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Repeat OVI offender charged for 4th time in 10 years

March 9, 2026

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A 44-year-old Tippecanoe man faces a felony charge after being charged with an OVI offense for the fourth time in the past 10 years and seventh since 2000. The Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office says Ronald A. Lillie Junior had a blood alcohol level more than twice the […]






‘Outstanding outpouring of support’ for K9 Pablo

February 25, 2026

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Donations are pouring in for New Philadelphia Police K9 Pablo after he was recently diagnosed with a life-threatening genetic disorder that has forced him into early retirement. A GoFundMe account has more than $3,500 in donations toward a $10,000 goal, while separately, supporters are planning a spaghetti […]



Sherrodsville man charged with OVI for 8th time

February 24, 2026

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A Sherrodsville man has been charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated for the eighth time. The Ohio State Highway Patrol New Philadelphia Post reports 54-year-old Roger D. Brown was driving a 2011 Ford Taurus east on state Route 39 in Warren Township on Sunday just before […]


Man accused of shooting at cop pleads not guilty

February 24, 2026

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The New Philadelphia man accused of grabbing and firing a police officer’s gun has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and two other felonies. Dyllan Riter, 28, was arraigned in Common Pleas Court Monday morning. He has been in the Tuscarawas County Jail since the Jan. 13 […]


Truck driver reaches plea agreement in 2024 fatal crash

February 23, 2026

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A truck driver initially charged with aggravated vehicular homicide in a fatal 2024 crash on Interstate-77 in Bolvar has pleaded no contest to lesser charges. Antonio Wyley, 60, of Cleveland on Monday reached a plea agreement with prosecutors that reduced the initial third-degree felony charge to a […]