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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 3, 2026) – Friends, colleagues, and community members are mourning the loss of Nate Kamban, superintendent of the Tuscarawas County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Kamban died last week at age 39 after a battle with cancer. Tuscarawas County Special Olympics Coordinator Richelle Lefler said Kamban was […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 3, 2026) – State troopers say a Sugarcreek man was killed in a three-vehicle crash Sunday morning just east of the village. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says 26-year-old Marcus Miller was riding a motorcycle west on State Route 39 near Prysi Road around 10:37 when […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 31, 2026) – The American Red Cross is urging more people to give blood after declaring only the second national blood supply crisis in its history. Northern Ohio Region Fleet and Facilities Supervisor Erica van Pelt says blood donations are down 25 percent nationwide, leaving supplies at […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 31, 2026) – Mayor Joel Day recognized longtime Rotary Club members Cary Gardner and Tom Police during this week’s city council meeting, thanking them for their years of service as they prepare to move closer to family. Gardner was a founding member of RTY, Inc., the […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (July 31, 2026)  – Two people are in custody following a drug investigation in Uhrichsville. Police say officers executed a search warrant Wednesday at a home on East High Street after receiving a tip about suspected drug trafficking. Investigators say they found a bulk quantity of suspected narcotics, […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 30, 2026) – Tuscarawas County health officials have confirmed a case of measles in a county resident. The Tuscarawas County Health Department says the person is recovering at home and the case is likely connected to a previously announced measles exposure at Smokey Lane Stables in Sugarcreek […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 28, 2026) – Charges have been filed against the man accused in Saturday’s standoff at a Main Street home in Midvale. Court records show 42-year-old Josh Shank was arraigned Monday in New Philadelphia Municipal Court on felony charges of discharging a firearm on or near prohibited […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 27, 2026) – A nationwide effort to strengthen ties between police and the communities they serve will be celebrated in New Philadelphia next week. National Night Out is set for Tuesday, August 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Tuscora Park. The event, first held nationally […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 27, 2026) – Tuscarawas County Sheriff Orvis Campbell is sharing more details about Saturday morning’s standoff in Midvale. It ended with a suspect surrendering and no one hurt. The sheriff’s office says it began just before 6 a.m. as a welfare check at a Main Street […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 17, 2026) – The National Weather Service says wildfire smoke is again expected to make air quality worse today across parts of the state, with some improvement possible Saturday morning. The Tuscarawas County Health Department is urging residents to take precautions, especially when the Air Quality […]