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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 11, 2025) – Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s officials say a nine-year-old boy in the Dundee area was not seriously injured after receiving shrapnel wounds from a .22 caliber bullet that he caused to explode with a hammer. Sheriff Orvis Campbell says 911 got the call from a […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 9, 2025) – Ohio State Highway Patrol officials are commending drivers for how they handled the extended Fourth of July weekend on the local roads. New Philadelphia Post Commander Lt. Johnnie Maier says his troopers responded to 13 crashes in Tuscarawas and Carroll counties Thursday through […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 6, 2025) – Area first responders had anything but a relaxing Fourth of July weekend.   Tuscarawas County Sheriff Orvis Campbell says a child – approximately three years old – was found unconscious in the deep end of the pool at the Uhrichsville Water Park Sunday around […]

GNADENHUTTEN (WJER) (July 1, 2025)  – Arrowhead Joint Fire District’s chief says the cause of a fire that destroyed a small house early Monday remains undetermined and under investigation. There were no injuries. Chief Steven Wright says a neighbor reported the fire in the 6800 block of Kinsey Valley Rd […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 30, 2025) – A driver involved in a pursuit after allegedly getting clocked speeding at 92 miles per hour on state Route 39 in Warren Township Friday apparently told deputies he didn’t stop for them because he was late for a funeral. This happened around 3 […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 30, 2025) – The group Citizens for Property Tax Reform has until this week to submit more than 400,000 signatures to get an issue on the November ballot to abolish property taxes in Ohio. The group argues that rising property taxes are driving citizens from their […]

DOVER (WJER) (June, 19, 2025) – Aldi is two steps closer to coming to town. Mayor Shane Gunnoe says city committees on Tuesday approved two requests by the supermarket chain as it aims to build a store on the north side of Dover on Ohio Avenue. First the planning commission […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 19, 2025) – Trumpet in the Land is preparing to open for its 56th season at Schoenbrunn Amphitheatre on Friday, with a special tribute. The show retells the story of Ohio’s first settlement, Schoenbrunn, the massacre at Gnadenhutten, and the battle between the Americas. General Manager […]

DOVER (WJER) (June 18, 2025)  – Various organizations are partnering to observe the Juneteenth holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Mark McKenzie with the Tuscarawas Valley Farmers Market says they’re again having a Juneteenth cooking demonstration with Rodney Sutton at 5 p.m. at today’s market at […]

DOVER (WJER) (June 18, 2025) – It looks like Dover will ban electric scooters from its parks. That includes in the parking lots and on the walking paths. The recommendation comes from a committee that involved the mayor, police chief, and Safety Director Bob Everett. The committee also recommends limiting […]