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NEW PHILADELPHIA – City Council has approved raises for elected officials, department heads and other non-union employees while also upping their health care contributions. The raises for department heads and non-union employees are about 3 percent in 2026 and 2.5 percent in 2027 and 2028. At the same time, the […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A Tuscarawas County man will spend at least 20 years in prison for the attempted murder of an ex-girlfriend and faces a new trial on charges he retaliated against a victim after a jury found him guilty in November. Judge Michael Ernest on on Dec. 22 sentenced […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The 24-year-old New Philadelphia man accused of burning down two mobile homes in October has been indicted by the grand jury on four felony counts, including aggravated arson. New Philadelphia police say Chance Cawley had recently been evicted from one of the homes that was destroyed in […]

DOVER – Mayor Shane Gunnoe says the opening of the Schaeffler EV component factory on the city’s north side has been delayed, but he is confident in the company’s commitment to the site. Schaeffler is in the process of constructing a $230 million, 320,000-square-foot manufacturing facility on the city’s border […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Just over 100 people showed up at Buckeye Career Center Tuesday to learn about and provide feedback on the Ohio Department of Transportation’s plans for a major reconfiguration of the I-77-U.S. 250-State Route 39 intersection in New Philadelphia. ODOT spokesperson Lauren Borell says most agreed that a […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Hazardous road conditions are possible for the Tuesday morning commute. That has officials reminding motorists to be patient with other drivers and road crews. Tuscarawas County Engineer Doug Bachman says his department has about 15 snowplow drivers caring for 461 miles of roads. He’s expecting the first […]

NEW PHILADELPHLIA – ODOT is seeking public input on a proposal to significantly transform the I-77/U.S. Route 250 and State Route 39 intersection. It’s in the very early stages, but the plan calls for relocating ramps, reconfiguring the I-77-U.S. Route 250 interchange and creating a roundabout at the 39-Bluebell Drive […]

High school student-athletes in Ohio can now get paid for use of the name, image and likeness, but the prevailing belief is that won’t have much of an impact in places like Tuscarawas County. This month 55 percent of OHSAA member schools voted in favor of allowing NIL; 30 percent […]

COLUMBUS – Legislation is moving through the halls of the Statehouse to name a portion of I-70 in Licking County in honor of six Tusky Valley community members killed in a 2023 bus crash. The State House recently approved the bill that would designate I-70 in Etna township as the […]

AKRON – An 18-year-old Akron man arrested by U.S. Marshalls in New Philadelphia a week ago has been charged with murder in connection to a shooting that took place at an Airbnb rental house in Bath Township on Nov. 2. In addition, a 16-year-old also located at the Ray Avenue […]