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Inspired by Chip and Joanna Gaines on HGTV’s “Fixer Upper,” a local family updated their basement area with a modern farmhouse look for only $230.

Jenna and Andy Groves of Carrollton did the work themselves to get the look of shiplap in their basement without having to pay the price for the rather expensive material.

In a Tuesday interview, Jenna said she is a big fan of Chip and Joanna and is working to bring the look they feature in many of their projects to their home, which is the family home they purchased from her parents.

The highly anticipated Point Park splash pad took a step forward Monday as Carrollton City Council chose a sports theme during a meeting with DWA Recreation, a parks and recreation equipment company in Harrison, Ohio. The company will return with a package of bid specifications, 3D drawings, a gallon per minute calculation and total cost for council’s approval before the project is bid out. Carrollton’s splash pad will sit where the current sand volleyball courts are located near the bathrooms. The volleyball courts will be relocated.

An Owen County couple moved one step closer toward re-opening a bed and breakfast in Carrollton.

Carrollton Planning and Zoning determined it had no objections to Dr. David and Tracy Ison continuing the operation of a bed and breakfast in the historic Highland House, located at 1705 Highland Ave. The home was owned and operated as a bed and breakfast by Don and Ruth Mougey, and the Ison’s were set to close on the house April 9.