Alliance, Ohio

• Arson fire at home ends in arrest
  

  An Alliance man remains in Stark County Jail after allegedly attempting to set fire to his neighbor's door.

• Plea deal reached in charges from fight at restaurant
  

  A Homeworth woman still has four days in Stark County Jail after taking a plea bargain in conjunction with a disturbance at a local restaurant.

• Alliance murder probed
  

  City police are investigating the murder of a city man. The body of James R. Leeson, 66, was discovered in his College Street home by a Stark County deputy at about 9 a.m. Thursday.

• Former Alliance Firefighter Stabbed to Death
  

  A retired firefighter in Alliance has been stabbed to death. Police say the body of 66-year-old James Leeson was discovered in the basement of his College St.

• Alliance Police: Retired fireman found stabbed to death
  

  Updated: 3/12/2010 10:15:20 AM Posted: 3/12/2010 8:23:01 AM ALLIANCE -- Retired fireman, 66 year old James R. Leeson, was found dead in his home after his burning car was found early Thursday morning.

• Alliance Fireworks Council will begin fundraising drive
  

  Alliance will continue its 60-year tradition of fireworks at Silver Park for the Fourth of July.

• Alliance woman to face charge of grand theft
  

  An Alliance woman remains in Stark County Jail on a charge of grand theft. Jail spokesmen confirmed no bond has been set for Cheri A. Burke, 46, of 1714 S. Liberty Ave., due to her being held for a probation violation.

• Alliance police investigate an apparent homicide at 832 E. College St. Thursday.
  

  It was a car fire that ironically led investigators to a retired Alliance firefighter's brick bungalow in the 800 block of East College Street.

• Alternatives set by state may aid Alliance when snow days eliminated
  

  Kids look forward to snow days and usually see them as a special time off from school when they can play outside with their siblings and friends.

• Seminar focuses on underage drinking
  

  Alliance Law Director Andrew Zumbar offered a little free legal advice during a weekend seminar at Mount Union Theatre in regards to underage drinking.

• Man Considered to be Source of Illegal Narcotics in Tuscarawas County Area Arrested
  

  A man who police said they believe is a major source of illegal narcotics in the Tuscarawas County area is behind bars.

• Board of Elections disqualifies petition for Alliance business
  

  The Stark County Board of Elections voted to toss a liquor petition for an Alliance restaurant, calling it "fatally flawed." During a special meeting held Saturday morning, board members William Cline, Curt Braden and Johnnie Meier unanimously agreed with a ruling from the Secretary of State's Office and invalidated Chives Grille's petition.

• Five suffer minor injuries in two-vehicle crash at U.S. 62 and Beech Street
  

  A two-car crash at U.S. Route 62 and Beech Street resulted in minor injuries to some of the five people who were riding in those cars.

• Local drug charges send man to jail for 6 months
  

  After almost five years on the run, Thomas David Sihock is no longer Alliance Police Department's No.

• $3,500 raised for Haiti relief at 'Circle of Love' prayer vigil
  

  Alliance churches and community members raised $3,500 for Haiti earthquake relief during Sunday's "Circle of Love" prayer vigil at Alliance High School.

• Stark parishes to merge under reconfiguration
  

  Here are the Stark County parishes which may merge under the Diocese of Youngstown's proposed reconfiguration plan: n St.

• Final participant in courtroom melee draws jail sentence
  

  Wednesday afternoon, a visiting judge sentenced the last of the participants in a courtroom melee that took place at Alliance Municipal Court last fall.

• Dear Abby: Wife's question reveals hard truth about marriage
  

  Dear Abby: The other day I asked my husband a question and told him to be honest.

• Burglary charge is bound over to grand jury
  

  When a former Alliance man was spotted sitting outside his cousin's home, her grandmother knew something was awry.

City Description

Alliance is a city in Stark and Mahoning counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 23,253 at the 2000 census. Alliance's nickname is "The Carnation City" and the city is home to Mount Union University. The Stark County portion of Alliance is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the small Mahoning County portion is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Alliance was founded in 1854 by the merger of three smaller communities called Williamsport (formed in 1827), Freedom (formed in 1838), and Liberty (formed in 1850). A fourth community, Mount Union, was added in 1888. Alliance was incorporated as a city in 1889. There are two popular theories regarding the origin of the city's name. One holds that it was chosen because of the "alliance" of three small settlements into a larger entity. The other theory says the name reflects the fact that two major railroad lines (the Cleveland and Wellsville Railroad and the Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad) intersected in Alliance, once known as "The Crossing". Alliance is a town where Main Street was originally laid out to bring traffic to the train station, the heart of

City Contained By:

• Stark County
• Ohio

City Contains:

• Mount Union College
• Alliance Bank Building

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 22.2738977489 km squared

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