Area News
CHS senior earns Buckeye honor
Killian Myers, a Carrollton High School senior, has been named one of two Students of the Month for April at Buckeye Career Center, where he is enrolled in the Utility Lineworker program. At Buckeye, Myers is a two-year member of SkillsUSA and wrestled for one year at...
Josephine Ford earns academic honor
Malvern High School senior Josephine Ford, daughter of Rebecca and Roy Ford, was honored April 14, at Columbus' 36th annual Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Awards program when she was awarded a $1,500 scholarship for her exceptional academic achievement, leadership,...
Lions’ four-game streak built on timely hitting, pitching
By Ray Sarvis FPS Correspondent After ending the previous week with a loss to East Liverpool, the Lions dramatically turned around their fortunes on the diamond, playing — and winning — four games this week, including back-to-back one-run wins against Eastern Buckeye...
Community
Hemmings Benefits offers coverage when life happens
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Hemmings Benefits offers a range of voluntary benefits designed to address individuals' unique needs, regardless of life stage. Its services provide access to a range of policies, including those covering cancer, heart attack...
Bartley Funeral Home reaches 175th year milestone
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer This year, Bartley Funeral Home is celebrating the 175th year of its family providing funeral service to the Minerva and Malvern area. Funeral Home Director Roger Bartley is the fifth generation of the family and will be the third...
Prayer event set May 1
The Carroll County Ministerial Association has invited the public to join it in prayer for the nation at noon Thursday, May 1, on the Public Square in downtown Carrollton, in observance of the National Day of Prayer. The event will include the readings of...
Sports
Lions’ four-game streak built on timely hitting, pitching
By Ray Sarvis FPS Correspondent After ending the previous week with a loss to East Liverpool, the Lions dramatically turned around their fortunes on the diamond, playing — and winning — four games this week, including back-to-back one-run wins against Eastern Buckeye...
Hornets baseball sweeps TCC Saints, winning three of four
By Ray Sarvis FPS Correspondent When you play a schedule within a conference, you’ve got to take the good with the bad. And this past week, Malvern got to fatten up on two games against Inter-Valley Conference Northern Division cellar-dweller Tuscarawas Central...
Promising week heads south for Carrollton Warriors baseball
By Ray Sarvis FPS Correspondent The week started off well enough for Carrollton’s baseball team as the Warriors played – and swept – a home-and-away series against Eastern Buckeye Conference foe Alliance.Then Carrollton suffered two heartbreaking losses back-to-back...
Obituaries
Martha Barker
Martha Barker, 96, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on April 22, 2025. She was born Aug. 25, 1928, in Urichsville, to John...
Pamela “Teenie” Y. Bragg
Pamela “Teenie” Yvonne Bragg, 75, of Malvern, passed away at Aultman Health Foundation on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Pamela was born in...
Sr. Mary James (Marie) Cody, RGS
Sr. Mary James (Marie) Cody, RGS, died peacefully April 15, 2025, at the convent of the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good...
Barbara A. Poole
Barbara Ann Poole, 83, of Carrollton, passed away Monday, April 14, 2025. She was one of five children born to the late Lorrin and Alice...
Nancy Tubaugh
Nancy Tubaugh, 86, of Carrollton, passed away early Wednesday morning, April 16, 2025, at her son Robert’s home near Harlem Springs. A...
Pauline M. Noble
Pauline Marie (Stewart) Noble, 93, of Carrollton, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2025. She was born Sept. 11, 1931, and was one of three...