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Quaker Foundation to celebrate student success tonight

May 2, 2025

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May, 2, 2025)  – The New Philadelphia school community is honoring standouts past and present this evening. Quaker Foundation board member Jan McInturf says they are awarding 140 scholarships to 89 students totaling nearly $310,000 at tonight’s annual recognition ceremony at the Kent State Tuscarawas Performing Arts […]


Dover team wins 28th annual Teen Driving Roadeo

May 1, 2025

DOVER (WJER) (May, 1, 2025) – Dover students are the winners of the Tuscarawas County Health Department’s annual Teen Driving Roadeo for the third year in a row. Spokesperson Jennifer Demuth says teams of young drivers from eight area high schools took part in the maneuverability and writing contests Wednesday […]


Tuesday storms crash trees and sever power

April 30, 2025

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (April 30, 2025) – Crews have been left with a lot of cleanup work following the storm system that barreled through the county starting shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday. Photos have been going around of trees that toppled in the area, including a large one at a […]


New Philadelphia expands outdoor drinking hours downtown

April 29, 2025

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (April 29, 2025) – Drinking outside using marked cups in New Philadelphia’s downtown Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area, or DORA, will now be permitted at certain times seven days a week. Council voted 4 to 2 Monday night to expand the hours of operation for DORA, which previously […]





New Philadelphia road work advancing, 2025 paving list released

April 22, 2025

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (April 22, 2025) – New Philadelphia has numerous projects in the streets around town in various stages of completion. Service Director Ron McAbier was telling council that follow-up road work for the Franklin Square storm sewer project is winding down. Crews were restriping the pavement there last […]


Healthy Steps program sees record participation

April 22, 2025

AKRON (WJER) (April 22, 2025) – The Ohio and Erie Canalway Coalition is hoping to see a lot of people active outdoors this week as part of its annual Healthy Steps program that continues through April. Spokesperson Emily Gyulai says they have a record 683 participants in the month-long program […]