North Canton
  7:00 pm
• Patrick Madison: A Live Comedy Special Taping
  Canton Comedy Boom , 324 Cleveland Ave NW , Canton
  9:00 pm

Sunday January 11

• AB Canton-Challenge
  Canton Memorial Civic Center , 1101 Market Ave N , Canton
  9:00 am
• Paint Your Pet
  Painting with a Twist , 4400 Portage St NW , North Canton
  1:30 pm

Monday January 19

• Holiday Closing - Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance
  North Canton, OH Calendar North Canton, OH 44720
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 8

• GBK-9 vs. Theodore Roosevelt
  CC - Auxiliary Gym
  4:30 pm
• GBK-7B, GBK-8B at Claggett
  CLAGGETT MIDDLE SCHOOL
  5:00 pm
• Lake Accelerated Basketball
  LE-Gym
  5:00 pm
• WR-MS vs. Claymont
  CC-Main Gym
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Accident on Wales Avenue NW south of Fulton Road NW in Massillon leads to police reopening the road.
  4:33PM on Jan 6: Jackson Township police have temporarily closed a section of Wales Avenue NW in both directions due to a traffic crash. (Nextdoor )
• Just watch a show on the worst restaurants to eat at.
  Longhorn...Texas road house. Out back....olive garden... Best Returant was Carrabas on the strip ..it all had to do with there qúality of meats and… (Nextdoor Pittsburg Ave)

• BJ's Wholesale Club posted a job opening for Custodian and Cart Attendant Part Time in North Canton. Apply here.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Stocker in North Canton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Canton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Canton

• Trial testimony underway for 3 Canton men accused of murder (cantonrep.com)
• Council Biz: ‘Public Speaks' Back, Lobbyist Hired (whbc.com)
• Special prosecutor seeks to delay trial of two Canton police officers (cantonrep.com)

Louisville

• Louisville Falls on the Road at North Canton Hoover 56-51 (louisvilleleopards.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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