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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 1, 2025) – The State Highway Patrol believes the crash that closed state Route 39 just east of New Philadelphia for several hours Friday morning was caused by a suspected drunk driver. New Philadelphia Post Sgt. Bill Bower says the post was notified about the crash […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 1, 2025) – A new, inclusive playground at Tuscora Park for children of all abilities is on track to open by next summer. New Philadelphia high school teacher Preston Cornell is leading the fundraising effort. She says the Tuscora Park Foundation has about $370,000 toward a […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 1, 2025)  –  New Philadelphia’s safety director is sending kudos to the county’s Quick Response Team for reducing the number of overdoses in the area. New Philadelphia’s fire department is part of the team that works with the sheriff’s office, ADAMHS Board and clinical staff from […]

DOVER (WJER) (Aug. 1, 2025) – The Tuscarawas County Health Department scheduled spraying for mosquitoes in Port Washington and Goshen Township Thursday night after a second county resident tested positive for a rare, mosquito-borne virus. Health department officials say both residents who contracted the La Crosse virus were initially hospitalized […]

SUGARCREEK (WJER) (Aug. 1, 2025) – American Electric Power crews spent much of Thursday working to get the lights back on in Sugarcreek. A large tree fell across a transmission line shortly before 8 a.m. and knocked out service for about 2,500 customers, closing many businesses for the day. The […]

ZOARVILLE (WJER) (July 30, 2025) – A Tusky Valley School Board member is retiring after 22 years. Richard Gooding announced his retirement last month. His last day is July 31st. Gooding thanked the district voters for allowing him to represent them. He has served with three superintendents and helped establish […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 30, 2025) – Dover Police are back at full force after the city spent about a year and a half making the department a more desirable place to work. Mayor Shane Gunnoe says Dover recently hired three new police officers. They are William Steinbach, Nicholas Castricone and […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (July 28, 2025) – The city’s fire chief says a late Sunday afternoon fire in the 300 block of East High Street left three people with injuries – including a firefighter. A neighbor called it in to 9-1-1 shortly before 6 p.m. Chief Justin Edwards says two residents […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 28, 2025) – Firefighters say they believe it was sewer gas that people were smelling that caused the brief evacuation at Walmart Sunday morning. Firefighters arrived around 8:30 a.m. to investigate and left after about a half hour. Fire Captain Matthew Graham says they think sewer […]

UNION TWP.  (WJER) (July 24, 2025) – There’s more information on a Tuesday afternoon fire that destroyed a storage building in the 1700 block of Roxford Church Road Southeast. A Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office call report indicates Arrowhead Joint Fire District Chief Steven Wright has the cause of the fire […]