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DOVER – The Dover Rotary Club is bringing back its student exchange program. Rotarian and Youth Exchange Program Chair Steven Higley says the program has been on hiatus for about five years since it stopped due to COVID. The club is relaunching it for the 2026-27 school year. Higley says […]

DOVER – City officials are anticipating some more commercial development along South Wooster Avenue after the sale of a portion of the former General Electric property. Mayor Shane Gunnoe says the development group MTTJ Properties has purchased just over three acres of land fronting South Wooster Avenue across from Speedway. […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A former New Philadelphia band assistant will spend five years on probation for exchanging inappropriate photos with a student. Brandon Furbay, 27, in August pleaded guilty to two fifth-degree felony counts: “illegal use of a minor or impaired person in nudity-oriented material or performance,” and “disseminating matter […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Tuscora Park goers can get a good look at one of the new rides coming to the park if they visit the Convention and Visitors Bureau in New Philadelphia. One of the “Tubs of Fun” is in the office there on East High Avenue. Greg Rees, board […]

NEW PHILADEPHIA – The Friends of the Homeless are planning a dueling pianos fundraiser as Jack’s House of Hope homeless shelter nears an expected December opening. Board President Rev. Joe Svancara says the Friends of the Homeless have raised $4.5 million toward a $5.5 million dollar goal, mainly through donations […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The city of Dover is suing the owners of a fire-damaged house in hopes of getting it torn down. In a civil complaint filed in Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court at the end of September, the city’s attorneys say what remains of the structure at 1409 East […]

DOVER – A former police officer and 2018 Dover High School graduate died in August as a result of combat activity in Ukraine while serving as an international volunteer member of the Ukrainian Armed Forced. Mayor Shane Gunnoe says he was a dedicated officer who was well-liked by his coworkers. […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Law enforcement officers provided the most detailed description of the Aug. 23 drowning deaths at Atwood Lake in court on Monday. Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Ernest sided with Prosecutor Ryan Styer in not granting bail for 40-year-old Ruth Miller, who is in jail and […]

DOVER – Three Tuscarawas County school districts are taking steps to increase property taxes without asking for voters’ approval. Dover, Claymont and Indian Valley school boards have approved reallocating inside millage, or mills not voted on by the public, away from operating costs and toward permanent improvements that could include […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The Amish mother accused of drowning her 4-year-old son at Atwood Lake on Aug. 23 will remain in jail after a judge denied her attorney’s request for bail. Judge Michael Ernest at a hearing Monday said 40-year-old Ruth Miller will stay in the Tuscarawas County Jail. Sheriff’s […]