Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 31st of October.
Good morning, Canton.
Daylight saving time will end at 2 a.m. on Nov.
1, when clocks will turn back one hour and give people an extra hour of sleep, and expect earlier sunsets through November and December while Congress has not approved making DST permanent.
The Big Show will bring dozens of dealers and a Mahoning Valley Archaeology Society exhibit on Paleolithic Ohio to MAPS Air Museum from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct.
30-31, with a silent auction Saturday and free appraisals plus museum admission included in the $10 ticket.
Ohio is in its third measles outbreak of 2026 with 296 cases reported in 24 counties as of Oct.
22, a 557% increase from 2025, and most cases involve unvaccinated people; Pike County added 20 cases last week. Akron Children's Hospital reported a possible exposure at its main building on Oct. 20.
A routine physical last week led doctors to diagnose 19-year-old Ava Carosielli of North Canton with thyroid cancer; the Henderson State University aviation student is now recovering after initial treatment.
Stark County teams play in the OHSAA regional quarterfinals Friday, Nov.
6 (7 p.m.), with Canton McKinley at Austintown Fitch, Massillon hosting Col. DeSales, Hudson at Jackson, Northwest at Rocky River, and other area matchups across divisions.
Marlington beat returning state finalist Aurora in a district semifinal on Oct.
30 (Lexington Twp.), earning another shutout and advancing to the district final in the OHSAA tournament.
Canton McKinley met Brunswick in an OHSAA Division I, Region 1 first-round playoff Friday night at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium with kickoff at 7 p.m.; the bracket dictates the winner would play at Austintown Fitch.
The Browns' defense has allowed touchdowns on six of seven opening drives and will try to stop that trend when they play at Pittsburgh on Nov.
1, a game that could decide first place in the AFC North.
The OHSAA football playoffs began Friday, Oct.
30, with six Stark County first-round games kicking off at 7 p.m. (live score updates and a full statewide scoreboard ran through the night).
Minerva's Tateum Richard won the girls Anderson Aid Pest Control Stark County High School Athlete of the Week for Oct.
19-24 with 49.5% of 7,050 votes, and Northwest's Tim Bahl won the boys honor with 41.9%; Richard led Minerva to an eighth straight district title and Bahl made six saves in a 1-0 overtime sectional win.
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