by Jordan Miller | Feb 13, 2025 | Area News, School
Four Brown Local Schools counselors were recognized Feb. 7 in celebration of Ohio School Counselor Appreciation Day for their invaluable contributions in supporting students’ academic, social, and emotional well-being, according to School Superintendent Mark Scott....
by Jordan Miller | Feb 13, 2025 | Area News, Community
The Carroll County General Health District has announced the development of the Carroll County Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), a strategic initiative aimed at enhancing the health, safety, prosperity, and resilience of local residents. The CHIP is a...
by Jordan Miller | Feb 13, 2025 | Area News, Politics
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Carrollton Village Council signed various ordinances approving the purchase of fire trucks and discussed a land and water agreement from 1976 at its Feb. 10 meeting. Council approved Village Ordinances 2025-06, 2025-07, and 2025-08,...
by Jordan Miller | Feb 12, 2025 | Area News, Politics
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Director of the Carroll County Golden Age Retreat Dawn Faulk visited the Board of Commissioners meeting on Thursday, Feb. 6, with several updates. Faulk said she is in the beginning stages of creating a history log of the Golden Age...
by Jordan Miller | Feb 12, 2025 | Area News, Sports
By Ray Sarvis FPS Correspondent Sure, the calendar was clear. The Carrollton boys’ basketball team did indeed have two games scheduled over the past week. But for all intents and purposes, there was only one game that the coaches, players, and Carrollton faithful were...
by Jordan Miller | Feb 12, 2025 | Area News, Sports
By Jordan Miller FPS Editor Carrollton wrestling extended its dominance in the Eastern Buckeye Conference, clinching its fourth consecutive league title with a 42-28 victory over Minerva on Thursday night at Carrollton High School. The Warriors delivered a strong...
by Jordan Miller | Feb 12, 2025 | Area News, School
By Jacquie Humphrey FPS Correspondent The Conotton Valley Board of Education recently held a special meeting to follow through with a recommendation from the State Auditor. Superintendent John Zucal clarified that the evaluation of sports offered at Conotton Valley...
by Jordan Miller | Feb 12, 2025 | Area News, School
In observance of Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14, students at Carrollton Elementary School (PK-5) celebrated with a fun and festive event by exchanging valentines with each other. Before the exchange, students had the opportunity to create their own personalized boxes or...
by Jordan Miller | Feb 12, 2025 | Area News, Court
Nine indictments involving two assaults, drug charges, and a strangulation were among those returned by the Carroll County Grand Jury during a half-day session on Feb. 5. According to Carroll County Prosecuting Attorney Steven D. Barnett, the grand jury heard...
by Jordan Miller | Feb 12, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Through faith and to fulfill a long-time dream, April Beck of the Beck family purchased Cherrywood Ridge Barn and Event Center with the intention of sharing the space and history of the property. Cherrywood Ridge Barn and Event...
by Jordan Miller | Feb 11, 2025 | Area News, Community
The body highway workers discovered Feb. 7 on Cashmere Rd. in Perry Township has been identified as Douglas Hubler. Hubler’s family has been notified as of today and investigation is ongoing by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and Coroner Dr. Mandal Haas’ office....
by Jordan Miller | Feb 7, 2025 | Area News, Community
FPS Staff Report Highway workers notified the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 7 at 9:54 a.m. of a body they discovered off the side of the roadway wrapped in a tarp. The Sheriff’s Office responded along with The Carroll County Coronoer Mandal Haas,...
by Jordan Miller | Feb 7, 2025 | Area News, Sports
By Ray Sarvis FPS Correspondent Cruise control comes to mind when thinking of the Malvern boys’ basketball team’s last week. With the postseason fast approaching and the Inter-Valley Conference Northern Division already secured, the Hornets are cruising through the...
by Jordan Miller | Feb 7, 2025 | Area News, Sports
By Ray Sarvis FPS Correspondent It’s good to be a queen. And that’s exactly what the Carrollton girls’ bowling team is full of, as the Lady Warriors were crowned champions at the Dover Invitational bowling tournament on Feb. 1. In a field of five teams where all...
by Jordan Miller | Feb 7, 2025 | Area News, Sports
By Ray Sarvis FPS Correspondent This is not a bad time to be a Carrollton basketball fan. The boys are gunning for at least a share of the Eastern Buckeye Conference title, but what about the girls? While the Lady Warriors may not have won the EBC this season—West...
