Author: Thomas Clapper

Roselle “Rosie” Fisher was named 2023 Carroll County Dairy Princess and Kendall George named runner up April 30 at the 2023 Dairy Banquet at The Chop House in Carrollton.The two will have a busy week during the 2023 Carroll County Fair as they serve dairy treats to fair goers from the Dairy Promotion Board’s Dairy Booth, hand out awards at the Tuesday Dairy Show and educate fairgoers about the dairy

By Thomas ClapperReporterMalvern Village Council discussed village maintenance and park business at its July 3 meeting.Malvern residents Skeeter Richards and Traci LeBeau both live on E. Wood St. and wanted to bring to the attention of council that especially during Flite Fest traffic flies down that road thinking it will somehow get them to Furey Field or back in town. Then when they turn around they do so in residents

By Carol McIntireEditorDaniel Untch closed out his high school fishing career with a trip to the Student Fishing League (SFL) World Finals last month.The 18-year-old, who graduated from Malvern High School in June, earned a trip to the finals by placing third in the June 18 state tournament. He left the same day to compete with some of the top high school fishermen from around the country on the Mississippi

By Carol McIntireEditorNaoko Shepherd marked the 50th anniversary of owning the Belmont Café in Amsterdam July 1, but she has no plans to close the doors and retire.The spry 87-year-old still makes the trip with her daughter Nancy Shepherd (as chauffeur) to the Main St., Amsterdam, bar four days a week.“It’s all she knows. She wants to be here,” Nancy said the day of the celebration, recalling a conversation she

By Thomas ClapperReporterFlite Fest 2023 was the largest Flite Fest event on record held at Furey Field June 22-25.Thousands of remote-control (RC) flight enthusiasts flocked to Malvern to participate in this year’s event.“This is the biggest event we have had in the history of Flite Fest,” said President, Founder and host Josh Bixler. “This year has also had the largest number of new pilots ever signed up for the event.

Three Akron men and a Portage County resident are facing felony charges for removing copper cable from a cell phone tower in Brown Twp.Carroll County Prosecuting Attorney Steven D. Barnett said the men were indicted June 7 by a Carroll County grand jury.JASON ERNEST FRIEDT, 41, of Akron, AUSTIN LEE SMITH, 26, of Diamond (Portage County), KENNETH R. YOUNG, 52, of Akron and PHILLIP D. LAKES, 49, of Akron were

Minerva village and Chamber officials, customers, family, and friends celebrated the opening of The Komfort Zone with a ribbon cutting June 14.Owned by Ashleigh Kramer and located at 204 N. Market St., The Komfort Zone offers premium ice cream, freshly made baked goods, chocolates and novelty candy.Village and Minerva Area Chamber of Commerce officials were on hand for the ribbon cutting, and Chamber Board of Directors President Bill Patterson congratulated

By Carol McIntireEditorTwelve years after Atwood Lake was built in 1936, a group of citizens interested in the development of a boating club on the lake saw their dream come true with the incorporation of The Atwood Yacht Club Jan. 28, 1948.Seventy-five years later, on June 17, 2023, nearly 100 members gathered in the ballroom of the club on the south side of Atwood Lake to celebrate the club’s platinum

By Thomas ClapperReporterMalvern Troop 155 Boy Scout Craig Brackin created and donated six wooden benches to the Village of Malvern to be placed in the basketball court at the park for his Eagle Scout Project.“I wanted to help the village with my project and asked what the village needs,” said Brackin. “We came up with the benches. They took me about two or three months to build.”“I think the benches

Augusta Fire Chief Ron Dinger was surprised during the 2023 Strawberry Festival with a plaque honoring his 50 years of service to the fire department.He was the oldest of the Dinger family to join the local fire department, becoming a member in 1973. He succeeded Bud Manfull as fire chief and has held the position for over 30 years.The Dinger family has strong ties to the fire department. His sister,

By Thomas ClapperReporterCarrollton Village Council amended a section of the previously passed Golf Cart ordinance to allow carts to cross state highways.At its June 12 meeting, an ordinance was approved which amends a sub-section of the ordinance. The amendment allows golf carts to cross directly over state highways.Golf carts will not be allowed to operate on state highways but will be permitted to cross them to get to roadway streets

By Carol McIntireEditorThree of the four people indicted in a scheme to sell air purifiers to the Carrollton Exempted Village School District and conceal the transactions accepted plea agreements last week.The surprise action came during what was scheduled to be the final pre-trial before a five-day jury trial set to begin July 18.Dr. David Quattrochi, former school superintendent, Jackie Pozderac, an art teacher, and Michael “Mike” Pozderac, school board member,

By Thomas ClapperReporterCarroll County Commissioners was visited by guests and held hearings during the week of June 5-June 9.Susan Moore, Community Development Specialist for the Ohio Regional Development Corporation (ORDC) opened the public hearing for the PY23 CDBG Program. She announced one project and one planning was chosen.To be eligible, projects need to benefit low to moderate income (LMI) residents. The LMI benefit can be a direct benefit, limited clientele,

The Augusta Strawberry Festival continues to host one of the largest deadweight tractor pulls in the area.Last weekend’s pull was not the exception, it was the norm as one class, the 5,500 lb. competition, had 37 tractors entered. The class was one of seven held the second night of pulling. The pullers are as dedicated to the sport as spectators and members of the Augusta Volunteer Fire Department. The Saturday

By Carol McIntireEditorCleanup began last week at a Mechanicstown home and residents in the area were glad to see a dumpster and cleanup crew at the site but are unhappy it took so long to remedy what they called “a disgusting situation.”Zulema Dewitz, her mother, Rose Ann Newbold, and neighbors began attempting to get a property, owned by Beverly Snider and located at 3081 Apollo Rd. NE, Mechanicstown, (just off