Area News
Golden Age Retreat seeks history
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...
Carrollton boys clinch share of EBC championship
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...
Carrollton secures fourth straight EBC wrestling title
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...
Community
Highway workers discover body wrapped in a tarp
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, Carroll...
Carrollton’s Ashton’s 5¢ and 10¢ store set to close
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 store's...
Kate Offenberger honored after 41 years of service
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,...
Sports
CHS Lady Warriors reign at Dover Invitational
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...
Lady Warriors rout Minerva in EBC season finale
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...
Lady Warriors defeated by West Branch, settle for second in EBC
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...
Obituaries
Ruth I. Walters
Ruth I. Walters, 87, of Carrollton, passed away Feb. 7, 2025, after an extended illness. Mom, we are sure you are in heaven and with our...
Loy S. Buehler, Sr.
Loy S. Buehler Sr., 87, of Carrollton, passed away Wednesday morning, Feb. 5, 2025, at Aultman Woodlawn Compassionate Care Center in...
Mary Lou McClelland
Mary Lou McClelland, 93, of Carrollton, passed away Tuesday evening, Feb. 4, 2025, at Centreville Village assisted living facility. Born...
Jean Turkovich
Jean Turkovich, 69, of Carrollton, passed away early Tuesday morning, Feb. 4, 2025, at Aultman Hospital. A son of the late John Sr. and...
Darlene D. Atkinson
Darlene D. Atkinson, 72, of Carrollton, passed away Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, at Aultman Hospital. She was born March 1, 1952, in Massillon to...
Patricia A. Winter
Patricia A. Winter, 57, of East Rochester, passed away Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, at Aultman Hospital. She was born Feb. 6, 1967, in Canton to...