Author: Carol McIntire

An open house is planned Dec. 8 for a new hub in Carrollton to support foster, adoptive and kinship families known as The Willow House. The facility is located at 351 Park Ave. NE, Carrollton. The open house will be held from 2-4 p.m. Willow House includes a clothing closet, space for visits with biological families, support group meeting space, freezer meal prep kitchen and care bag and assembly storage.

Hunters across Ohio checked 26,667 white-tailed deer Dec. 2 during the opening day of the weeklong gun hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. This is the highest harvest for opening day since 2012 (29,297). Ohio’s seven-day gun season is open until Dec. 8, with an additional gun hunting weekend on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 21-22. This year’s opening day harvest total includes

Buckeye Career Center Superintendent Bob Alsept released the following statement concerning a lockdown at the facility this morning: “Buckeye Career Center was placed on a soft lockdown this morning due to an electronic threat that was received by a student from a family member. In an abundance of caution, we secured all students, staff and visitors from Tusky Valley, TCC, and Carrollton. Working with the New Phila Police Department, the

According to Carroll County Board of Elections results sheets, 74.9 percent of the 18,326 registered voters cast ballots in the Nov. 5 general election. Following are the unofficial election results, which were reported by 10 p.m. President: Richard Duncan (NPA): 44 Kamala Harris (DEM):3,038 Chase Oliver (Lib): 49 Peter Sonski (Oth): 20 Donald Trump (GOP: 10,444 U.S. Senate Sherrod Brown (Dem): 3,504 Don Kissick (Lib): 561 Bernie Moreno (GOP): 9,392

Firefighters from six departments used ATVs and four-wheel drive apparatus to battle a forest fire in East Twp.

Brown Local Schools and Aultman Health will celebrate a partnership to bring a new school-based health center to the district with a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 22 at 9 a.m. The ceremony will be held at the school, located at 3242 Coral Rd. NW, Malvern. The Malvern Community Learning and Wellness Center is funded by a $3,514,100 grant, which is part of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s ongoing investment in Ohio’s Appalachia

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose reminded Ohioans today that only a few hours remain to register to vote in the 2024 general election. “If you’re not registered to vote by the end of today, you won’t be able to cast a ballot in what could be one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime,” said Secretary LaRose. “Any eligible Ohioan who’s a citizen of the United States can

The village of Carrollton will flush Hydrants Aug. 27, 28, & 29. Residents may experience discolored water during this time.

One person is dead after a shooting July 15 in Carroll County that involved an FBI officer. The FBI office in Cleveland released the following statement July 16 regarding the shooting, which occurred at about 11:15 a.m. “The FBI is reviewing an agent-involved shooting which occurred July 15, 2024, at approximately 11:15 am in Carrollton, Ohio. One subject was wounded and transported to a local hospital for further treatment where they succumbed

An investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of the flash fire on an oil pad that sent two men to the hospital. Carroll County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Tom Cottis said the flash fire occurred on an oil pad on Branch Rd. in Loudon Twp. just after 8 a.m. Wednesday morning. Cottis said a flash fire occurred from an underground overflow holding tank and the two men

A Minerva area man is dead following a standoff with law enforcement June 24 in Carroll County. Sheriff Calvin Graham said his officers were called to a home in the 9000 block of Metro St. for suicidal male with a gun pointed at this wife at 3:15 p.m. The woman was able to escape from the home. Shots were fired at deputies at 3:24 p.m. Deputies were able to take

Carroll County Sheriff officials are awaiting the arrival of BCI and the county coroner at the site of a shooting outside Minerva. Sheriff Calvin Graham said he could not release any details at this time. The Messenger will provide details as they become available.

The Ohio Department of Transportation last week announced a major project affecting traffic on SR 39 east of Salineville. Work was scheduled to begin June 10 on SR 39 east of Salineville from State Route (SR) 164 to Clarks Mills Road/Steubenville Pike Rd. The closure is the first of three sections from Salineville to Highlandtown scheduled to be closed as part of the project. Each section will close for 60

By Carol McIntire, Editor Sean Smith shared words from his father’s “little black book” that drove home the cost of freedom during the May 27 Memorial Day observance at Westview Cemetery in Carrollton. Smith, Carroll County probate and juvenile court judge, said he never had the honor of wearing the uniform of his country, but his dad, Seaman First Class Robert C.H. “Bob” Smith, and the dads and moms of

The State Route 151 bridge in Bowerston is officially open after being closed since May 2023. The closure was due to replacing a bridge between State Route 212 and Main Street. All restrictions and barricades have been removed, and the bridge is officially open to traffic.

State Route 39 will close on Monday, April 29, through Tuesday, April 30, in Sherrodsville, for repairs to the railroad crossing located just west of the intersection with State Route 212 (east). The detour is SR 212 west to SR 800 south, SR 800 south to SR 416 south, SR 416 south back to SR 39, and reverse. This work will be completed by Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway.

State Route 183 will close on Monday, April 22, through Tuesday, April 23, just east of Magnolia, for repairs to the bridge over Sandy Creek. The detour is SR 542 south to SR 212 west, SR 212 west to SR 800 north, SR 800 north back to SR 183, and reverse. All work is weather permitting.

Carroll County recorded its first fatal crash of 2024 when a Malvern man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Carroll County yesterday evening. According to a report filed by Sergeant Clinton D. Armstrong of the new Philadelphia Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Patrick Snow, 71, of Malvern, was pronounced dead at Aultman Hospital following the crash, which occurred at 7:05 p.m. The driver of the other vehicle,

By Carol McIntire- Editor Just over 25 percent of the 18,048 voters in Carroll County cast ballots in the March 19 primary election. According to unofficial results from the Carroll County Board of Elections, a total of 4,801 ballots were cast. That number includes 878 early in-person and absentee ballots, 3,843 Republican ballots, 901 Democrats and 57 non-partisan ballots were cast. Board of Elections Director Cheri Whipkey wasn’t surprised with