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NEW PHILADELPHIA – The New Philadelphia School Board will vote on a contract for the district’s next superintendent at a special meeting on Wednesday, March 25, at 4 p.m. at the Front Street administration building. Carole Sutton would receive a 3-year contract at $151,000 a year. That contract would start […]

STRASBURG – A motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Strasburg Friday night. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says at around 9:15 p.m., 38-year-old Nichole VanMeter of Strasburg was riding a 2020 Harley Davidson Sportster Iron 883 heading northwest on South Wooster Avenue when a 2014 Toyota Rav4 pulled […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The Tuscarawas County Republican Central Committee has selected Scott Deedrick as the new county prosecutor. Deedrick was assistant county prosecutor when the county commissioners appointed him acting prosecutor in February. He replaces Ryan Styer, who left the position to become a judge. The committee voted 18-5 in […]

DOVER – Financial moves by three area school districts to fund capital improvements while raising property taxes are back on track for 2027 after they were blocked for 2026. Dover, Indian Valley and Claymont School Boards have again approved shifting inside millage to pay for things like building improvements or […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The man who attacked a Dover gas station clerk with a hammer in December 2024 has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and felonious assault. Police say 40-year-old John McNutt hit a female clerk in the head with a hammer multiple times in a failed robbery attempt at […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – City Council and administrators took several steps toward a balanced budget Tuesday but not without some disagreements among officials. Councilman and committee chair Steve Rippeth kicked off a special finance committee meeting by thanking department heads and superintendents for their hard work, telling them he did not […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The Holmes County mother who drowned her son in Atwood Lake in August will be leaving the Tuscarawas County Jail soon and heading to a mental health care facility. Two weeks after ruling 40-year-old Ruth Miller not guilty by reason of insanity, Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court […]

DOVER – A new ALDI grocery store could be opening here as early as next year after the company purchased nearly 2 acres of land on the city’s north side this week. Mayor Shane Gunnoe says the national retail chain bid $1.025 million for the 1.7-acre property at the southwest […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The city is in a budget squeeze. City Council must approve 2026 appropriations by the end of the month. Auditor Heather Denham on Monday said there is still significant work to do to balance the budget, as departments’ spending requests are higher than the city’s revenue. She […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The new Chick-fil-A had a ribbon-cutting celebration on Wednesday morning about 24 hours before it was scheduled to open. Local owner-operator Brady Rust was emotional as he welcomed a who’s who of Tuscarawas County dignitaries and community leaders to the restaurant on Blue Bell Drive. “I’m extremely […]