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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Dec. 15, 2025) – The cold and snow led to an anxious weekend at times for some around the area. ODOT District 11 had about 90 salt trucks out in eastern Ohio Saturday. Tuscarawas County Sheriff Orvis Campbell says the 911 center received 31 weather-related crash calls […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Dec. 12, 2025) – The Dover, Claymont and Indian Valley school districts have hit a snag in trying to fund future construction and renovations. The Tuscarawas County Budget Commission declined the districts’ attempts to fund those projects by reallocating inside millage, moves that would have raised property […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Dec. 12, 2025) – Area law enforcement officers are making their annual holiday trek this weekend delivering gifts as part of FOP Tuscora Lodge No. 4’s Christmas with a Cop program. Christmas with a Cop Committee Chair Bob Everett says the caravan of cruisers will be visiting […]

DOVER (WJER) (Dec. 11, 2025)  – T4C officials are now getting set to see everything received from this week’s WJER / WTUZ / Indian Valley FFA Toy Drive go off to good homes. The toy drive was Monday at the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds. T4C Director Leslie Booth says the Clover […]

DENNISON (WTUZ) (Dec. 8, 2025) – The village of Dennison is honoring mayor Greg DiDonato with a bronze plaque for all of his contributions over the years. Village Council recently approved legislation naming the intersection of North 3rd Street and Grant Street as DiDonato Square, as spearheaded by administrative assistant […]

DOVER (WJER) (Dec. 8, 2025)  – Today is WJER/WTUZ/Indian Valley FFA Toy Drive day. It is happening until 6 p.m. at the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds in Dover for families in the T4C Share-A-Christmas program. T4C Director Leslie Booth says people should enter the fairgrounds from the Tuscarawas Avenue side, drop […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Dec. 4, 2025) – State troopers say they believe alcohol was a factor in a single vehicle crash that killed a Newcomerstown man just south of town. The State Highway Patrol New Philadelphia post says 39-year-old Howard Boor Jr. was the driver of a pickup truck southbound […]

SUGARCREEK TWP. (WJER) (Dec. 3, 2025)  – Firefighters from Sugarcreek and several other departments spent about 10 hours at a fire involving a large shed full of hay and farming equipment in the 6100 block of Stony Point Road Tuesday afternoon. Nobody was injured in the blaze that was first […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Dec. 3, 2025)  – The State Highway Patrol is telling us just how difficult it was for drivers on the road Tuesday morning due to the snow. New Philadelphia Post Commander Lt. Johnnie Maier says his troopers in a 12-hour period responded to 15 crashes and just […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Dec. 2, 2025)  – State Transportation officials say they’ve been ready for whatever the forecast ends up dumping on the roads today. The National Weather Service has a winter weather advisory in effect from midnight through 1 p.m. today. Drivers should plan to leave early. The roads […]