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DOVER (November 21, 2024) – A police officer took a wanted felon into custody while on his lunch break at Circle K this past Monday. Dover police say they had been on the lookout for 39-year-old David Rogers, who has previous convictions for drug possession and trafficking and was wanted […]

DOVER (November 20, 2024) – The city has taken ownership of the former First Federal Bank and is months away from moving in. Mayor Shane Gunnoe on Monday said the city has retained architect Bruce Widder to design an interior makeover to turn the bank into a city hall. The […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (November 14, 2024) – The lockdowns at Buckeye Career Center and Strasburg schools on Tuesday were based on what turned out to be a hoax. New Philadelphia Police Captain Rocky Dusenberry says on Tuesday morning an 18-year-old student told school and law enforcement officials that his estranged father […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Two suspects accused of dumping a body in northern Tuscarawas County last year are in police custody. Ashlie Morris, 36, of Massillon is in the Tuscarawas County jail after a grand jury indictment on charges of gross abuse of a corpse, a fifth-degree felony, and failure to […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (November 12, 2024) – Police detained the estranged father of a Buckeye Career Center student after his son accused him of sending a threatening email that forced that school and the one in Strasburg into a soft lockdown Tuesday morning. New Philadelphia Police Capt. Rocky Dusenberry says the […]

STRASBURG (November 12, 2024) – The State Highway Patrol is trying to track down a red semi-truck involved in a fatal crash on I-77 just north of Strasburg three weeks ago. Sgt. Bill Bower says the truck and the driver had left the scene of the Oct. 24 crash before […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – New Philadelphia Schools are honoring veterans with their second annual Veterans Day breakfast program at 8 a.m. Monday in the New Philadelphia High School cafeteria. Organizers ask veterans to sign up by filling out a form that can be found on the New Philadelphia City Schools’ website […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The Republican candidate for Ohio Senator visited New Philadelphia Monday. Trump-endorsed Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno is challenging Democrat Sherrod Brown, who is seeking his fourth term. Moreno appeared with Alabama Senator and former college football coach Tommy Tuberville at Craft Bistro. They rallied a crowd of about […]