Day: October 25, 2022

Patricia Boone, 95

Patricia Boone, 95, of Amsterdam, passed away Monday afternoon Oct. 24, 2022 at Valley Hospice in Steubenville. A daughter of the late Edward and Corah Ball O’Toole, she was born April 10, 1927, in Sarasota, New York. Patricia had worked as a dental assistant for Dr. Groman and was a library aide at John Gregg Elementary School. She was a very active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and with

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Richard “Dick” Miller, Sr., 83

Richard “Dick” Franklin Miller Sr., 83, of Minerva, passed away at Aultman Health Foundation on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Dick was born in Canton, Ohio on Nov. 11, 1938, to Jacob Franklin and Mary Ellen (Poole) Miller. Dick graduated from Malvern High School in 1956 where he lettered all four years in football and basketball as well as playing in the band. He was a 1960 graduate of Capital University in Columbus. Dick served

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William H. “Harpo” Ashworth, III, 75

William H. “Harpo” Ashworth, III, 75, of Leesville, Ohio, died suddenly in his home Friday night, Oct. 21, 2022.He was born Oct. 14, 1947, in Dellroy, Ohio, and was the son of the late William H. “Junie” and Lois E. Karns Ashworth. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Edward Ashworth.He was a 1965 graduate of Conotton Valley High School and a U.S. Army Veteran who

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Judith A. Campbell, 78

Judith (Judy) A. Campbell, 78, of Carrollton, OH, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, at Aultman Hospital in Canton.The daughter of the late Bernard (Red) and Twila (Pennock) Becker, she was born April 30, 1944, in Canton, Ohio.Judy was a 1962 graduate of Louisville High School.  She married Alvin E. (Gene) Campbell on January 15, 1967. Over the course of her life, she worked many jobs, but first and foremost,

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Owen Grubb funeral services scheduled for Thursday

Funeral services are scheduled Thursday, Oct. 27, for the 16-year-old Minerva cross country runner who died in a tragic accident Oct. 22 at the district cross country meet at Cambridge. Owen Matthew Grubb, the son of Jeff and Devin (Grubb) Arnoto, died in Akron Children’s Hospital Oct. 22 where he was flown by medical helicopter after being treated at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center.  The service will be held in

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Malvern council ponders decision on Reed St. property

By Thomas ClapperReporterMalvern Village Council discussed Joe and Sue Chiurco’s S. Reed Ave. property at its Oct. 17 meeting as well as leasing of the Perfect Products building.Malvern resident Joe Chiurco explained to council at the Sept. 19 meeting that he has a house that someone wants to buy but the bank won’t allow it because the driveway and garage technically sits on a village alley. Over 50 years ago

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Minerva BOE approves bus garage project

Minerva BOE met on Oct. 17 to discuss several agenda items, including the bus garage project.The board approved the construction submissions and authorized the initiation of the request for proposal process and authoring the CCIP application for the bus garage project.Memorandums of understanding were approved with Stark County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery and Minerva Local Education Association for the current and upcoming school year.The board also updated its Board

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Fun, exercise come together in Rotary Veterans 5K

The Carrollton Rotary Club is finalizing plans for the Rotary Veteran’ 5K Run/Walk and wellness event Nov. 12 at the county fairgrounds.The event includes a run and walk for adults, fun runs for kids, corn hole games and information on healthy lifestyles provided by local health agencies.Registration for the adult run and walk is $25. T-shirts will be provided to entrants. Entry forms can be completed the day of the

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Runners qualify for regional meet

Minerva qualified both its boys and girls teams and Carrollton its girls team for the Division II regional cross country meet Saturday at Pickerington.Carrollton runners Andrew Lane and Ricky Sibila qualified individually for the boys regional in District II while Conotton Valley’s Evan Siedel and Malvern’s Seth Kandel qualified for the District III boys race.It was a tragic day for the Lions as junior Owen Grubb was injured following the

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Soccer team makes history with sectional win

The Carrollton girls soccer team made school history Oct. 19 in the first round of the Division II East District 1 sectional/district tournament.The Warriors, seeded no. 5, defeated the Minerva Lions, the no. 12 seed, 4-3 to win the first sectional title in school history.The two teams battled hard for 40 minutes in cold, drizzly conditions at Community Field.The Lady Lions drew first blood when freshman forward Kyleigh Lippincott put

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George E. Abel Sr.

George E. Abel Sr., age 75, of Leesville, OH, died Saturday morning, Oct. 22, 2022, in his son’s Dellroy residence following a long illness.He was born May 21, 1947, in Dover, the son of the late James E. and Laura J. (Harshey) Abel.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, William Abel, and a sister, Ruby Bake.George was a 1965 graduate of Conotton Valley

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Minerva community mourns loss of student athlete

The running community is showing its support for Minerva High School and its cross country squad after a member of the team died in an accident at the district cross country meet Saturday at Cambridge High School.Area cross country teams are expressing sympathy and showing their support by wearing red (Minerva school color) at practice this week.Junior Owen Grubb was killed in an accident following the Division II boys race.

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Trustees move into new, much-needed facility

By Carol McIntireEditorOrange Township trustees officially opened their new home on Cumberland Rd. (SR 212) Oct. 10 with a bi-monthly meeting.The new building, a 60 x 100-feet steel structure was several years in the making, according to trustees.“We are grateful to Marie Piney for selling us seven acres of land,” said Trustee Jim Romig. “Her maiden name was Preston and her father was a trustee at one time, so there

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