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DOVER (WJER) (July 18, 2024) – The city has increased the age of eligibility to become a Dover police officer. Now applicants can between the ages of 21 and 50. Before the limit was 35. New Safety Director Bob Everett recommended the change to Council, backed by the mayor and […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 17, 2024) – The city is set to spend about $1.5 million on storm water management to accommodate the Schaeffler manufacturing facility coming to the city’s northern border. City Council Monday approved applications for $1 million in state grants to cover two-thirds of the cost. Mayor Shane […]

MILLERSBURG (WJER) (July 17, 2024) – A 46-year-old New Philadelphia man has reached a plea deal with Holmes County prosecutors nine months after a video showed him punching two fans in the stands of a freshman football game at West Holmes High School. Raymond Korns last week pleaded guilty to […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (July 15, 2024) – The Claymont City School District is making counselors available to students Tuesday following the death of a 15-year-old student. Grant Haney of Uhrichsville died on July 8, according to an obituary shared by R.K. Lindsey Funeral Home. It described him as courageous and resilient […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 12, 2024) – Police say a 46-year-old man is facing a felony charge after biting an officer Thursday. Jason Holt was in the Tuscarawas County Jail Friday morning awaiting formal charges. Dover Police Chief Paul Bantum says police responded to a trespassing complaint on North Walnut Street […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 8, 2024) – City Council has approved the final plat for the Crimson Cove subdivision clearing the way for the construction of 30 homes in northeast Dover. Mayor Shane Gunnoe says Lawver homes has passed all the necessary steps in the city’s approval process. The developer would […]