CANTON SCHOOLSContract extendedCANTON: The Canton school board voted Monday night to extend its contract with its treasurer for an additional three years.The district’s contract with Jeff Gruber was to expire Aug. 1.COVENTRY TOWNSHIPBomb foundCOVENTRY TWP.: A second pipe bomb has been recovered from a Coventry Township street.The device was found about 1 p.m. Sunday along Homewood Drive. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad responded and disabled the bomb.Sheriff’s officials say the pipe showed rust and other signs of being in the area for some time. Last week, a resident found a similar device in the street and placed it into a plastic newspaper box before calling authorities.Deputies have yet to determine the source of the pipes. They recommend the devices not be touched if one is found.Anyone with information is asked to call 330-643-2181.CUYAHOGA FALLSVolunteers soughtCUYAHOGA FALLS: Heaven Can Wait Rescue and Adoptions will host a winter volunteer orientation at 5:15 p.m. Jan. 17 at Panera Bread, 689 Howe Ave.The group is marking its eighth year in animal rescue.Minimum age to volunteer is 16.To sign up, visit www.heaven-
can-wait.com and click on the volunteer tab by Jan. 16. For more information, email adoptions@heaven-can-wait.com or call 330-328-8699.HIGHLAND SCHOOLSGrading changesGRANGER TWP.: The Highland school board voted Monday night to accept changes in the grading scale.The changes include the addition of pluses and minuses, changes to weighted grading and the replacement of class rank with percentages for academic recognition.Changes in the high school courses of study were also approved. Classes added to the course of study for the next school year include Advanced Placement physics, conversational Spanish as an alternate to third-year Spanish, and a fourth year of Chinese. Many of the higher-level courses were renamed as part of the changes in weighted grading.Board members elected Dan Petek as president and Mike Houska as vice president.NORTHEAST OHIOAgencies mergeCatholic Charities of Portage County and Catholic Charities of Stark County are now one agency under the name “Catholic Charities Serving Portage and Stark Counties,” according to information released Monday by the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown.The merger, which was effective Jan. 1, was approved by Bishop George V. Murry and the board of directors of the Diocese of Youngstown Catholic Charities Corp. on Dec. 6.The consolidation is being done to enhance services in both counties and to reduce costs.Catholic Charities will continue to maintain its current service sites in Ravenna, Canton, Alliance and Massillon and will not reduce its staff, programs or services, according to the news release. Expanded services for both Portage and Stark counties are expected to begin this year. WADSWORTHInternet accessWADSWORTH: Wadsworth police have placed their reports on the Internet.The department announced the unveiling Monday and said all future incident and traffic crash reports will be made available to the public through its home website page at www.wadsworthpolice.org. Follow the “Records Request and Downloads” link.Records created prior to Jan. 1 are available only at the department.Wadsworth police said their reports will be uploaded to the site Monday through Friday and only after they are fully completed and approved for public release.Wadsworth joins other area departments, such as Akron and Bath Township, that have placed incident reports online.