Two Northeast Ohio communities are giving Fourth of July fireworks a pass in 2025, one for financial reasons, the other because of a lack of a suitable location.
North Canton announced it was cancelling its celebration due to a lack of resources.
North Canton Director of Administration Catherine Farina-Molnar said, for decades, the city had relied on the Hoover Company, which stopped hosting the show when it shut down operations in the city in 2007. The North Canton Jaycees took over sponsoring the fireworks until 2023. The North Canton Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored the fireworks in 2024 but said they could not do so again due to the cost…