by Jordan Miller | Feb 7, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Jordan Miller FPS Editor Ashton’s 5¢ and 10¢ Store, a cornerstone of Carrollton’s downtown community, will close its doors in 2025 after serving customers for 92 years. Manager Elaine Painting announced her retirement in a heartfelt message shared on the...
by Jordan Miller | Feb 7, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Carroll County commissioners approved the retirement proclamation of Job and Family Services Director Kate Offenberger after 41 years of service at its Jan. 30 meeting. Jennifer Burns, who assumes the role of director on Feb. 1,...
by Jordan Miller | Feb 7, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Malvern Village Council was visited by Jake Schreffler of the Malvern Youth Athletic Association on Feb. 3 regarding the baseball and softball fields in the park. Schreffler explained that the Malvern Youth Athletic Association is a...
by Jordan Miller | Feb 7, 2025 | Area News, Community
Two separate monetary amounts were awarded to plaintiffs in a tort action filed in 2022 following a bench trial held Jan. 13-15 before Carroll County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael V. Repella II. The ruling in favor of the plaintiffs—Michael and Andrea Talkington of...
by Jordan Miller | Feb 7, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper Minerva Public Library has welcomed new Library Director Jason Bumbico to the Minerva community. Bumbico graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in English and is a graduate of Kent State University’s Library Science Program with a...
by Jordan Miller | Feb 7, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer After being one of the last counties in Ohio to transition to the 911 system, Carroll County has been on the razor’s edge of the Next Generation 911 system as part of its pilot program. On Jan. 22, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced...
by Jordan Miller | Jan 30, 2025 | Area News, Politics
By By Jacquie Humphrey FPS Correspondent At the January meeting of Bowerston Village Council, Solicitor JJ Ong addressed council regarding frustrations with the enforcement of village ordinances. Ong reported that he has been in contact with Mayor Paula Beamer since...
by Jordan Miller | Jan 30, 2025 | Area News, Sports
By Ray Sarvis FPS Correspondent One of these days, Carrollton is going to chase down and catch West Branch in girls’ basketball. It just isn’t going to be this year. 2014-15, 2017-18, 2023-24. All were seasons when the Lady Warriors placed second in the Eastern...
by Jordan Miller | Jan 30, 2025 | Area News, Sports
By Jordan Miller FPS Editor The Carrollton Warriors wrestling team took home the championship at the West Holmes tournament over the weekend, finishing first out of 14 teams with 245.5 points. Avon Lake placed second with 223.5 points. Four Carrollton wrestlers...
by Jordan Miller | Jan 30, 2025 | Area News, Sports
By Ray Sarvis FPS Correspondant Call it what it was. Minerva’s Rowen Hoffee delivered a stellar performance Tuesday, Jan. 21, as the Lions hosted Salem in an Eastern Buckeye Conference matchup. Hoffee wasn’t just in the zone; he defined it, dropping 40 points and...
by Jordan Miller | Jan 30, 2025 | Area News, School
A fifth grader and a sixth-grade middle school girl will represent the Carrollton Exempted Village School District in the upcoming regional spelling bee to be held March 1 at the Kent State Stark Conference Room. They are Clark Robidoux, who won the fifth-grade...
by Jordan Miller | Jan 30, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer The Carroll County Friendship Center and its Meals on Wheels program are working hard to support seniors during the winter months. “We have had six snow days this year and two days with temperatures below zero,” said Director Tonya...
by Jordan Miller | Jan 30, 2025 | Area News, Community
Carroll Electric Cooperative, Inc. awarded a $2,033.35 check to the Carroll County Special Olympics through its “People to People Fund” on Jan. 27. Carroll County Special Olympics and Community Network Coordinator Penny Hodgson was joined by Coach Brandon Hahn,...
by Jordan Miller | Jan 29, 2025 | Area News, Sports
Now is not the time to look too far ahead, but it’s got to be a good feeling to be in the Carrollton Warriors’ position. With only two games remaining on their Eastern Buckeye Conference schedule, Carrollton controls its own destiny. Winning out would guarantee the...
by Jordan Miller | Jan 29, 2025 | Area News, Community
The “craziest show on Earth” is making its return to Carrollton this year, with the Carrollton FFA Alumni sponsoring a donkey basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. The event will feature four local teams competing for the championship title, including the...