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Garaway to induct latest class in to Wall of Fame

January 8, 2025

Garaway High School will induct the newest members of the Garaway Wall of Fame on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in between the JV and varsity boys’ games vs. Claymont. The inductees are: 1959-1960 Boys basketball team – a truly outstanding Garaway team that won the Tuscarawas County Class A League as […]


Dover officer receives Red Cross award for lifesaving response

January 8, 2025

DOVER – The American Red Cross this week honored a Dover Police Officer for saving a man’s life in August. (See the video here: https://youtu.be/-2FXAETuVQg?si=ORJmKkWqVUpV2QRQ) Local Red Cross Director Kim Kroh presented Patrolman Ryan Porter with the American Red Cross Lifesaving Award for Professional Responders for his actions on Aug. 19 […]



New Year’s holiday relatively quiet for local law enforcement

January 3, 2025

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Area law enforcement enjoyed a relatively uneventful New Year’s holiday. State Highway Patrol Sgt. Clinton Armstrong says the New Philadelphia Post had no OVI arrests in Tuscarawas or Carroll counties. He thanked the public for finding designated drivers and obeying traffic laws. The Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office […]


Longtime Soap Box Derby leader leaves 40-year legacy

December 30, 2024

NEW PHILADELPHIA (December 30, 2024) – The Tuscarawas County Soap Box Derby will carry on, but for the first time in four decades it will be without longtime director Tim Hiller. Hiller passed away Thursday, Dec. 26, at the age of 66. He had been in declining health recently. https://www.tolandherzig.com/obituaries/timothy-hiller […]