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TUSCARAWAS COUNTY (WJER) (Oct. 8, 2025) – A couple of local fire departments will host their annual open houses this evening. Dover’s will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at the downtown firehouse at 116 East 3rd Street. Guests can tour the fire house, see the equipment, talk to firefighters […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Oct. 6, 2025) – Election season is quickly advancing. New Tuscarawas County Board of Elections Director David Johnson says tonight is the deadline to register to vote or update your information on file to participate in next month’s general election. The office is open until 9 p.m. […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WTUZ) (Oct. 6, 2025) – It is National Fire Prevention Week and this year’s theme revolves around using Lithium-Ion batteries safely. Lithium-ion batteries are in laptops, tablets, cellphones, scooters and much more. New Philadelphia Fire Department Captain Jim Sholtz says as those items have become more common over […]

DOVER (WJER) (Oct. 3, 2025)  – The Tuscarawas Valley’s largest yearly author fair is this weekend. The 5th annual Canal Town Book Festival is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 .pm., but this time at the Dover High School auxiliary gymnasium. Library Director Jim Gill says approximately 60 authors from […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Oct. 3, 2025) – The Tuscarawas County Board of Elections has gone through reorganization for the second time this year – this time just days before the start of early voting for the November election. Democrat Mark Waltz has resigned as chairman of the four-member elections board. […]

CARROLLTON (WJER) (Oct. 3, 2025)  – Authorities are trying to determine how a male turned up dead alongside a set of railroad tracks in Carroll County this week. Carroll County Sheriff’s officials say the victim was not struck by a train and they are not giving out his age or […]

DOVER (WJER) (Sept. 29, 2025) – The Dover Community Parks Foundation is making some adjustments with its Parktoberfest event this time around. Board member Pam Dummermuth says it’s been moved from Dover City Park to Hoodletown Brewing and it’s Saturday, October 11th from 4 to 7 p.m. She says it’ll […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 29, 2025) – The Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Tuscarawas and Carroll Counties is offering advice on how to respond as part of its messaging for Suicide Prevention Awareness Month as it winds down. Director Natalie Bollon says if you notice drastic […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 26, 2025)  – Homecoming weekend is here for the Quaker Foundation. Board member Jan McInturf says former Welty English teacher Peggy Range is being presented with the Retired Educator Award at the start of the halftime show during tonight’s New Philadelphia football game. The Merit Award […]

(WJER) (Sept. 25, 2025) – The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report into the fatal Tusky Valley charter bus chain-reaction crash from November of 2023 that killed three students and three adults. 61-year-old Jacob McDonald of Zanesville was given 18 months in jail for slamming into the […]