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NEW PHILADELPHIA – The city is in a budget squeeze. City Council must approve 2026 appropriations by the end of the month. Auditor Heather Denham on Monday said there is still significant work to do to balance the budget, as departments’ spending requests are higher than the city’s revenue. She […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The new Chick-fil-A had a ribbon-cutting celebration on Wednesday morning about 24 hours before it was scheduled to open. Local owner-operator Brady Rust was emotional as he welcomed a who’s who of Tuscarawas County dignitaries and community leaders to the restaurant on Blue Bell Drive. “I’m extremely […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Three people were transported to hospitals in three separate incidents on Monday afternoon in New Philadelphia. A kid on a bike was hit by a car at the Five Points intersection. Another child was injured in a fight at Tuscora Park. And a 20-year-old motorcyclist had a […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A 44-year-old Tippecanoe man faces a felony charge after being charged with an OVI offense for the fourth time in the past 10 years and seventh since 2000. The Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office says Ronald A. Lillie Junior had a blood alcohol level more than twice the […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A Judge will decide on Friday what’s next for the Holmes County mother who drowned her 4-year-old son at Atwood Lake in August after finding her not guilty by reason of insanity last week. Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court Judge Mike Ernest made that ruling last Tuesday […]

DOVER – The mayor says the investigation into a police officer’s alleged misconduct is nearly complete more than a month after the potential disciplinary violation. The city announced in a Feb. 11 press release that a city police officer had been removed from duty and placed on leave after an […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The highest vote-getter in November’s New Philadelphia School Board race is resigning after less than two months in office. The agenda for Monday’s New Philadelphia School Board meeting includes the resignation of Andrew Zimmerman, effective February 20th. He was elected to a four-year term in November as […]

One person was killed and 3 people sustained serious injuries in a head-on collision on U.S. Route 250 in southern Stark County Thursday afternoon. *UPDATE FROM OSHP* “The front right seat male passenger in the Toyota RAV4 (Gaspar Cedillo Lopez, 28, New Philadelphia) was pronounced deceased at Aultman hospital as […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Donations are pouring in for New Philadelphia Police K9 Pablo after he was recently diagnosed with a life-threatening genetic disorder that has forced him into early retirement. A GoFundMe account has more than $3,500 in donations toward a $10,000 goal, while separately, supporters are planning a spaghetti […]