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Colleagues and the community are remembering Joe Bonamico for brightening lives whether on the stage with Trumpet in the Land or behind the scenes with a quick smile and a generous spirit. Bonamico passed away Saturday after a brief illness at the age of 68. He was the director at […]

DOVER – The city is hoping to raise $255,000 to add more pickleball courts at the city park. Mayor Shane Gunnoe says that would cover the costs of adding four courts next to the parks office and bocce courts on Wooster Avenue. Gunnoe says the city’s two pickleball courts at […]

DOVER (September 23, 2024) – The Ohio National Guard is planning to sell two acres of its property in north Dover to a commercial enterprise. The city’s planning commission earlier this month approved a lot split for the property at the corner of Ohio and Wooster avenues. Mayor Shane Gunnoe […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – It appears a 20-year-old with a hammer, screwdriver, spoon, knife and plastic trash bags unsuccessfully attempted to rob PNC Bank on West High Avenue in New Philadelphia over the weekend. In a press release Wednesday, New Philadelphia Police Chief Tessa Pohovey said New Philadelphia and Dover officers […]

DOVER (September 17, 2024) – A pair of suspects fleeing from police got caught after running into the wrong yards in separate incidents this past Friday and Sunday. On Friday, Dover Police received a report of a man fleeing the scene of a crash on Brookside Drive around 8:30 p.m. […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The former Dover resident who twice in the past year randomly fired a gun from inside a vehicle was sentenced on Thursday to three years in prison followed by two years of probation. Fernando Helena, 40, in July pleaded guilty to felony charges in four separate criminal […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (September 11, 2024) – Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s officials say a 2-year-old boy remained in critical condition Wednesday at Akron Children’s Hospital following a farming accident in Dundee the day before. Detective Captain Adam Fisher says the boy was flown to the hospital following the accident at around […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (September 10, 2024) – Tuscarawas County Board of Elections officials are getting ready for the fall election. They want reassurance that the United States Post Office is ready, too. Tuscarawas County Board of Elections Director Gail Garbrandt says there have been issues with absentee ballots getting delivered […]