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DOVER (WJER) (Sept. 23, 2024) – Firefighters say residents had to stay away from their homes in one neighborhood for about an hour this morning because of a gas leak. There were no injuries or fires. Fire Captain Joe Minocchi says police started evacuating homes near the intersection of Hillcrest […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 18, 2024) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a New Philadelphia man was seriously injured when his motorcycle rear-ended an SUV in the same lane that had slowed down for traffic this morning in Clay Township. The motorcycle rider, 34-year-old Tyler Crawford, was flown to […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 17, 2024) – The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District is encouraging owners to plan to remove boats from Atwood Lake due to declining water levels. Some social media users responding to the recent announcement are criticizing the MWCD for selling lake water to oil and gas companies. […]

The Ohio EPA has provided the following statement to WJER regarding an incident earlier this month: “On Sept. 9, Ohio EPA’s Office of Emergency Response (OER), along with the Ohio Division of Natural Resources, responded to reports of numerous dead fish in Sugar Creek. A release of a phenol-based material […]

GNADENHUTTEN (WJER) (Sept. 13, 2024)  – The Ohio Department of Education has released its state school report cards for 2024. Districts receive 1-5 star ratings in half-star increments for categories that include achievement, progress, gap closing, early literacy, graduation, and overall. Indian Valley scored the highest out of the eight […]

DENNISON (WJER) (Sept. 10, 2024) – Firefighters say work continues to repair a major gas leak downtown. Chief Dave McConnell says crews working in the street as part of the downtown revitalization project cut through an 8” main gas line in front of Village Hall just after 8:30 a.m. “It […]

DOVER (WJER) (Sept. 10, 2024) – The Tuscarawas County Health Department is providing free blood pressure checks and Hepatitis C tests as part of two pop-up events this week. The first one is today from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Salvation Army in New Philadelphia. Spokesperson Jennifer Demuth […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (Sept. 9, 2024) – Police say they have arrested two suspects for an alleged shooting incident between a 17-year-old and a group consisting of four juveniles and three 18-year-olds. No injuries were reported. Police believe it started when the 17-year-old fired shots at the group in the 600 […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 9, 2024) – Buckeye Career Center officials are welcoming the ongoing expansions and additional educational opportunities happening at the school. The center offers more than 30 career-technical education programs for high school students. Director of Curriculum Frank Polen says those include two news ones this year: […]