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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 15, 2024) – Colleagues are remembering longtime Tuscarawas County Board of Elections Director Chuck Miller.  Miller passed away July 10th at the age of 72. “Chuck was a very dedicated individual,” said Tuscarawas County Board of Elections Chair Tom Hisrich. “He took his duties very seriously.” […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 12, 2024) – Tuscarawas River Canoe and Kayak Race planners are encouraging paddlers to come enjoy the water with them this weekend. The 10th annual race is happening Saturday morning, starting and finishing near Canal Dover Park. Director Mary Jo Monte-Kaser says the 10-mile race begins at […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 9, 2024) – The State Highway Patrol reported a relatively safe Fourth of July holiday weekend on the roads, with one incident that kept them busy but ultimately may have been a wild goose chase. New Philadelphia Post Commander Lt. Johnnie Maier says they were contacted […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 9, 2024) – Firefighters say they called off the search for a male who had jumped into the Tuscarawas River from the Wooster Avenue bridge Monday night after a few hours believing he was unharmed. Dover Fire Captain Joe Minocchi says it started after police were made […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 8, 2024) – Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s officials say a seven-year-old Wayne Township boy is home recovering following a shooting incident Friday. Sheriff Orvis Campbell says the boy was hit in the chest by a bullet that had ricocheted when his father was shooting a 9 mm […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 8, 2024) – The Ohio Department of Transportation is getting started with its $1.2 million safety improvement project on state Route 39 two miles west of Dover today. District 11 spokeswoman Lauren Borell says the road will be closed in both directions in front of the Kimble […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 5, 2024) – The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation is investigating a Fourth of July evening incident where two Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s deputies shot a Wainwright man who allegedly pointed a gun at them on his property. According to a press release from Tuscarawas […]

COLUMBUS (WJER) (July 3, 2024) – Families of three of the people killed in the Tusky Valley charter bus chain crash near Columbus last November have now filed wrongful death lawsuits. The lawsuits were filed in Franklin County by attorneys representing the families of students John Mosley and Katelyn Owens […]

AUBURN TWP. (WJER) (July 2, 2024) – It was a frightening situation for a Sugarcreek area woman and her family Monday night. Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s call records indicate the mother and her five children had to hide behind a locked door when an unknown male entered her home and made […]