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NEW PHILADELPHIA – Recently retired Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court Judge Elizabeth Thomakos says her successor has a challenging job ahead. Thomakos retired last week after 27 years on the bench to dedicate more time to family and other pursuits. “I’m ready to move on to a different phase of […]

DUNDEE – A GoFundMe account has been set up to raise money for the couple who lost everything in a house fire in Dundee Monday morning. Family members say Larry Phillabaum and Erin Walton are awake and recovering at a Cleveland medical center after escaping the fire by jumping from […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The head of the area’s drug enforcement agency says cocaine is a growing concern in the area. In the past two weeks, the Tuscarawas County Grand Jury has indicted three individuals for cocaine trafficking. In two of those cases enough cocaine was recovered to warrant first-degree felony […]

DOVER – Local officials are knocking on wood and crossing their fingers hoping the worst damage from this week’s harsh winter weather is behind them. Police, fire and service department heads have expressed relief after receiving fewer emergency calls than they had expected during the massive snowstorm early in the […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A traffic stop in Uhrichsville back in October has led to a grand jury indictment for felony cocaine trafficking for a 38-year-old Canton man. Tuscarawas County Prosecutor Ryan Styer says Uhrichsville Police initially stopped Roberto Rodriguez around 8 p.m. on October 8th for driving left of center […]

GNADENHUTTEN – The Indian Valley Board of Education is meeting Thursday at 5:30 p.m. with a single item to vote on – approving a three-year contract with Amy Wentworth as superintendent with an annual salary of $145,000. Amy Wentworth has been New Philadelphia’s superintendent since 2021. She is married to […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A 23-year-old New Philadelphia man has been indicted for involuntary manslaughter for allegedly selling the drugs that contributed to a teenager’s overdose death last year. The Tuscarawas County Grand Jury last week indicted Thomas E. Ritchie on five felony counts – involuntary manslaughter, aggravated trafficking in drugs, […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A New Philadelphia arson suspect who apparently missed a court date is now back in jail without bail. Chance Cawley, 24, was indicted in December on four felony counts, including first-degree aggravated arson, for allegedly burning down a mobile home he had been evicted from on 11th […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A Mineral City man is heading to jail after what authorities say was a chaotic, meth-fueled jaunt through his neighborhood Wednesday night where he went in and out of neighbor’s homes unwelcomed. One of those neighbors fired a gun into the ground to scare the unwanted guest. […]

DOVER – Mayor Shane Gunnoe is promoting the openings of a few commercial businesses while trying to ease fears about a delayed industrial development on the city’s north side. Gunnoe says the planning commission recently approved a site plan for Blue Hippo Car Wash on Wooster Avenue at the former […]