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Dover man facing charges after drunken high-speed chase

February 3, 2025

DOVER – Police say a drunk driver led troopers on a chaotic high-speed chase into Dover early Saturday morning, striking another vehicle, a tree and a house and losing a tire before escaping on foot. State Highway Patrol Sgt. Clinton Armstrong said the pursuit started on I-77 around 1:30 a.m. […]


Attempted murder case on hold for sanity evaluation

January 29, 2025

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The trial of a man accused of attacking a Dover gas station attendant with a hammer is on hold indefinitely as he undergoes a sanity evaluation. Police say 39-year-old John McNutt on Dec. 9 attempted to rob the Wooster Avenue Speedway, hitting the female clerk in the […]




Wainwright man shot by deputies in July headed to prison

January 27, 2025

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A 41-year-old Wainwright man shot by sheriff’s deputies on the Fourth of July will spend more than two years in prison for resisting arrest while brandishing a gun. Joseph A. Barnhart pleaded no contest to four charges stemming from the July 4th incident. A plea arrangement had […]




Police chases end in New Philadelphia

January 24, 2025

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Police were involved in a pair of vehicle pursuits Wednesday, both ending with the suspect crashing the car and going to jail. The first one happened just after 2 a.m. when a 36-year-old New Philadelphia man allegedly stole a 2005 Town & Country van from a residence […]