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In court, officers describe August drownings at Atwood

September 30, 2025

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Law enforcement officers provided the most detailed description of the Aug. 23 drowning deaths at Atwood Lake in court on Monday. Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Ernest sided with Prosecutor Ryan Styer in not granting bail for 40-year-old Ruth Miller, who is in jail and […]





New Philadelphia schools find metal in playground mulch

September 25, 2025

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The New Philadelphia School District has a mulch problem this week that’s keeping kids off the playgrounds. Superintendent Amy Wentworth says they found nails and pieces of metal in the mulch used at district playgrounds, the Quaker Dome and landscaping beds. Nobody has been hurt by the […]





Mosquito spraying to take place around KSU Tusc Tuesday

September 15, 2025

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The New Philadelphia Health Department will spray for mosquitoes within a 1-mile radius of the Kent State Tuscarawas campus on Tuesday night, Sept. 16. Health officials say a mosquito sample collected there on Aug. 20 tested positive for West Nile virus. T he city and county health […]


Bond hearing scheduled in Atwood Lake murder case

September 15, 2025

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The Amish woman accused of murdering her son at Atwood Lake last month has been ordered to appear in court on Monday, Sept. 29. On that date, Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Ernest will decide whether to establish bail for 40-year-old Ruth Miller, who is […]