by Jordan Miller | May 9, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Elite Portable Buildings LLC offers portable buildings, sheds, cabins, animal shelters, greenhouses, chicken coops, playhouses, deer blinds and much more. Owners Doug and Rachel Stromski and Calvin J. and Abigail Yoder’s shared goal...
by Jordan Miller | May 9, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Flowers at Grover Farms is beginning its second year in operation, with new and exciting additions coming later in the year. “This will be the first full year in operation because the grand opening was around September in 2024,” said...
by Jordan Miller | May 9, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer For Bud Garner, his toy tractor collecting passion turned into owning Bud’s Farm Toys in downtown Carrollton. “I played with toys as a kid, then moved on to the real stuff and started putting the toys on the shelf for collecting,”...
by Jordan Miller | May 9, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Carroll County resident Edward L. Hale was joined by Vice President of the Veterans Service Commission Tom Indorf to spread awareness in Carroll and the surrounding counties. Hale and Indorf...
by Jordan Miller | May 9, 2025 | Area News, School
By Don Rutledge FPS Staff Writer Four Carrollton High School graduates — who have distinguished themselves in their respective professions — and a 2025 Outstanding Teacher were inducted into the Carrollton Schools Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame at a banquet and...
by Jordan Miller | May 9, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Sun beamed down on the Carrollton Square for the annual National Day of Prayer event held May 1, sponsored by the Carroll County Ministerial Association. Church leaders, village officials and residents united in prayer across...
by Jordan Miller | May 9, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Head chef and owner of Louisville’s Scratch Steakhouse and Lounge, Demond Germany is sharing his expertise at the Atwood Lighthouse Bistro at Atwood Lake. “My reputation preceded me, and they reached out to me to run the Atwood...
by Jordan Miller | May 8, 2025 | Area News, Community, Court
A summons (order to appear) has been issued by the Carroll County Clerk’s office for Amy Spears, of Carrollton, to appear in the Carroll County Common Pleas Court at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 22, to answer to an indictment returned by the Carroll County grand jury...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 25, 2025 | Area News, School
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...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 25, 2025 | Area News, School
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,...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 25, 2025 | Area News, Sports
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...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 25, 2025 | Area News, Sports
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...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 25, 2025 | Area News, Sports
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...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 25, 2025 | Area News, School
By Don Rutlege FPS Staff Writer Carrollton High School’s graduating Class of 2025 is being recognized in a visible and heartfelt way throughout the village, thanks to the support of local donors and businesses. A total of 144 banners—one for each graduating...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 25, 2025 | Area News, Community
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...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 25, 2025 | Area News, Community
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...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 24, 2025 | Area News, Politics
By Donald Rutledge FPS Staff Writer Early voting for the May 6 special primary election ends Sunday, May 4. The Carroll County Board of Elections will be open this Friday, April 25, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday, April 28, 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday, April 29,...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 24, 2025 | Area News, Community
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...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 24, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Michael J. Hulit, D.D.S. General Dentistry has become Boss Family Dentistry in Malvern following Hulit’s retirement after 32 years in practice. Corey Boss, D.D.S., has purchased the practice from Hulit, including the Massillon...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 18, 2025 | Area News, Sports
By Ray Sarvis FPS Correspondent The boys’ track team at Minerva has long labored in the shadow of the girls’ team. It’s not that the Lions have fielded a subpar team, but rather that the Lady Lions’ track program is intertwined with the success of Minerva’s two-time...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 18, 2025 | Area News, School
Edison Jr. High’s Destination Imagination team hopes the third time’s the charm as members plan another return to the Global Finals next month. Members of the team “Us” earned another chance to attend the event in Kansas City, Mo., after placing first in their...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 18, 2025 | Area News, Sports
By Ray Sarvis FPS Correspondent The second week of Carrollton’s season is in the books, and although the last ballgame ended in a loss, the week was still a success. After all, the Warriors won three of four games, including an Eastern Buckeye Conference victory over...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 18, 2025 | Area News, Sports
By Ray Sarvis FPS Correspondent The Malvern baseball team played back-to-back-to-back games this week, and if that wasn’t tough enough, the Hornets’ bookend games were both against Conotton Valley, one of the powerhouses in the Inter-Valley Conference’s North...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 18, 2025 | Area News, School
Sixteen Minerva High School students were honored as the top academic 10 percent of this year’s graduating class at an Honors Night held April 7 in the Minerva High School Auditeria. Those honored and their class ranks are listed as follows, along with the names of...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 18, 2025 | Area News, School
The Carroll County Board of Developmental Disabilities, in conjunction with Carroll Hills Council, honored award recipients at the annual Developmental Disabilities Appreciation Dinner held on March 26, 2025. This year, the banquet format was changed to highlight more...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 18, 2025 | Area News, School
Another “first” has been recorded at Conotton Valley High School, where two seniors were crowned queen and king of the Buckeye Career Center prom. Reigning at the April 5 dress-up affair as the 2025 queen and king were Jaidan Linn Turek and Logan Reiter, who are both...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 17, 2025 | Area News, Politics
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Carrollton Village Council met on April 25 and heard from village supervisors regarding village maintenance. Street Department Supervisor Ben Palmer said the village is aware of the large hole at the top of the square where bricks...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 17, 2025 | Area News, Community
April 18 – A Good Friday service will be held at 7 p.m. at Wesley Community Chapel, located at the corner of 12th Street and Darringer Ave. in Carrollton. The public is invited, and more information can be obtained by contacting Gordon Warner at 330-415-4766....
by Jordan Miller | Apr 17, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Pieces with Purpose was formed in 2016 as a result of a lifelong friendship between Riley Sprague and Alaina Ulman, two high school students who met in kindergarten. Each born with a developmental disability, the girls and their...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 11, 2025 | Area News, Community, Politics
Editor’s note: The following story has been updated to reflect several corrections, including the actual response time by the ambulance and the location from where it came. Carroll County Commissioners met April 7 and discussed a 911 call from Thursday’s meeting. 911...
