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, 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 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...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 11, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer St. Luke Lutheran Community in Minerva is now home to a second Minerva Market Street Art Spot gallery and held a grand opening on April 1. Several Market Street Art Spot artists visited St. Luke for the event to kick off the grand...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 11, 2025 | Area News, Community
Archery, swimming, boating and hiking are just a few of the outdoor activities planned for Camp Neosa this year, offering children a week of fun and exploration in a supportive Christian environment. Camp Neosa is a Salvation Army camp located on Leesville Lake,...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 10, 2025 | Area News, Community
Cartoonist Duane M. Abel has been selected as the 2025 Distinguished Alumni by The University of Akron and the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences. He will be honored at an awards ceremony on April 29. A lifelong resident of Carroll County, Abel is a 1998 graduate of...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 3, 2025 | Area News, Community
The Minerva Community Charitable Fund presents the Largely Literary Theater Company’s Twain by Two in a special fundraising event on Saturday, April 12, at 7 p.m., at the Roxy Theatre. The two-act collection of material by Mark Twain is performed by the Largely...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 3, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Washee Washee Laundry has opened its doors to all, with an official grand opening set for April 5, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. The laundromat is open 24 hours and is a self-service facility. Owners John and Jennifer Campbell’s dream of opening a...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 3, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Carroll County Commissioners met with Environmental Services Director Roy Ford at their Thursday, March 27, meeting regarding an Engineering Associates Inc. proposal. Ford asked commissioners to accept an agreement from Engineering...
by Jordan Miller | Apr 1, 2025 | Area News, Community, School
The Carrollton Exempted Village School Board of Education held a special meeting April 1 where it unanimously accepted the request for a paid leave of absence from Treasurer Amy Spears, effective March 31. The Board then appointed Jon Pusateri from the Stark County...
by Jordan Miller | Mar 27, 2025 | Area News, Community
Get ready for an egg-citing morning of fun! Carroll County’s 2025 Eggstravaganza will take place Saturday, April 12, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Ashton Building at the Carroll County Fairgrounds on state Route 9 (North Lisbon Street) in Carrollton. The event, sponsored...
by Jordan Miller | Mar 27, 2025 | Area News, Community, School
At a special board meeting on March 27th, 2025, the Minerva Local School District Board of Education accepted the retirement of Gary Chaddock. The board is proud to announce the appointment of Mark Scott as the district’s new superintendent, effective August 1, 2025....
by Jordan Miller | Mar 27, 2025 | Area News, Community, School
At a special board meeting on March 27th, the Brown Local School District Board of Education accepted the resignation of Mark Scott as District Superintendent. The board is proud to announce the appointment of Danielle Hawk as the district’s new Superintendent,...
by Jordan Miller | Mar 26, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Over 100 participants braved the rainy weather for the Walk22 charity event at Malvern Hornet Stadium at Malvern Village Park on March 22. The event was organized by Daystar Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram and held in honor of LCpl Jacob D....
by Jordan Miller | Mar 26, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Newly hired Minerva Village Administrator Greg Mytinger is starting out with a planning, team-based mindset. “I look forward to putting together a team and working with staff members who have a lot of institutional knowledge that...
by Jordan Miller | Mar 20, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Modern Auto and Truck Parts’ current location has served the community for more than 60 years. Once the former Carson’s Auto Parts, Modern Auto and Truck Parts Manager Brendon Rogerson continues the tradition of serving customers in...
by Jordan Miller | Mar 19, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Danny Leggett has been in the detailing business for more than 26 years since going full time with Danny’s Detailing. “It was just a hobby of mine when I was in school,” said Leggett. “I detailed my own car, my parents’ car and...
by Jordan Miller | Mar 14, 2025 | Area News, Community
Carrollton Fire Department welcomed its new 3,000-gallon tanker to the fleet with a ceremonial push-in on March 8. Approximately 17 firefighters attended the push-in event. A push-in ceremony is a tradition in which firefighters push a new fire truck into the station,...
by Jordan Miller | Mar 14, 2025 | Area News, Community
Brown Local Schools proudly celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Malvern Athletic Complex on Tuesday, March 4, at Malvern Community Park. The ceremony brought together Malvern High School coaches, student-athletes, school administration, supporters, and Board of...
by Jordan Miller | Mar 14, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Don Rutledge FPS Staff Writer One of Carrollton’s oldest businesses is closing, and its longtime employee and manager of 44 years is retiring! The announcement of the closing was made by Elaine J. Painting, who has been manager of Ashton’s Ben Franklin 5 & 10¢...
by Jordan Miller | Mar 7, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Tales of the supernatural and the unexplained have long fascinated readers worldwide, and local author Janice VanHorne-Lane brings ghostly tales to our doorstep with Haunted Carroll County, Ohio, part of The History Press’ Haunted...
by Jordan Miller | Feb 28, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer The Minerva Area Chamber of Commerce has a new executive director, Nathan Meadows, who was approved by the board to take over the role from Denise Freeland. “I feel like Denise has left such big shoes to fill that my concern is not...
by Jordan Miller | Feb 21, 2025 | Area News, Community
By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer It was announced at the Thursday, Feb. 13, Carroll County Board of Commissioners meeting that the Carroll County Fair Board and Solid Waste District have signed a contract for recycling bins to be placed at the Carroll County...
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 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....
