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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 25, 2026)  — New Philadelphia city officials are continuing talks over whether to outsource municipal income tax operations to the Regional Income Tax Agency, or RITA. The proposal comes as the city looks for ways to address a tight financial situation. Council’s finance committee heard a […]

DOVER (WJER) (Aug. 25, 2026) – Dover firefighters say no one was sickened or injured after a gas leak forced Tuscarawas Central Catholic Elementary to evacuate Monday morning. Captain Joe Minocchi says the call came in at 7:50 a.m. for the smell of gas in the school’s kitchen and gym […]

STRASBURG (WJER) (Aug. 24, 2026) – The Strasburg Police Department is telling residents to ignore a letter being mailed to village homes that is asking for donations to help pay for bulletproof vests for Strasburg police officers. Police say that letter – that says it’s from the U.S. Deputy Sheriff’s […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 24, 2026) – Friends of the Homeless of Tuscarawas County will host its Pedaling for a Purpose bicycle ride Saturday to support operations at Jack’s House of Hope, the county’s new homeless shelter that opened earlier this year. Board President Joe Svancara says the ride starts […]

DOVER (WJER) (Aug. 24, 2026)  – The newly formed Tuscarawas County Republican Women’s group is inviting voters to meet Republican candidates running for office this fall. The group will host a Meet the Candidates Night on Tuesday, Sept. 1, from 5 to 8 p.m. at El Hefe Restaurant in Dover. […]

YORK TOWNSHIP (WJER) (Aug. 21, 2026) — A shelter-in-place order issued Thursday for four homes in York Township was lifted after a few hours when crews repaired a natural gas leak near the 2000 block of Scenic View Road SW. The leak was discovered shortly before 11 a.m. at a […]

DOVER (WJER) (Aug. 21, 2026) –  The 12 recent cases of measles in Tuscarawas County are part of a wider outbreak that started in mid-July. Tuscarawas County Health Department spokesperson Jennifer Demuth says the local infected individuals are recovering at home. She says those cases and more than 80 statewide […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 21, 2026) – Buckeye Career Center and Tuscarawas Central Catholic welcome their full student bodies back today after staggered starts earlier this week. TCC Jr./Sr. High School is bringing sophomores through seniors back as part of its grade-level rolling schedule, Principal Jennifer Calvo said. Buckeye Career […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 20, 2026) – A truck driver was cited after losing a large roll-off container on I-77 North in New Philadelphia late Wednesday morning, backing up traffic for about two hours. The State Highway Patrol says the truck began having problems around 10:30 a.m., about a third […]

DOVER (Aug. 20, 2026) – The Tuscarawas County Fair returns September 21st through 27th for its 176th year, with opening ceremonies set for Sunday, September 20th at 5 p.m., including the crowning of the fair king and queen. Fair Board Member Jonna Cronebaugh says general admission for ages three and […]