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In today's newsletter:

• Meet the North Canton diesel tech earning national recognition in trucking
• How a North Canton diesel foreman became a national trucking standout

Also on today's calendar: Lest We Forget and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Hot; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 93, low: 72.
• Thursday: Very warm with a thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• NEXT Top Talent Award returns to celebrate trucking's rising stars under 30 (thetrucker.com) — One of trucking's rising stars works right in North Canton, where a diesel technician at KAG Energy advanced to shop foreman and helped boost shop performance and morale. His success story is highlighted as the Next Gen Trucking Association reopens nominations for its 2026 NEXT Top Talent Award honoring standout drivers and technicians under 30 nationwide.
   

• Judge issues injunctions against Rep. Max Miller and his ex-girlfriend (cantonrep.com) — A national trucking award program is spotlighting young professionals, including a diesel technician who advanced to shop foreman for KAG Energy in North Canton. The NEXT Top Talent Award, run by the Next Gen Trucking Association, is now accepting 2026 nominations for standout drivers and technicians under 30, with finalists and grand champions to be announced in late October.
   

📸 Around North Canton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Canton

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Tuesday September 1
• GlenOak: Varsity Volleyball vs. Hoover →
  Plain Local Schools Main Gym
  6:45 pm
• GlenOak: Varsity Boys Soccer @ Lake →
  Plain Local Schools Away
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• GlenOak: Girls JV Soccer vs. Lake →
  Plain Local Schools Bob Commings Field 1801 Schneider Street NE Canton 44721
  5:00 pm
• GlenOak: JV Volleyball @ Central Catholic →
  Plain Local Schools Away
  5:30 pm
• Planning Commission
  City of North Canton North Canton Civic Center > Council Chambers - 845 W Maple Street
  6:00 pm
• GlenOak: Oakwood Football vs. Lake →
  Plain Local Schools Turf Practice field 1801 Schneider Street NE Canton 44721
  6:00 pm
• GlenOak: Varsity Volleyball @ Central Catholic →
  Plain Local Schools Away
  6:45 pm
• GlenOak: Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Lake →
  Plain Local Schools Bob Commings Field 1801 Schneider Street NE Canton 44721
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Lest We Forget →
  Trinity United Church of Christ, 3909 Blackburn Rd NW, Canton
  3:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Boutiques + Blooms →
  115 Prospect Ave S, Hartville
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1
• Family Storytime
  Green Branch Library - Community Room
  10:30 am
• PTO Meeting
  Eca @ Crenshaw Canton, OH 44705
  4:30 pm
• Veterans Advisory Commission Meeting →
  City of Green Central Administration Building - 1755 Town Park Blvd. Uniontown OH 44685
  5:30 pm
• CS Baseball Association Practices - Faircrest Baseball Fields/Cat cages
  Canton Local Canton, OH 44707
  6:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I want to say I'm overwhelmed with the support for my buddy.
  I got him to go to Mercy Medical by ambulance.. It's nice to see that you people out here care about others. Life is hard and when you get older as I… (Nextdoor Woodside Ave)

• PSA Airlines posted a job opening for Aviation Parts Specialist in North Canton. Apply here.
• Office Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Part Time Store Associate in North Canton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Canton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Canton

• Giant Eagle to host hiring events for 450 jobs across Greater Cleveland, Akron and Canton (wkyc.com)
• Cast of 'The Blair Witch Project' coming to Canton Palace Theatre for screening of 1999 horror hit: Here's how you can meet them (wtol.com)
• East Canton speed cameras issued more than 5,000 citations in 10 days, raising questions about fines (news5cleveland.com)

Louisville

• Quakers are off to the races (morningjournalnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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