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NEW PHILADELPHIA – “Two if by sea.” The Tuscarawas County Courthouse will follow the famous signal system of Paul Revere by shining two white lights Friday and Saturday. It’s to honor the 250th anniversary of Revere’s famous ride to alert the minutemen in Massachusetts that the British were coming. County […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – An anticipated vote on expanding hours for outdoor drinking in downtown New Philadelphia did not happen Monday night because too many Council members were absent. It will instead be up for a vote April 28th. Council is considering allowing outdoor drinking downtown seven days a week, in […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A 29-year-old Dennison man will serve at least two years in prison then three years on probation for a crime spree last year that included car break-ins in Dover, several thefts in New Philadelphia, and a high-speed pursuit that ended in Bolivar. Dale Doughty Junior had pleaded […]

STRASBURG – Police on Monday afternoon said the driver who led them on a high-speed chase Friday night was still at large. Cpl. Connor Bailey says he initially pulled over the black Mitsubishi Lancer on I-77 for failing to turn off its high beams. After briefly stopping, the vehicle took […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Authorities have identified the pilot who was killed in an April 1st airplane crash in Mill Township. Tuscarawas County Coroner Jeff Cameron says 62-year-old Orville J. Evans of New Philadelphia was piloting the plane. He was pronounced dead at the scene. DNA testing confirmed his identity. The […]

DOVER – City officials this week are setting the stage for more than $7 million in projects and purchases. The biggest among those discussed at Monday’s City Council meeting is a $3 million sewer project on the north side of Dover. Mayor Shane Gunnoe announced the city received a $615,000 […]

DOVER – It won’t take many students and teachers very long to get know the school district’s new resource office. It’s Tony Pellegrino. He has kids in the district, his wife is a Dover teacher, he does the announcing for the high school softball team and he has frequently filled […]

UHRICHSVILLE – Police say a 22-year-old Uhrichsville man is facing felony charges following a high-speed pursuit that reached over 125 miles per hour through Uhrichsville, Dennison, Midvale and back again. According to a press release, Caleb Brown led police and deputies on the dangerous chase early Tuesday morning, at one […]

DOVER – Local library leaders are joining those across the state in opposition to the Ohio House budget proposal that they say drastically alters state library funding. Dover Public Library Director Jim Gill is among those asking residents to contact their state representatives in support of local libraries. The House […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Two people accused of dumping a body in northern Tuscarawas County in 2023 have now pleaded guilty to gross abuse of a corpse. This past week, 38-year-old Victor McCoy changed his plea to guilty to charges related to the discovery of skeletal remains found in Sandy Township […]