
COLUMBUS, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Two Stark County cemeteries are receiving Cemetery Grant Program money from the state commerce department.
Sherman Cemetery on Sherman Church Road SW in Bethlehem Township and Melscheimer Cemetery on Ridge Avenue SW in Pike Township are each receiving a few thousand dollars.
(Gravesite in image above is not associated with any Stark County cemetery)
Funding is for exceptional maintenance and training of cemetery employees.
80 non-profit cemeteries across the state are receiving a total of $367,000 in funding.