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(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 […]

DOVER (WJER) (Sept. 24, 2025)  – Area non-profit organizations are coming together under one roof to recruit those willing to lend a helping hand. Volunteer Leaders in Action is having its annual Volunteer Connect Fair today from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Tuscarawas County Senior Center. Chair Kim Harmon […]

WEST LAFAYETTE (WTUZ) (Sept. 23, 2025) – Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jim Tressel’s travels across the state brought him to Ridgewood Middle-High School Monday. Tressel was present for an assembly that included 4th through 7th graders who have been working on their own goals as part of his new fitness challenge […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 22, 2025) – Tuscarawas Central Catholic supporters are closing in on their fundraising goals for the new fieldhouse. Building on Excellence campaign board member Mike Fredericks says they’ve nearly secured all the cash and pledges required by the diocese for the approximately 24,000 square foot project, […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WTUZ) (Sept. 22, 2025)  – A new Miss Clayland has been crowned for 2026. Saturday’s scholarship competition at Claymont High School saw seven young women vying for the spot that will put them in the running for Miss Ohio. Lucabella LaEace, of Cincinnati, ultimately won the 69th title following […]

DENNISON (WJER) (Sept. 17, 2025)  – The Dennison Railroad Depot Museum is closer to naming its 2025 Lucille Nussdorfer Tuscarawas County Woman of the Year. The “Fab 5” finalists are Sarah DiFazio, Lisa Keim, Roxie Long, Vikki O’Hara, and Sherrel Rieger. Depot Marketing Coordinator Taylur Cunningham says the finalists were […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WTUZ) (Sept. 15, 2025) – Mayor Jim Zucal is hoping for council’s approval on a couple of hirings. Zucal says following the departure of Terry McFerren as code enforcement officer, they need someone in that position. The job has been paying $15 an hour. Zucal would like to see […]

DOVER (WJER) (Sept. 15, 2025) – The 175th annual Tuscarawas County Fair is underway starting today. The lineup today includes the Junior Fair market hog, poultry, lamb, and goat shows with the 4-H kids. David Renner with the Tuscarawas County Veterans Service Office says veterans get free admission today. He […]

DOVER TWP.  (WJER) (Sept. 12, 2025) – Dover firefighters are crediting a neighbor for reporting a house fire to 9-1-1 in the 1600 block of Pleasant Hill Road Northwest Thursday. This happened at about 3:45 p.m.  There were no injuries. Fire Captain Mike Mossor says the woman who lives there […]

BOLIVAR (WTUZ ) (Sept. 11, 2025)  – Excavation is continuing on the grounds of Fort Laurens to map out where a portion of Ohio’s only Revolutionary War fort will be reconstructed. The original fort was built in 1778 but abandoned just months later. Historical site director Tammi Shrum says archeologists […]