Day: January 9, 2024

By Thomas Clapper CCM Reporter Carroll County Commissioners re-organized and appointed Commissioner Robert Wirkner as president at the Jan. 4 meeting.  “I would like to thank Commissioner Chris Modranski for his service as president,” said Wirkner who will now lead each meeting.  Commissioner Donald Leggett II was chosen as vice president. Other appointments include: Christopher R. Modranski to the OMEGA Executive Board with Robert E. Wirkner as alternate for a

Stuart Grunder, history and social studies teacher at Minerva High School, has been selected as the 2023-2024 Department of Ohio American Legion Educator of The Year.  Grunder was nominated by American Legion Post 357 of Minerva. The award presentation will be made during the Department Mid-Winter Conference of the Year Awards Banquet Jan. 20 in Columbus. Grunder has been teaching for 34 years. He graduated from Bowling Green State University

By Carol McIntireEditorAs a youngster, Andrew O’Brien had an attraction to blue skies, puffy clouds and airplanes.The Carrollton native earned his private pilot’s license while still in high school, June 25, 2007. After attaining his goal, he landed a job and left the field of aviation, but it never left his mind.“There’s nothing cheap about flying and owning airplanes,” O’Brien said from his new home in Colorado last week. “I

By Carol McIntireEditorCarrollton Council approved spending $197,000 to purchase new filters for the village’s water plant, but not before council fired several questions at the department superintendent.Several village residents attended a Jan. 2 special meeting, many with concerns over discolored water in their homes.Water Superintendent Derik Kaltenbaugh acknowledged the filters are the cause of the discoloration of water in some sections of town as the filters are not working properly