The Stark County Sheriff's Office is getting a $123,829 state grant to help its drug task force combat illegal drug activity.

Deputies say 26-year-old Samuel D. Shank of Canton has been charged with murder after a bar fight turned into a deadly shooting at the Old Landmark Tavern.

CANTON ‒ There's a new sheriff in town. Literally. And throughout all of Stark County, in every city, village and township ― even those with their own police departments. Republican Eric ...

For the first time in a dozen years, there’s a new sheriff in Stark County. Eric Weisburn took office on Jan. 6, 2025 after defeating incumbent George T. Maier in the election last November. Weisburn ...

CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - Stark County Sheriff deputies found a missing 13-year-old girl. According to deputies, Jasmine Wilcox left a residence on Dutch Circle NE in Canton on Tuesday just before ...

NEWCOMERSTOWN ‒ Craig Kennedy, who has worked for the Stark County Sheriff's Office for the past 25 years, has been named the police chief of Newcomerstown. Kennedy, a 1995 graduate of ...

STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Stark County Sheriff Eric Weisburn held a news conference Tuesday afternoon to reveal the identity of a John Doe. The man was ...

The Starke County Sheriff's Office announced they're currently seeking the public's help in identifying a man and vehicle regarding a burglary investigation.

(UPDATE: The Stark County Sheriff's Office reported early Monday afternoon that the missing man had been found.) CANTON ‒ A statewide missing adult alert has been issued by the Stark County ...

The remains of a person found in 2001 in Northeast Ohio have been positively identified as Anthony Bernard Gulley of Pontiac, Michigan. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's office hosted a press ...

For the first time in a dozen years, there’s a new sheriff in Stark County. Eric Weisburn took office on Jan. 6, 2025 after defeating incumbent George T. Maier in the election last November.