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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 23, 2026) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is using its ride-along program to give prospective troopers a close look at life on the road. At the New Philadelphia Post, Lt. Brian Sponaugle says they host seven to ten ride‑alongs a month, letting potential applicants shadow […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 22, 2026) –  New Philadelphia will celebrate the completion of a year-long downtown improvement project tomorrow with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the Downtown Square. The ceremony is set for 1 p.m. Wednesday and marks the completion of the $2.9-million redesign of the downtown quadrants. The project […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 21, 2026)  — Police are still releasing limited details about a Sunday afternoon shooting in the 200 block of Second Street Southwest. Chief Tessa Pohovey confirms one person has died — 42‑year‑old Christopher Damron — after the shooting inside his home just after 4 p.m. Pohovey […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 21, 2026)  – Flooding remains a concern across the region today. The National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch in effect until noon. With the ground already saturated, forecasters warn of possible flash flooding, especially along rivers, creeks and other low-lying areas. Showers and a possible […]

DOVER (WJER) (Sept. 21, 2026) – Veterans Day kicks off Day One of the Tuscarawas County Fair today. Jim Thornton with the Tuscarawas County Veterans Service Office says that means free admission at the gate for anyone with a valid military I.D.  Thornton says his staff will also be set […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER)  (Sept. 21, 2026) – New Philadelphia police are investigating a Sunday afternoon shooting that left one man injured. The department didn’t return calls for additional details last night, but a press release says officers were sent to 238 Second Street Southwest just after 4 p.m. following two […]

DOVER (WJER) (Sept. 17, 2026) – Tuscarawas County has confirmed its 13th measles case since late July — and its first in nearly a month. Health Commissioner Katie Seward says the newest patient is also the first fully vaccinated county resident identified in the current outbreak. Seward says the case […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 16, 2026) –  Former Ohio State head football coach — and current Ohio lieutenant governor — Jim Tressel stopped by New Philadelphia’s West Elementary on Tuesday to fire up students about his Team Tressel Fitness Challenge, aimed at kids in grades 3 through 8. Tressel says […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 16, 2026) – State troopers say a Dennison man was killed in a one-vehicle crash Tuesday evening in Union Township. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says 64-year-old Jeffrey R. Cottrell was driving a 2003 Ford F-150 southwest on Midvale Mine Road, or County Road 67, around […]

DOVER (WJER) (Sept. 16, 2026) — A grieving Dover community gathered Tuesday night to remember freshman Nathan Beachy, whose unexpected passing left classmates and families reeling. Hundreds circled the pond at Dover City Park for a candlelight vigil, joining in prayer and a quiet singing of Kumbaya — the traditional […]