Exhibit 99.1

        Ohio Legacy Corp Announces Redemption of Stock Purchase Warrants


    WOOSTER, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 2005--Ohio Legacy Corp
(NASDAQ:OLCB) announced that it has called for redemption of the
common stock purchase warrants that were issued in connection with the
Company's initial public offering in October 2000 (the "IPO
Warrants"). In accordance with the terms of the IPO Warrants, the
Company is notifying holders that it has set August 6, 2005, as the
"Redemption Date."
    Warrant holders have until August 5, 2005, to exercise their right
to purchase the Company's common stock underlying the IPO Warrants at
a price of $10.00 per share. All outstanding IPO Warrants will
terminate at 5:00 p.m., New York Time, on August 5, 2005. The IPO
warrants will be redeemed by the Company on the Redemption Date at a
redemption price of $0.10 (ten cents) per IPO Warrant. As of June 6,
2005, there were 170,860 IPO Warrants outstanding.
    Additional information may be obtained by contacting:

Ohio Legacy Corp
305 West Liberty Street
Wooster, OH   44691
330-263-1989
330-263-1955

    ABOUT OHIO LEGACY CORP

    Ohio Legacy Corp is a bank holding company headquartered in
Wooster, Ohio. Its subsidiary, Ohio Legacy Bank, N.A., provides
financial services to small businesses and consumers though four
full-service banking offices in Canton, Millersburg and Wooster, Ohio.


    CONTACT: Ohio Legacy Corp
             L. Dwight Douce or Eric S. Nadeau, 330-263-1955
             http://www.ohiolegacycorp.com