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MIDVALE – The village of Barnhill has no mayor. It has no acting Council. It apparently has no public officials. And it appears increasingly likely that it has no future as a self-governing municipality. At a town hall meeting Wednesday at Midvale Elementary School, Tuscarawas County officials, including Auditor Larry […]

DOVER – The city is wasting no time in announcing trick or treat times for Halloween. Mayor Shane Gunnoe says Dover trick or treat will be on Halloween – Saturday October 31st from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. He says the city starts getting questions about Halloween around this time of […]

DOVER – The city has two new police cruisers almost ready to hit the streets. City Safety Director Bob Everett says a third new vehicle is already in service, but the other two still need to be outfitted with lights, radios and other equipment. One will be converted into a […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The city is considering putting a parks levy on the ballot this November. After months of tense budget discussions among city administrators and Council members, Mayor Joel Day told Council the city’s financial structure is outdated and unsustainable, and a 5-year, 2.4-mill levy to fund the parks […]

The Tuscarawas County Health Department will spray for mosquitoes in Fairfield Township Wednesday night from 8 to 11 p.m. It will be rescheduled if the weather is bad. Health officials say surveillance along Ohio Route 212 identified a significant increase in the adult mosquito population, with large trap counts exceeding […]

BOLIVAR – Fort Laurens on Saturday will rededicate its tribute to American soldiers who lost their lives defending Ohio’s only Revolutionary War fort. The rededication of the Tomb of the Unknown Patriot will take place at 1 p.m. on Saturday in honor of 23 soldiers who died at Fort Laurens […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Panelists at Thursday’s property tax forum at the Tuscarawas County Public Library did not have an answer for what could replace property taxes as the main source of funding for most local government agencies. Leonard Gilbert from the Committee to Abolish Property Tax says governments would have […]

DOVER – These are the final weeks before city offices move to a new location a block away. The move from 110 E. Third St. to 321 N. Wooster Ave. has been anticipated since the city bought the former First Federal Bank building in 2024. Delays, including a significant one […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Former Uhrichsville mayor Mark Haney is in the Tuscarawas County Jail to begin serving a 10-day jail sentence. Haney pleaded guilty to felony theft and soliciting improper compensation in April related to charges from the state auditor’s office alleging he used city funds to pay for personal […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The Tuscarawas County Coroner’s Office has identified the body found in the Tuscarawas River Monday afternoon as 29-year-old Jacob Holbrook. The coroner’s report on the cause of death is still pending. The report lists Holbrook as homeless and of the New Philadelphia area. Sheriff’s Detective Capt. Adam […]