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DOVER – As a developer is expected to build more than 100 new homes in Dover over the next couple of years, the city’s mayor is anticipating significant commercial growth, too. Lawver Homes has started building houses in the 30-home Crimson Cove subdivision and has proposed building about 80 more […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Police last week used a taser to take down a theft suspect who threw a hatchet toward them. Capt. David Morris says Walmart reported an extremely agitated man stole a baseball bat and threatened to blow up the store on Thursday, July 3rd. Police responded and confronted […]

DOVER – Roadwork is picking up over the next couple of weeks. Tuscarawas County, ODOT and the city of Dover have all sent out notices for projects starting soon. The county engineer’s office says the latest Dover Zoar Road closing will be east of the Dover city limit starting July […]

NEWCOMERSTOWN – A 38-year-old Newcomerstown man accused of raping a person with disabilities pleaded guilty to lesser charges and was sentenced to three years in prison and a permanent sex offender designation. Allen Kerns in May pleaded guilty to sexual battery and gross sexual imposition, both felonies, but not as […]

DOVER – A baseball league for players with special needs will draw hundreds to Dover City Park this weekend. The Challenger Baseball state tournament is on Saturday and Sunday, with 34 teams and nearly 400 players from 10 leagues from across Ohio. Event organizer Jennifer Flaherty says they’re expecting more […]

DOVER – Wooster Avenue near 14th Street was closed around lunchtime Wednesday as police investigated a two-vehicle crash. Dover Fire Captain Joe Minocchi says six people with minor injuries were transported from the scene by ambulance, including three minors. Patrolman Sean Lefler says the pickup truck and another vehicle were […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A 67-year-old man reported missing in Pennsylvania turned up in a hayfield 125 miles away in Tuscarawas County naked, agitated and in need of help. Reports from the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office say the man had mental health issues and had not been taking his medication. He […]

DOVER – The latest housing development proposal is a step closer but still months away from construction. The city’s planning commission Tuesday approved the annexation of about 33 acres near the city’s north border Tuesday. The proposal from Lawver Homes calls for 54 condominiums and 29 single-family homes, ranging in […]

DOVER – The Dover School District has bought another property near Dover Middle School as officials are exploring options for facility upgrades. Dover Superintendent Karie McCrate says the district is just starting to develop a master facilities plan, but if someday they’re able to build or expand, the middle school […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A 27-year-old Newcomerstown man has been indicted on nine counts of rape and called a sexually violent predator following accusations he engaged in sexual conduct with a child between the ages of 3 and 10. Christopher Lee Patterson last week pleaded not guilty to a 13-count indictment […]