By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Commissioner Robert Wirkner presented a $25,000 check to Augusta Township trustees on behalf of the Carroll County Foundation at Augusta Park. The pavilion sits on ...

Carrollton senior Ivy Slutz signs her letter of intent to bowl at Kent State Tuscarawas. Pictured are Nathan Shuman, left, Ivy Slutz, Chelsa Slutz, and Warren Shuman. Behind them is coach Patrick ...

The threat of rain held off Friday evening for the 76th annual parade at the Augusta Strawberry Festival, which included some 30 units and a good turnout of parade watchers. Prizes were awarded in 11 ...

By Thomas Clapper FPS Staff Writer Fox Twp. Volunteer Fire Dept. Homecoming was held June 20–21 in Mechanicstown on state Route 39.The parade was held June 20. Eric and Peggy Horn of the Perrysville ...

Jack E. DiLauro, 81, passed away peacefully at home Dec. 7, 2024, surrounded by family and friends. Beloved husband of Jane for 47 years, loving father of Dave (Spring, TX) and John (deceased). He is ...

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 ...

David Alan Kidder, 86, of Canfield, Ohio, passed peacefully Friday, June 20, 2025, at Altercare of Bucyrus. Until recently, he had been able to live in his home—primarily due to the assistance of his ...

A lone but not forgotten gravestone sits in a secluded wooded area of Lee Township, belonging to a Civil War veteran named Harry Downing. Today, Downing receives a new grave marker just in time for ...

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 ...

By Don Rutledge Friday, May 23, 2025, will go down in history as a memorable beginning and end for students of the Carrollton Exempted Village School District. The beginning relates to Carrollton High ...

E.S. Tasker, a U.S. Navy veteran and career law enforcement officer, brings powerful perspective to his memoir Men of Forrestal, a deeply personal account of surviving one of the Navy’s darkest days.

Minerva eighth grader Anderson Scott, right, earned All-American honors at the New Balance National Indoor track meet in Boston, placing seventh out of 100 runners in the 800-meter race with a ...