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DOVER – It’s not uncommon to see 86-year-old Keith Van Epps hustling around the track at Crater Stadium on a warm afternoon. The former Dover doctor says regular exercise has been a key to living with Parkinson’s disease for 11 years. Van Epps, his father and his identical twin brother […]

NEW PHILADELPHLIA – A pair of habitual drunk driving offenders from New Philadelphia were recently charged again. The State Highway Patrol says 33-year-old Michael W. Kerhin of New Philadelphia was arrested on August 13th in Goshen Township for OVI and other charges after flipping the 2012 Chrysler 200 sedan he […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – An 11-count grand jury indictment accuses a 53-year-old Dover man of sexually abusing a child for 10 years starting when the child was 4 years old. Christopher Arbogast is in the Tuscarawas County Jail on a $500,000 bond. Last week’s grand jury indictment in Tuscarawas County Common […]

MAGNOLIA – When a vehicle stuck an ODOT truck in a closed work zone in Tuscarawas County Monday, it marked the 94th time ODOT crews and equipment have been struck this year. That number didn’t even stand for 24 hours before an ODOT vehicle was hit for the 95th time […]

DOVER – Nine Tuscarawas County girls varsity basketball coaches spoke at Monday’s Tuscarawas County Girls High School Basketball Preview Night at the Tuscarawas County Senior Center. However, it was New Philadelphia Coach Kevin Cornell who said something that’s likely to make everybody root for the Lady Quakers. “If you come […]

DUNDEE – A crash involving a semi and a trash truck closed state Route 250 north of Strasburg for about an hour and a half and sent one person to the hospital Wednesday afternoon. Ohio State Highway Patrol Sgt. Clinton Armstrong says around 2 p.m. a westbound trash truck on […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The 24-year-old suspect in a weekend fire that destroyed two mobile homes and damaged another was arraigned Tuesday morning on aggravated arson and other charges. Police Chief Tessa Pohovey says Chance Cawley was served warrants Tuesday morning for two felony counts of aggravated arson, arson, breaking and […]

The District 5 Volleyball Coaches Association All-Stars were released this week, as voted upon by the coaches. The top award winners are listed and the complete list is here: 2025 D5VCA All-Stars This District 5 Volleyball Coaches Association/McDonald’s All-Star Match will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 12,at Tuscarawas Central Catholic […]

DOVER – Dover Chemical and the city of Dover have released joint statement that absolves the company of any wrongdoing and seems to blame former city officials for the 4 ½-year legal battle that ended this week. DCC-City Joint Statement Neither Mayor Shane Gunnoe nor Dover Chemical attorney Ryan McElduff […]

DOVER – The legal dispute between the city of Dover and the Dover Chemical Corporation is coming to an end more than four years after it started. Dover Chemical on Monday filed a notice to dismiss its lawsuit against the city. That night Dover City Council approved a settlement agreement […]