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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 24, 2026) – Friends of the Homeless of Tuscarawas County will host its Pedaling for a Purpose bicycle ride Saturday to support operations at Jack’s House of Hope, the county’s new homeless shelter that opened earlier this year. Board President Joe Svancara says the ride starts […]

DOVER (WJER) (Aug. 24, 2026)  – The newly formed Tuscarawas County Republican Women’s group is inviting voters to meet Republican candidates running for office this fall. The group will host a Meet the Candidates Night on Tuesday, Sept. 1, from 5 to 8 p.m. at El Hefe Restaurant in Dover. […]

YORK TOWNSHIP (WJER) (Aug. 21, 2026) — A shelter-in-place order issued Thursday for four homes in York Township was lifted after a few hours when crews repaired a natural gas leak near the 2000 block of Scenic View Road SW. The leak was discovered shortly before 11 a.m. at a […]

DOVER (WJER) (Aug. 21, 2026) –  The 12 recent cases of measles in Tuscarawas County are part of a wider outbreak that started in mid-July. Tuscarawas County Health Department spokesperson Jennifer Demuth says the local infected individuals are recovering at home. She says those cases and more than 80 statewide […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 21, 2026) – Buckeye Career Center and Tuscarawas Central Catholic welcome their full student bodies back today after staggered starts earlier this week. TCC Jr./Sr. High School is bringing sophomores through seniors back as part of its grade-level rolling schedule, Principal Jennifer Calvo said. Buckeye Career […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 20, 2026) – A truck driver was cited after losing a large roll-off container on I-77 North in New Philadelphia late Wednesday morning, backing up traffic for about two hours. The State Highway Patrol says the truck began having problems around 10:30 a.m., about a third […]

DOVER (Aug. 20, 2026) – The Tuscarawas County Fair returns September 21st through 27th for its 176th year, with opening ceremonies set for Sunday, September 20th at 5 p.m., including the crowning of the fair king and queen. Fair Board Member Jonna Cronebaugh says general admission for ages three and […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 19, 2026) – A baby is expected to recover after being thrown from a vehicle during a rollover crash Tuesday morning on I-77 just south of New Philadelphia. Ohio State Highway Patrol New Philadelphia Post Trooper Ryan Rainsberger says the crash happened around 8:10 a.m. when […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 18, 2026) – Interstate 77 north was shut down for about an hour and a half Tuesday morning after a single-vehicle crash in Tuscarawas County that injured all three people inside the vehicle, including a 2-month-old baby who authorities say was ejected. According to Ohio State […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 18, 2026) – The State Highway Patrol says Saturday night’s OVI checkpoint on the east end of New Philadelphia went smoothly — and produced no impaired-driving arrests. New Philadelphia Post Commander Lt. Bryan Sponaugle says the checkpoint was held from 9 to 11 p.m. on East […]