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NEW PHILADELPHIA – Two people accused of dumping a body in northern Tuscarawas County in 2023 have now pleaded guilty to gross abuse of a corpse. This past week, 38-year-old Victor McCoy changed his plea to guilty to charges related to the discovery of skeletal remains found in Sandy Township […]

STRASBURG – The Director of the Ohio Department of Development was at ProVia in Strasburg Friday to present a governor’s proclamation and help recognize the area’s recent economic development success. Lydia Mihalik congratulated Tuscarawas County leaders on being ranked third in the country by Site Selection Magazine for business growth […]

STRASBURG – The director of the Ohio Department of Development is headed to Strasburg to recognize Tuscarawas County’s recent economic development success. The New Philadelphia-Dover area was ranked third in the nation in Site Selection magazines’ Government Cup ranking of U.S. Micropolitan with 15 significant economic development projects in 2024. […]

COLUMBUS – Tuscarawas County’s first ever high school football tournament state champion visited Columbus Wednesday. The Indian Valley Braves, who went 16 -0 and won the Division IV state title, were recognized during sessions of both the Ohio House and Ohio Senate. Tuscarawas County’s state Senator Al Landis brought the […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – TUSC BDD on Thursday presented its Better Together Awards at the Community Partners Pancake Breakfast at Tuscora Park. Claymont School Nurse Kortnee Cameron is the recipient of the Better Together Award, which honors the dedication of a standout direct support professional. Claymont intervention specialist Heather O’Connor became […]

Tuscarawas County’s 40 Leading Ladies for 2025 include business owners, journalists, organization leaders, government officials, educators and more. Here at WJER and WTUZ we want to specifically recognize our own Mary-Alice McClintock for being honored. The complete list is below. The Leading Ladies will be recognized for this prestigious honor […]

MIDVALE – A Midvale home was destroyed in a housefire midday Tuesday. Dennison Fire Chief Dave McConnell says no one was home at the time of the fire, which was reported around 10:25 a.m. in the 4500 block of Broadway Street. However, firefighters earlier Tuesday afternoon were still looking for […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was the featured guest at the Tuscarawas County Republican Party annual Lincoln Day gathering Saturday at the KSU Tusc Performing Arts Center. Party Chairman Greg Kimble opened the event before U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno introduced Ramaswamy, who said he wants to lead […]

DOVER – The Ohio Supreme Court will not consider former Dover Mayor Richard Homrighausen’s appeal in his civil case with the city. Lower courts have ruled Homrighausen owes the city $28,355 in reimbursement for wedding fees he pocketed over his 30 years in office. His attorneys asked the Ohio Supreme […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – the Kent State Tuscarawas women’s volleyball team has been getting red carpet treatment over the past couple of weeks. The Golden Eagles were first honored with a proclamation at New Philadelphia’s City Council meeting on Monday, March 17, for winning the first-ever USCAA Division II national championship […]