Area News
Hornets baseball sweeps TCC Saints, winning three of four
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...
Promising week heads south for Carrollton Warriors baseball
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...
Banners hung honoring 144 CHS seniors
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...
Community
Hulit General Dentistry becomes Boss Family Dentistry in Malvern following retirement
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...
Easter Sunday Services
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. April 18...
Pieces with Purpose empowers individuals of all abilities
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...
Sports
Minerva boys track claims team title at West Holmes Invitational
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...
Warriors open EBC play with a win over Marlington; win three of four
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...
Hornets battle grueling three-game stretch, drop two to Conotton Valley
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...
Obituaries
Linda D. Grimes
Linda Darlene Grimes (Grunder), born Jan. 7, 1948, drew her last breath here on Earth on April 16, 2025, at the age of 77. Her soul is...
Aldo Marinucci
Aldo Marinucci, 74, of East Canton, passed away Monday, April 14, 2025. He was born March 7, 1951, in Aielli, Italy, to the late Ettore...
Frank A. Boyd
Frank A. Boyd, 90, of East Rochester, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in the Arbors at Minerva. He was born in Yellowcreek Township...
Viola M. Gordon
Viola May Gordon, 104, a longtime resident of Malvern, peacefully passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at Centreville Village in...
Jean Matthews Martin
Jean Matthews Martin, 73, was an amazing woman who forever touched the lives of everyone who knew her. Born in Cleveland on May 4, 1951,...
Calogero “Chuck” A. Erba
Calogero “Chuck” A. Erba, 84, a former Bowerston area resident, died early Wednesday morning, March 19, 2025. He passed at the CareCore at...