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GNADENHUTTEN – The Indian Valley Board of Education is meeting Thursday at 5:30 p.m. with a single item to vote on – approving a three-year contract with Amy Wentworth as superintendent with an annual salary of $145,000. Amy Wentworth has been New Philadelphia’s superintendent since 2021. She is married to […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A 23-year-old New Philadelphia man has been indicted for involuntary manslaughter for allegedly selling the drugs that contributed to a teenager’s overdose death last year. The Tuscarawas County Grand Jury last week indicted Thomas E. Ritchie on five felony counts – involuntary manslaughter, aggravated trafficking in drugs, […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A New Philadelphia arson suspect who apparently missed a court date is now back in jail without bail. Chance Cawley, 24, was indicted in December on four felony counts, including first-degree aggravated arson, for allegedly burning down a mobile home he had been evicted from on 11th […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A Mineral City man is heading to jail after what authorities say was a chaotic, meth-fueled jaunt through his neighborhood Wednesday night where he went in and out of neighbor’s homes unwelcomed. One of those neighbors fired a gun into the ground to scare the unwanted guest. […]

DOVER – Mayor Shane Gunnoe is promoting the openings of a few commercial businesses while trying to ease fears about a delayed industrial development on the city’s north side. Gunnoe says the planning commission recently approved a site plan for Blue Hippo Car Wash on Wooster Avenue at the former […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The New Philadelphia man accused of attempting to murder a police officer was in court Wednesday morning. Prosecutors accuse 28-year-old Dyllan Riter of grabbing an officer’s gun during a scuffle last week and shooting it at New Philadelphia police. There was supposed to be a preliminary hearing […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – An alarming trend has the city’s safety director sending a message to criminals and fugitives seeking refuge in the city. New Philadelphia Safety Director Kevin Milligan says last week’s arrest of a Stark County armed robbery suspect where an officer was nearly shot is the latest instance […]

NEW PHILADELPHILA – A 20-year-old man wanted by ICE is facing charges in Tuscarawas County where Dover police say he robbed a person at knifepoint. Erick Carrion Padilla is in the Tuscarawas County Jail, where he will remain even if he posts a $75,000 bond because he faces federal charges […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A Dover man has pleaded not guilty to cocaine trafficking after a grand jury indictment alleged he sold drugs in the vicinity of Dover Avenue Elementary School. The January 12th indictment against 27-year-old Cullen Brogan consists of five felony counts, including trafficking in cocaine, possession of cocaine […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Mayor Joel Day is looking forward to a busy 2026, with several government and commercial projects that started last year set for completion in the new year. On the city side, that includes the downtown quadrant redesign and restrooms, a pavilion at the Southside Community Park soccer […]