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GNADENHUTTEN (WJER) (July 22, 2024) – An Indian Valley educator is now in the running for the Ohio Board of Education’s 2025 Teacher of the Year award for the entire state. High school social studies teacher Aaron Davis has been selected as the board’s teacher of the year for District […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 22, 2024) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal incident on I-77 south near Bolivar Sunday morning involving a pedestrian who was struck and killed. New Philadelphia Post Trooper Roy Beach says the victim, 34-year-old Jonathan Mandala of Akron, apparently walked onto the […]

ZOARVILLE (WJER) (July 19, 2024) – Camp Tuscazoar is announcing a new event to honor heroes. The site is inviting military members to its inaugural Camp Tuscazoar Veterans Weekend for camping, biking and fellowship with others August 2-4. “Camp Tuscazoar reached out to us to see if we could help […]

UNION TWP. (WTUZ) (July 17, 2024) – A Dennison area septic tank service business had a garage-type building destroyed in an overnight fire. Multiple departments were sent to TDT Septic and Excavating in the 1500 block of Midvale Mine Road after a neighbor reported the fire at about 2:40 a.m. […]

WAYNE TWP. (WJER) (July 16, 2024) – Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s officials say two people were taken to a Canton Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries as the result of an ATV crash Monday. The crash happened on property in the 10000 block of Camp Road Northwest, north of Dundee, at about 5 […]

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 […]