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DOVER – The Kraton Corporation is closing its manufacturing site in Dover. The company, which makes specialty polymers and other products derived from pine chemicals, announced the pending closure Wednesday, describing it as part of a strategic realignment to streamline operations. https://kraton.com/newsroom/kraton-announces-decision-to-exit-dover-site-to-focus-on-core-business-growth/ Dover Mayor Shane Gunnoe says the move will […]

DOVER – The city is embarking on one of its busiest summer construction seasons ever, with everything from pickleball courts to a 30-home subdivision to a $49 million manufacturing facility taking shape over the next few months. That manufacturing facility would be the 300,000-square-foot Schaeffler plant on the north side […]

DOVER – The Ohio Supreme court will not hear the city’s appeal in its dispute with the Dover Chemical Company. The two sides are at odds over $1.1 million in electric surcharges the city attempted to levy against the company between 2021 and 2023. Dover Chemical so far has received […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The pilot in the April 1 fatal airplane crash in Mill Township was practicing maneuvers and did not make any emergency or distress calls prior to a spiraling nosedive into a field. The preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board says Orville J. Evans of New […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A 59-year-old Cleveland man has been indicted for allegedly causing a fatal crash on I-77 near Strasburg this past fall and then fleeing the scene. Antonio Wyley is being held in the Tuscarawas County Jail with a $150,000 bond on felony charges of aggravated vehicular homicide, failure […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – If voters approve Issue 10 on the May 6th ballot, the school district can soon begin construction of a new K-6 elementary school and a 7-12 middle and high school building. Superintendent Amy Wentworth says initially, passage of the combined 5.9-mill bond issue and 1-mill tax levy […]

DOVER – The city safety director wants to crack down on electric scooters riders who don’t obey traffic laws. Bob Everett says the city has gotten an influx of complaints about the motorized two-wheelers. “The problem is we have young teens operating these, some of whom are not following any […]

DOVER – Mayor Shane Gunnoe is touting the city’s recent success in obtaining state and federal grants to pay for a variety of projects from roadwork to sewer lines to park amenities. Gunnoe says the city has received approximately $5 million in grants over the last two years. He says […]

DOVER – The city won’t have new pickle ball courts for the start of summer, but Mayor Shane Gunnoe believes they’ll be under construction sometime this year. Gunnoe has outlined the city’s plan to spend $255,000 to build four new pickle ball courts at the city park this year. It […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A man who frightened a woman and five children she was watching by entering a Sugarcreek area home uninvited back in July will have an extended stay in prison. Justin M. Heston, 34, formerly of the Newcomerstown area, is already in the Grafton Correctional Institute, about eight […]