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DOVER – The city honored its first firefighter of the year Monday night. Fire Chief Russ Volkert announced the inaugural recipient as Austin Weaver. Volkert says Weaver was nominated by his fellow firefighters, who called him an integral part of the department. They wrote that Weaver has taken the initiative […]

DOVER – A Grammy winner is coming home to Dover to perform with the unique high school band that helped get him started on a music career. Josh Quillen, 1998 Dover graduate, won a Grammy last year in the Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance category with the group “So Percussion.” On […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The New Philadelphia School District is considering buying a 77‑acre property off state Route 39 just east of the city, and officials say it is not in a flood plain and has multiple access points. Treasurer Julie Erwin addressed these common questions as the School Board prepares […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The New Philadelphia School Board is opposing state legislation that would require school districts to report the citizenship or immigration status of their students to the federal government. The School Board on Monday unanimously approved a resolution opposing Ohio House Bill 42, which is being discussed in […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The New Philadelphia School Board accepted the resignation of Superintendent Amy Wentworth Monday. She will stay with the school district until July when she becomes the new superintendent at Indian Valley Schools, replacing her husband, Ira Wentworth, who is retiring. “We wish you luck as you to […]

DOVER – A city police officer has been removed from duty and placed on leave after an unspecified incident. Dover Safety Director Robert Everett in a media release said the city learned of the incident on Jan. 21 but did not offer any specifics about what happened or when and […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A woman who shot a truck in downtown New Philadelphia soon after visiting the police station faces a misdemeanor charge. According to a court records, the 34-year-old New Philadelphia woman pleaded not guilty last week to discharging a firearm on or over a public road. She was […]

DOVER – The athletic director at West Holmes High School is turning in his red, white and royal blue Knights gear for Dover’s crimson and gray. The Dover Board of Education is expected to approve Adam Brately as the district’s new athletic director on Monday. Brately has been the athletic […]

DOVER – Mayor Shane Gunnoe is crediting two city employees with saving the life of a coworker. He says general services employees Jon Ladrach and Brody Ferrell were fueling their vehicles on Jan. 22 when co-worker Aiden Barrett slipped on some ice and was knocked unconscious. The fall caused an […]

DOVER – A Dover fire vehicle was involved in a crash about 100 feet from the station while responding to an emergency call Friday morning. Nobody was hurt. State Highway Patrol Sgt. Clinton Armstrong says the fire chief’s truck – a 2005 Ford F-350 – driven by Captain Mike Mosser […]