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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 […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Oct. 27, 2025) – Hours are expanding at the Tuscarawas County Board of Elections office for this final week of early voting. Board Director Dave Johnson reminds those wanting to vote early and in-person that the board is now in its new headquarters at 933 East High […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER ) (Oct. 24, 2025) – Lt. Governor Jim Tressel has been sending one of the top offensive weapons from his time at Ohio State out into schools to promote his fitness challenge program. Former Buckeyes and NFL receiver Ted Ginn Jr. was at New Philadelphia’s West Elementary […]

DENNISON (WJER) (Oct. 21, 2025) – The five finalists in the running this week for the Dennison Depot’s 2025 Tuscarawas County Woman of the Year Award are all expressing their gratitude and their passion for volunteerism. Retired teacher-turned-Dover librarian Sherrel Rieger has helped present and develop a wide range of […]

MINERAL CITY (WTUZ) (Oct. 21, 2025) – The second Storybook Trail on Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District property is now open at Atwood Lake. A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place Saturday. MWCD Trails Coordinator Dylan Sayre says this grant-funded trail, where users can read passages from a book displayed along the path, […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Oct. 17, 2025) – The writer, director, and lead actor of the film Old Fashioned is returning to his hometown for a 10th anniversary screening of the movie Saturday at the Quaker Cinema. New Philadelphia native Rik Swartzwelder says he’s coming up from Florida to celebrate the […]