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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 […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Three people were transported to hospitals in three separate incidents on Monday afternoon in New Philadelphia. A kid on a bike was hit by a car at the Five Points intersection. Another child was injured in a fight at Tuscora Park. And a 20-year-old motorcyclist had a […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A 44-year-old Tippecanoe man faces a felony charge after being charged with an OVI offense for the fourth time in the past 10 years and seventh since 2000. The Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office says Ronald A. Lillie Junior had a blood alcohol level more than twice the […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A Judge will decide on Friday what’s next for the Holmes County mother who drowned her 4-year-old son at Atwood Lake in August after finding her not guilty by reason of insanity last week. Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court Judge Mike Ernest made that ruling last Tuesday […]

DOVER – The mayor says the investigation into a police officer’s alleged misconduct is nearly complete more than a month after the potential disciplinary violation. The city announced in a Feb. 11 press release that a city police officer had been removed from duty and placed on leave after an […]