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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 […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Oct. 17, 2025) – Rivalry Week gets started bright and early Saturday morning at Buckeye Career Center. It’s the 63RD Annual Sportsmanship Banquet, where the New Philadelphia and Dover communities break bread together before ramping up the intensity for 122nd meeting between the schools’ football teams on […]

DENNISON (WTUZ) (Oct. 17, 2025) – The village of Dennison is considering following New Philadelphia’s lead and establishing a downtown Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area. The DORA would span the entire downtown, with evening hours Monday through Thursday and expanded hours over the weekend. Councilwoman Vikki O’Hara expressed her concerns at […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Oct. 17, 2025)  – Actor and comedian Paul Reiser is in town this weekend. He’s bringing his stand-up act to the Kent State Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center Saturday night. He’s probably best known for starring in television’s ‘Mad About You.’  He was also in the ‘Beverly Hills […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Oct. 16, 2025) – The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District is about to share a new long-term vision for trails at its parks and lakes. Spokeswoman Adria Bergeron says district officials will be unveiling the MWCD Trails Master Plan during a presentation Saturday at 1 p.m. at the […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA  (WJER) (Oct. 14, 2025) – The State of Ohio is making it easier to sign kids up to receive a free book each month up to the age of five through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. The United Way of Tuscarawas County helps facilitate the program locally. President […]

DOVER (Oct. 13, 2025) (WJER)  – The Tuscarawas County Health Department is again giving people a chance to get this season’s flu shot without leaving their vehicles. Spokesperson Jennifer Demuth says there will be a drive-thru flu vaccine clinic Thursday from 3:30 to 6 p.m. in the health department’s parking […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 13, 2025) (WJER) – A Tuscarawas County grand jury has indicted a New Philadelphia man accused of racing and crashing his car into a telephone pole while intoxicated and leaving behind a dead passenger. The charges now against 37-year-old Janesh Cabrera-Vargas include two counts of aggravated vehicular […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Oct. 9, 2025)  – The Ohio Department of Transportation says crews are about to begin work to clean up paint that spilled in the road on the I-77 north entrance ramp from West High Avenue in New Philadelphia, and it’s going to impact traffic. District 11 spokeswoman […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Oct. 8, 2025) – The State Highway Patrol New Philadelphia post says a passenger has now died from injuries sustained in a crash last month on I-77 south of Stone Creek. The Stark County Coroner’s Office reported that 81-year-old Naoma Mckinney of North Ridgeville was pronounced deceased […]