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DOVER (March 31, 2025) – A renovation project is underway at the Tuscarawas County Health Department. Director of Community Relations Jennifer Demuth says the building, which opened in 1977, needs upgrades. She says the first phase is adding a bypass drive along the side for easier traffic flow during drive-up […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (March 31, 2025) – State troopers have had no updates today on the operator injured in Saturday’s motorcycle crash east of New Philadelphia. The motorcycle, operated by 66-year-old David Metzger of Louisville, was rounding a curve on Tabor Ridge Road in Fairfield Township and went off the […]

DOVER (WJER) (Mar. 20, 2025) – City firefighters and others battled a garage fire that lit the night sky late Wednesday. They were called around 11:20 p.m. to the 500 block of East Front Street for a detached garage fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters says they had it quickly under […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER ) (Mar. 19, 2025) – The man who admitted to meeting a 12-year-old Georgia girl online and bringing her to Dover to be his girlfriend last year is heading to prison. Judge Michael Ernest accepted the negotiated agreement that gives 35-year-old Antonio Agustin a life sentence with […]

PITTSBURGH (WJER) (Mar. 19, 2025) – The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Tuscarawas County today. That means critical brush fire weather conditions are either occurring now – or will be shortly – due to a combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures. […]

NEWCOMERSTOWN (March 18, 2025)  – The village’s mayor is looking back on the accomplishments of 2024 and looking ahead to this year. Pat Cadle says one highlight from last year was the village receiving a nearly $800,000 Appalachian Community grant, which will help make the downtown appealing to visitors and […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (March 18, 2025) – It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week. The Tuscarawas County Emergency Management Agency is observing the occasion by posting educational materials daily on Facebook, covering topics such as the differences between a watch and warning. Director Jennifer James says another topic covers having car and home […]

DOVER (WJER) (Mar. 17, 2025) – It has been a hectic 24 hours or so at times for area first responders with a windstorm Sunday and a Dover house fire later in the afternoon. There were scattered power outages resulting from about 20 reports of utility lines down throughout Tuscarawas […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Mar. 17, 2025) – Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s officials say a 19-year-old Dundee man was arrested for allegedly shooting at a New Philadelphia man from a moving vehicle during an apparent road rage incident. There were no reports of any injuries. According to call records, the victim contacted […]

GNADENHUTTEN (WJER) (Mar. 14, 2025) – Arrowhead Joint Fire District’s chief says a Gnadenhutten resident came home to a house fire following a shopping trip Thursday. Chief Steven Wright says firefighters arrived a couple minutes later to the house in the 200 block of North Plum Street around 5:30 p.m. […]