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NEW PHILADELPHIA – The driver in a drunk-driving, drag-racing crash that killed a 21-year-old New Philadelphia man in August will spend six to seven years in prison. Friday morning, 38-year-old Janesh Cabrera-Vargas was sentenced to three years in prison for aggravated vehicular homicide and an additional three to four years […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Teachers, administrators and staff at New Philadelphia’s West Elementary School have earned statewide recognition for going above and beyond for their students. Mark Jones with the Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators this week honored the fourth grade and preschool building as one of its 2026 Hall […]

DOVER – The city’s summer projects include paving on the south side and planning for a few bigger projects next year. Service Director Dave Douglas says the orange cones that are downtown right now are for an Enbridge Gas project to replace lines that are nearly 70 years old or […]

SUGARCREEK – The village will be sandwiched by paving work on state Route 39 this summer, starting this week. Night-time paving continues along an 8-mile stretch of 39 west of the village, according to ODOT District 11 spokesperson Lauren Borell. The road will be down to one lane at night […]

SUGARCREEK – The village will be sandwiched by paving work on state Route 39 this summer, starting Monday night. Night-time paving will begin along an 8-mile stretch of 39 west of the village, according to ODOT District 11 spokesperson Lauren Borell, from about the state Route 93 intersection west to […]

DOVER – The Dover Middle School band concert was interrupted last week for a surprise announcement honoring its director. As music teacher Micah Carrick helped set up percussion instruments, School Board member John Maxwell announced that the Tuscarawas Arts Partnership had selected Carrick as the 2026 Tuscarawas County Arts Educator […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Schools Superintendent Amy Wentworth was at a loss following the failure of the district’s income tax issue on Tuesday’s ballot. Issue 1, a 1.5 percent income tax to fund new schools, failed by about 1,200 votes. Wentworth says she is disappointed that once again around 60 percent […]

DENNISON – Trinity Twin City Medical Center will be under new ownership starting this fall. Trinity Health System in a press release announced that it will transfer ownership from CommonSpirit Health to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center later this year. https://trinityhealth.com/commonspirit-health-reaches-agreement-to-transfer-ownership-of-trinity-health-system-to-upmc/?postid=db878b45-786d-4475-bdca-1553c988125d&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign= The transaction also includes Trinity West, Trinity East, […]

DOVER – An accused drug dealer has pleaded guilty to charges related to the overdose death of a teen. Thomas E. Ritchie, 23, of New Philadelphia initially pleaded not guilty in the 2025 death of a 17-year-old New Philadelphia teen and Buckeye Career Center student but changed his plea on […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The city is on track to rezone a long-vacant former industrial site to allow low-income housing there. Pivotal Housing Partners is proposing an $80 million dollar development that includes two four-story buildings for workforce and senior housing with more than 200 apartments in total. Pete Schwiegeraht with […]