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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 17, 2026) – A couple of new safety features are being rolled out at New Philadelphia City Schools in the new academic year that begins Thursday. Superintendent Carole Sutton says several school buildings will have a new visitor management process requiring guests to present a driver’s […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 17, 2026) – New Philadelphia is bracing to pay nearly twice as much for road salt this winter. Service Director Ron McAbier told city council the city secured a bid through ODOT at $92 a ton, but the salt will have to be picked up near […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 14, 2026) – A new chapter is underway at Tuscarawas Central Catholic as school leaders and supporters gathered Thursday for the groundbreaking of a new, multi-million-dollar athletic Fieldhouse and Community Center. Columbus Bishop Earl Fernandes joined members of the Building on Excellence campaign committee, school leaders, […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 13, 2026) – Two local community leaders who recently died after battles with cancer will be remembered at upcoming celebrations of life. Tuscarawas County Board of Developmental Disabilities Superintendent Nate Kamban died July 28 at age 39. TuscBDD Relations and Special Projects Director Kerri Silverthorn says […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 12, 2026) – State troopers are investigating a fatal crash that killed a Newcomerstown Man on I-77 near Stone Creek Tuesday afternoon. The State Highway Patrol says 60-year-old Michael A. Carr was heading south, pulling a small trailer, when his car went off the right side […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 11, 2026) — Sherrod Brown is trying to make inroads with Tuscarawas County voters as he seeks a return to the U.S. Senate. The Democrat spoke to a packed house Monday at Daily Grind Café in New Philadelphia. Brown is running this fall against Republican incumbent […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 10. 2026) – Tuscarawas Central Catholic is inviting the community to help mark the start of construction on its new Fieldhouse and Community Center. The school will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday at 2 p.m. Principal Jennifer Calvo says the ceremony marks a major milestone in […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 10, 2026)  — The New Philadelphia Police Department has added a new four-legged member to its team. Reaper, a 16-month-old Belgian Malinois, is now working alongside K-9 Officer Tristen Lambert. Lambert says Reaper was purchased from Midwest Working Dogs in Columbus for $13,000 and trained by […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA — The United Way of Tuscarawas County and Harcatus are teaming up for the annual “Stuff the Bus” school supply drive today and tomorrow to benefit preschool children in Head Start classrooms across the county. The bus will be parked at Walmart in New Philadelphia from 10 a.m. […]

NORTH OLMSTED (WJER) (Aug. 6, 2026) — Former New Philadelphia School District Superintendent David Brand has died. The Firelands Local School District announced Thursday that Brand passed away following what it described as “a courageous health battle.” A GoFundMe page set up to assist Brand’s family says he had recently […]