The Repository is an American daily local newspaper serving the Canton, Ohio area. It is currently owned by Gannett and is part of the USA TODAY Network. The Repository is the oldest continuously run business in Stark County, the oldest continuously published newspaper in Ohio and (as of 2015) the 11th oldest in the U.S.

History

Historically, the newspaper had strong Republican connections, most notably with President William McKinley, who was married to Ida Saxton McKinley, the granddaughter of the paper's founder. The paper eventually changed names from The Ohio Repository to The Canton Repository then to The Repository, currently interchanging the latter two.

The Canton Daily News acquisition

The Repository purchased The Canton Daily News in 1927, the year after the gangland assassination of its editor Don Mellett. Months before it was purchased, The Canton Daily News was awarded the 1927 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, "for its brave, patriotic and effective fight for the ending of a vicious state of affairs brought about by collusion between city authorities and the criminal element, a fight which had a tragic result in the assassination of the editor of the paper, Mr. Don R. Mellett". Established in 1833 as the Stark County Democrat, The Canton Daily News ceased publication July 3, 1930.

Features and operations

Though the newspaper began with strong Republican Party affiliations, current content has moderated. The Repository is a news aggregator contributing limited-to-nil original political content. Reliability is rated Fair with a content bias ranging from Center to Medium-Conservative, ratings based on company policy, political sentiments and article language bias.

Newsprint Coverage

The Repository newspaper contains daily sections for nation & world, opinion, Stark & Ohio, obituaries, classified ads, sports, advise and comics. Weekly covered sections, some with inconsistent publication days, are:

Circulation

Internet Expansion

The company's domain name, cantonrep.com, was created Oct 31, 1996. Articles from The Repository are available on-line in a free preview mode or in full view via subscription. The CantonRep Facebook page, created January 29, 2009, provides full view coverage of selected articles.

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Sister publications

The Repository is related to other Northeast Ohio publications, including: