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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (April 9, 2025) – The United Way of Tuscarawas County has recruited plenty of help for its annual Day of Caring this week. President Sarah Spies says about 145 volunteers will perform yard work and spring-cleaning tasks for area non-profits Friday morning. Those volunteers – all sporting […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (April 8, 2025) – Drivers are learning where to expect major road work in the area for this year’s construction season. ODOT District 11 Public Information Officer Lauren Borell says 17 projects totaling $27 million are planned for Tuscarawas County this year. Those include four pavement, seven […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (April 7, 2025) – The less-than-ideal weather wasn’t enough to discourage hundreds of participants from competing in this year’s Run for Home races over the weekend. Race director Matt Ritzert says about 530 people had registered in all for the 5 and 10k races Saturday and the […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (April 7, 2025) – Tuscarawas County’s Democratic Party chair is looking to build momentum off the participation in Saturday’s nationwide “Hands Off” rallies against Republican policies and cuts at the state and federal levels. Mike DiDonato says it’s estimated that about 500 people in all – at […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (April 3, 2025) – There may be a lot of sleepy people out there today. Sirens blared early this morning – mainly between 2:30 and 3:30 a.m. – when the National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for a storm with rotation that was spotted moving into the […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (April 3, 2025) – The State Highway Patrol says the motorcycle rider who was seriously injured in a crash east of New Philadelphia has died. The motorcycle operated by 66-year-old David Metzger of Louisville went off the left side of Tabor Ridge Road while rounding a curve […]

MILL TWP. (WJER / WTUZ) (April 2, 2025)  – The State Highway Patrol New Philadelphia post is investigating a fatal plane crash near Midvale that killed the pilot who was flying solo. It happened in a farm field in Mill Township, just across the Tuscarawas River from Five Waters Golf […]

UHRICHSVILLE (April 1, 2025)  – The city is accepting applicants to fill a vacant council position. Leigh Ann McCray left the Ward 2 seat more than a month ago. The Tuscarawas County Republican Party did not name a replacement in 45 days, so Council President Buck Cottrell says that means […]

DOVER (March 31, 2025) – A renovation project is underway at the Tuscarawas County Health Department. Director of Community Relations Jennifer Demuth says the building, which opened in 1977, needs upgrades. She says the first phase is adding a bypass drive along the side for easier traffic flow during drive-up […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (March 31, 2025) – State troopers have had no updates today on the operator injured in Saturday’s motorcycle crash east of New Philadelphia. The motorcycle, operated by 66-year-old David Metzger of Louisville, was rounding a curve on Tabor Ridge Road in Fairfield Township and went off the […]