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NEWCOMERSTOWN – A 38-year-old Newcomerstown man accused of raping a person with disabilities pleaded guilty to lesser charges and was sentenced to three years in prison and a permanent sex offender designation. Allen Kerns in May pleaded guilty to sexual battery and gross sexual imposition, both felonies, but not as […]

DOVER – A baseball league for players with special needs will draw hundreds to Dover City Park this weekend. The Challenger Baseball state tournament is on Saturday and Sunday, with 34 teams and nearly 400 players from 10 leagues from across Ohio. Event organizer Jennifer Flaherty says they’re expecting more […]

DOVER – Wooster Avenue near 14th Street was closed around lunchtime Wednesday as police investigated a two-vehicle crash. Dover Fire Captain Joe Minocchi says six people with minor injuries were transported from the scene by ambulance, including three minors. Patrolman Sean Lefler says the pickup truck and another vehicle were […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A 67-year-old man reported missing in Pennsylvania turned up in a hayfield 125 miles away in Tuscarawas County naked, agitated and in need of help. Reports from the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office say the man had mental health issues and had not been taking his medication. He […]

DOVER – The latest housing development proposal is a step closer but still months away from construction. The city’s planning commission Tuesday approved the annexation of about 33 acres near the city’s north border Tuesday. The proposal from Lawver Homes calls for 54 condominiums and 29 single-family homes, ranging in […]

DOVER – The Dover School District has bought another property near Dover Middle School as officials are exploring options for facility upgrades. Dover Superintendent Karie McCrate says the district is just starting to develop a master facilities plan, but if someday they’re able to build or expand, the middle school […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A 27-year-old Newcomerstown man has been indicted on nine counts of rape and called a sexually violent predator following accusations he engaged in sexual conduct with a child between the ages of 3 and 10. Christopher Lee Patterson last week pleaded not guilty to a 13-count indictment […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Local health departments are going to take a swipe at the mosquito population on Wednesday, July 2, in what is shaping up to be a bad year for those bugged by the annoying pests. Mosquito spraying is scheduled for Wednesday night in Fairfield Township and the city […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The suspects in some thefts in Stark County eluded authorities on a series of high-speed chases that finally ended in Carroll County Saturday night with the driver getting tased. New Philadelphia State Highway Patrol Commander Lt. Johnie Maier says on Saturday around 10 p.m. Tuscarawas County authorities […]

NEWARK – Family and fellow community members of the six people killed in the 2023 Tusky Valley bus crash shared their sadness, frustration and anger in court on Monday, often directing it at the truck driver responsible and the judge who reduced the charges against him. Licking County Judge David […]