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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Nov. 4, 2025) – The Tuscarawas County Coroner’s office this morning released the name of the person whose remains were found in a motor home fire in Dover Township on Friday. The individual has been identified as 38-year-old Samuel Crawford of Massillon. The remains were taken to […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Nov. 4, 2025) – Election Day is here. Polls are open until 7:30 p.m. tonight. The New Philadelphia City School District is on the ballot for the third time trying to pass a 6.2-mill bond issue and 1-mill levy to build and maintain new schools. Countywide, three […]

TUSCARAWAS CO. (WJER) (Nov. 3, 2025) – Dover and New Philadelphia city leaders are moving forward with plans to buy an armored vehicle for their police forces. The two cities have a combined special response team, called a SWAT team in other places. The cities’ safety directors agree that without […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Nov. 3, 2025) – Tuscarawas County will no longer be split between two congressional districts under the new map starting with the 2026 election cycle. The current divide runs partially along the I-77 corridor through the county. The northeastern portion of Tuscarawas County, including Dover and New […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Oct. 31, 2025) – Tuscarawas County Job and Family Services officials say they’ve been guiding SNAP food assistance recipients to other sources as the government shutdown could halt future benefits starting this weekend. JFS Director Veronica Spidell says her agency has been sharing lists of area food […]

ZOARVILLE (WJER) (Oct. 31, 2025)  – The Tusky Valley school community has now been able to celebrate its new school-based health center with the governor and others who made it possible. The nearly $2.3 million project, located in the old high school on the district campus, was funded through the […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Oct. 29, 2025) – The city of New Philadelphia has been having to wait a little longer for construction to get underway on its downtown quadrants redesign project. Dignitaries attended a groundbreaking ceremony in July for the $2.9 million state-funded project. Mayor Joel Day reported last month […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Oct. 28. 2025) – The Tuscarawas County Board of Elections office has seen steady participation in early voting, now in its fourth and final week. Director Dave Johnson says more than 1,300 people cast an early in-person ballot during the first three weeks. The board has had […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Oct. 28, 2025) – We expect to learn more soon about the investigation into the fire that damaged three mobile homes in all on the west end of town Sunday. Online records show one person was booked into the Tuscarawas County Jail on arson and aggravated trespassing […]

HARRISON CO. (WJER) (Oct. 27. 2025) – The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District and partnering agencies are about to soon break ground on the new $6.3 million Tappan Lake Regional Safety Center. The facility will be built off U.S. 250 near the Pleasant Valley Church. MWCD spokeswoman Adria Bergeron says it’ll […]