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DOVER – Police say a drunk driver ran a red light and caused a 4-vehicle crash in New Philadelphia before fleeing the scene. Police found him about 20 minutes later sleeping in his vehicle in Dover. The crash happened just after 7 a.m. Sunday at West High and Tuscarawas Avenue. […]

DOVER – The Dover City School District has bought the East of Chicago Pizza building near Dover Middle School. Superintendent Karie McCrate says they will eventually tear down that building and the former Pro-Print building next door to make way for the possible expansion of the middle school campus. The […]

DOVER – The new year will bring a new City Hall for Dover in the former First Federal Bank building at the corner of Wooster Avenue and East 4th Street. While construction has pushed past early expectations of a middle-to-late-2025 opening date, Mayor Shane Gunnoe says things are looking good […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – City Council has approved raises for elected officials, department heads and other non-union employees while also upping their health care contributions. The raises for department heads and non-union employees are about 3 percent in 2026 and 2.5 percent in 2027 and 2028. At the same time, the […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A Tuscarawas County man will spend at least 20 years in prison for the attempted murder of an ex-girlfriend and faces a new trial on charges he retaliated against a victim after a jury found him guilty in November. Judge Michael Ernest on on Dec. 22 sentenced […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The 24-year-old New Philadelphia man accused of burning down two mobile homes in October has been indicted by the grand jury on four felony counts, including aggravated arson. New Philadelphia police say Chance Cawley had recently been evicted from one of the homes that was destroyed in […]

DOVER – Mayor Shane Gunnoe says the opening of the Schaeffler EV component factory on the city’s north side has been delayed, but he is confident in the company’s commitment to the site. Schaeffler is in the process of constructing a $230 million, 320,000-square-foot manufacturing facility on the city’s border […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Just over 100 people showed up at Buckeye Career Center Tuesday to learn about and provide feedback on the Ohio Department of Transportation’s plans for a major reconfiguration of the I-77-U.S. 250-State Route 39 intersection in New Philadelphia. ODOT spokesperson Lauren Borell says most agreed that a […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Hazardous road conditions are possible for the Tuesday morning commute. That has officials reminding motorists to be patient with other drivers and road crews. Tuscarawas County Engineer Doug Bachman says his department has about 15 snowplow drivers caring for 461 miles of roads. He’s expecting the first […]

NEW PHILADELPHLIA – ODOT is seeking public input on a proposal to significantly transform the I-77/U.S. Route 250 and State Route 39 intersection. It’s in the very early stages, but the plan calls for relocating ramps, reconfiguring the I-77-U.S. Route 250 interchange and creating a roundabout at the 39-Bluebell Drive […]