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Dueling Pianos event benefits homeless shelter

October 6, 2025

NEW PHILADEPHIA – The Friends of the Homeless are planning a dueling pianos fundraiser as Jack’s House of Hope homeless shelter nears an expected December opening. Board President Rev. Joe Svancara says the Friends of the Homeless have raised $4.5 million toward a $5.5 million dollar goal, mainly through donations […]




In court, officers describe August drownings at Atwood

September 30, 2025

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Law enforcement officers provided the most detailed description of the Aug. 23 drowning deaths at Atwood Lake in court on Monday. Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Ernest sided with Prosecutor Ryan Styer in not granting bail for 40-year-old Ruth Miller, who is in jail and […]





New Philadelphia schools find metal in playground mulch

September 25, 2025

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The New Philadelphia School District has a mulch problem this week that’s keeping kids off the playgrounds. Superintendent Amy Wentworth says they found nails and pieces of metal in the mulch used at district playgrounds, the Quaker Dome and landscaping beds. Nobody has been hurt by the […]