Canton Rep
Buying in bulk can help you save money. It works with commodities such as toilet paper and sugar ”” and with electricity, too. On Nov. 3, residents who live in Massillon and the unincorporated areas of the county will decide whether their communities should pool together as a buying group to purchase electricity in bulk.
A group of demonstrators gathered at the Stark County Office Building and walked to the Board of Elections where they delivered petitions in an attempt to put a measure on the ballot to repeal the county sales tax increase. The signatures were collected by the Stark Citizens Right to Vote Committee. County commissioners raised the combined county-state sales and use rate to 6.5 percent in December.