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...
by Jordan Miller | Jan 29, 2025 | Area News, Community
Carrollton Village Council bolstered the Carrollton Fire Department with new trucks and equipment while also discussing solutions to crack down on the number of feral cats. Carrollton Fire Chief Shane Thomas brought a proposal to council to improve the fire...
by Jordan Miller | Jan 29, 2025 | Area News, Community
After serving in law enforcement for nearly 15 years, newly sworn-in Minerva Police Chief Larry Gardner never expected to find himself in the top position. With this new role, Gardner aims to form a stronger bond with the community and build a better-trained Minerva...
by Jordan Miller | Jan 23, 2025 | Area News, Politics
The Minerva Village Council held its 2025 reorganizational meeting on Jan. 2. Council approved a motion to designate meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 7:30 p.m. Workshops will also be held on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m....
by Jordan Miller | Jan 23, 2025 | Area News, Sports
By Ray Sarvis FPS Correspondent It is said that idle hands are the devil’s workshop. If that’s true, the Malvern Hornets have nothing to worry about as they packed three games into their schedule last week, winning two of them to vanquish a local rival and remain...
by Jordan Miller | Jan 23, 2025 | Area News, School
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer The Carrollton Exempted Village School District’s Board of Education held its reorganizational meeting on Jan. 14. Board President Dan Ries was re-elected president, and Steven Pridemore retained his position as vice president. The...
by Jordan Miller | Jan 23, 2025 | Area News, Politics
Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Carroll County Commissioners were visited by Carrollton resident Marc Kopocs at their Jan. 16 meeting. Kopocs addressed the board with two concerns: overpriced veterinary services in Carrollton and the need for another pharmacy in town....
by Jordan Miller | Jan 23, 2025 | Area News, Community
Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Huebner Subaru of Carrollton donated children’s shoes, socks, and coats to the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry and St. Vincent de Paul on Jan. 16 as part of Subaru’s “Subaru Loves to Help” initiative in conjunction with Operation Warm. “I...
by Jordan Miller | Jan 23, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer USAF career airman Fawn M. Auman was sworn in Jan. 15 by Judge Michael V. Repella II as the first female member of the Carroll County Veterans Service Commission. “It is kind of unbelievable,” Auman said. “To be chosen out of anyone...
by Jordan Miller | Jan 8, 2025 | Area News, School
High school basketball invitationals during the winter holidays are as abundant as Christmas trees and festive lights. For the Carrollton boys’ basketball team, that meant playing four games last week, two of which were showcase invitationals. The Warriors made an...
by Jordan Miller | Jan 8, 2025 | Area News, Sports
The holiday season brought mixed results for the Carrollton Lady Warriors, but they managed to secure two wins in three games, including a critical conference victory. The stretch began with a decisive non-conference win on Dec. 28, followed by a loss to one of the...
by Jordan Miller | Jan 8, 2025 | Area News, Sports
The Carrollton Warriors wrestling team showcased their strength and determination over a busy week, competing at the Wheeling Park Duals, earning a dominant win in an Eastern Buckeye Conference (EBC) match, and securing a first-place team finish at the Licking Valley...