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DENNISON (WJER) (Sept. 2, 2026) – The Village of Dennison is remembering former mayor and longtime community volunteer Jeff Dryden, who passed away Sunday at age 69. Dryden, a 1975 Claymont High School graduate, served as Dennison’s mayor from 2016 to 2020 and was active in local organizations, including Dennison […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 1, 2026) – A traffic change is coming to the intersection of State Route 212 and State Route 21 at the Tuscarawas-Stark county line. The Ohio Department of Transportation posted signs Monday alerting drivers that the intersection will become a four-way stop on September 14. District […]

DENNISON (WJER) (Sept. 1, 2026) – The Dennison Railroad Depot Museum has announced the five finalists for the 2026 Lucille Nussdorfer Tuscarawas County Woman of the Year Award, which recognizes outstanding volunteerism and community impact. Marketing and Brand Manager Taylur Cunningham says this year’s finalists – selected from public nominations […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 31, 2026)  – A 24-year-old West Virginia man is in custody in Pennsylvania for an alleged multi-county crime spree that started early this morning in Tuscarawas County. Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Detective Captain Adam Fisher says deputies were called around 4:45 a.m. after a van was reported […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 31, 2026) – Hope in the Park will bring the Tuscarawas County community together today at Tuscora Park to remember lives lost to overdose, support those in recovery and mark International Overdose Awareness Day. The event begins at 5 p.m. with local agencies and treatment providers […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 31, 2026)  – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash from over the weekend in eastern Tuscarawas County that killed a Portage County man. It happened around 12:30 p.m. Saturday on State Route 212 near Tabor Ridge Road in Warren Township. New […]

DOVER (WJER) (Aug. 27. 2026) – The Tuscarawas County Health Department says a mosquito sample collected in Fairfield Township has tested positive for La Crosse virus—the first confirmed La Crosse-positive mosquito sample in the county this year. Health officials also report a third mosquito sample testing positive for West Nile […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 27, 2026) — The New Philadelphia Finance Committee is continuing to study whether the city should outsource income-tax collections to RITA, the Regional Income Tax Agency, as officials review possible cost savings and service impacts. Committee Chair Steve Rippeth says no decision has been made. Members […]

DENNISON (WTUZ) (Aug. 26, 2026) – Another seasonal skating attraction could be coming to Dennison’s Heritage Park this fall. The village this time is looking to make more use of the park while warm weather continues. Mayor Greg DiDonato told council he learned of 120 pairs of roller skates available […]

GOSHEN TWP. (WJER) (Aug. 26, 2026) – The Tuscarawas County Engineer’s Office is settling into a new home on Possum Hollow Road in Goshen Township. Engineer Doug Bachman says the county initially considered a $1.8 million renovation of its aging Front Avenue facility, but purchasing the former Mushrush property made […]