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UHRICHSVILLE – A 66-year-old Uhrichsville man recently got sick from a mosquito-borne disease that hadn’t been seen in Tuscarawas County in four years. County Health Commissioner Katie Seward says it is the first human case of La Crosse virus here since 2021 and likely the first in Ohio this year. […]

STRASBURG – ODOT plans to build a roundabout just north of Strasburg in four years. This will be at the U.S. 250 and State Route 21 intersection. Construction of the project won’t happen until 2029. ODOT District 11 Spokesperson Lauren Borell says $1.5 million from the Ohio Safety Improvement Program […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – That nobody was hurt Monday morning when a car crashed into the usually-busy Starbucks on Blue Bell Drive is a minor miracle. Police say a 75-year-old local woman accidentally put her car in drive instead of reverse and accelerated through the glass front doors and windows of […]

UHRICHSVILLE – Former Mayor Mark Haney has been indicted on four criminal counts after being accused of using city credit cards on personal purchases and improperly receiving reimbursements for meals, mileage and other purchases, according to the state auditor’s office. The charges include felony theft in office, two felony counts […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Initial charges that include attempted murder have been filed against the suspect in a shooting that took place Sunday morning. Tuscarawas County Sheriff Orvis Campbell says 44-year-old Carl Reynolds of Uhrichsville fired several shots at his girlfriend’s vehicle after blocking her way with his own vehicle on […]

AUTHORITIES LOOKING FOR ROBBERY SUSPECT NEWCOMERSTOWN – The Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office on Monday morning was looking for an individual who robbed the Duke and Duchess Store on Adena Drive at around 2:45 a.m. Sheriff Orvis Campbell says the man was completely covered from head to toe, including sunglasses. He […]

DOVER – As a developer is expected to build more than 100 new homes in Dover over the next couple of years, the city’s mayor is anticipating significant commercial growth, too. Lawver Homes has started building houses in the 30-home Crimson Cove subdivision and has proposed building about 80 more […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Police last week used a taser to take down a theft suspect who threw a hatchet toward them. Capt. David Morris says Walmart reported an extremely agitated man stole a baseball bat and threatened to blow up the store on Thursday, July 3rd. Police responded and confronted […]

DOVER – Roadwork is picking up over the next couple of weeks. Tuscarawas County, ODOT and the city of Dover have all sent out notices for projects starting soon. The county engineer’s office says the latest Dover Zoar Road closing will be east of the Dover city limit starting July […]

NEWCOMERSTOWN – A 38-year-old Newcomerstown man accused of raping a person with disabilities pleaded guilty to lesser charges and was sentenced to three years in prison and a permanent sex offender designation. Allen Kerns in May pleaded guilty to sexual battery and gross sexual imposition, both felonies, but not as […]