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BOWERSTON – The Conotton Valley Union School District is coping with the loss of a student to a car crash in the same area where a student was killed in a 2022 accident. The New Philadelphia Post of the State Highway Patrol is investigating Tuesday’s crash that claimed the life […]

DOVER – The city’s new municipal center is open for business. On Monday morning, Mayor Shane Gunnoe cut the ribbon to celebrate the city’s first new headquarters in nearly 120 years. Gunnoe says the search for a new City Hall had been ongoing for decades before the First Federal Bank […]

CANTON – Two suspects in a recent string of Stark County burglaries and break-ins are making appearances in court this week. One of them is 47-year-old Patrick Hoover, whose has multiple addresses listed in court and police files, most recently in Strasburg. He had six criminal cases filed against him […]

CARROLLTON – The owner of a semipro football team in Tuscarawas County says an incident at a game on Saturday does not reflect the organization. Owner Jonathan Clark, who also plays for the Tuscarawas County Warriors, says they’ve never had an incident like the one that happened Saturday. “That’s not […]

MINERAL CITY – Atwood Lake Park is expecting more than 10,000 daily guests for three days of the annual Alive Christian Music Festival. Performances started Thursday morning and don’t end until Saturday night. In between, more than 40 artists will appear on three stages at the park. Atwood Lake Park’s […]

DOVER – Dover is the latest local school district to join a statewide coalition that is pushing state officials to revamp Ohio’s school funding system. The Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding is a collection of more than 250 Ohio school districts, vocational schools and educational service […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The man accused of trying to kill a New Philadelphia Police detective with an officer’s gun has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and other charges. Dyllan Riter, 28, entered his plea Tuesday in Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 1. Riter on Jan. […]

MINERAL CITY – A 54-year-old Mineral City man was arrested after allegedly shooting a gun near the Mineral City Summer Carnival just after 7 p.m. on Saturday. The Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office report alleges the man was intoxicated when he was in his yard on East First Street and fired […]

CARROLLTON – A semipro football team from Tuscarawas County is apologizing after a large fight that reportedly took place at a game Saturday while Carrollton High School officials are distancing themselves from whatever happened. Official details are limited, but there are plenty of unverified accounts on social media. Carrollton Police […]

UHRICHSVILLE – The Uhrichsville Waterpark remains closed to start the week because of a major mechanical failure. Mayor Jim Zucal in a press release said the management overfilled the pool, causing the problem, which he called a mechanical failure of major significance. He says the closure may last more than […]