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NEW PHILADELPHIA – Eight hours of music are planned in downtown on Saturday as Music on the Square returns for the sixth time. https://www.facebook.com/ArtMusicTheSquare Because of construction on the square, the free event will be on First Drive Northeast between Ashwood Lane and Fair Avenue Northeast. That’s in the area […]

SUGARCREEK – Health officials have issued a warning about a possible measles exposure last week. Tuscarawas County Health Department Commissioner Katie Seward says there are no active cases of measles in Tuscarawas County, but two Ashtabula County residents with active measles infections were at the Smokey Lane Stables in Sugarcreek […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A black bear returned peacefully to the woods after visiting a south side neighborhood on Thursday morning. New Philadelphia Police said they received several calls about the black bear, which looked to be on the smallish side. They say he didn’t cause any harm or damage before […]

BOWERSTON – The Conotton Valley Union School District is coping with the loss of a student to a car crash in the same area where a student was killed in a 2022 accident. The New Philadelphia Post of the State Highway Patrol is investigating Tuesday’s crash that claimed the life […]

DOVER – The city’s new municipal center is open for business. On Monday morning, Mayor Shane Gunnoe cut the ribbon to celebrate the city’s first new headquarters in nearly 120 years. Gunnoe says the search for a new City Hall had been ongoing for decades before the First Federal Bank […]

CANTON – Two suspects in a recent string of Stark County burglaries and break-ins are making appearances in court this week. One of them is 47-year-old Patrick Hoover, whose has multiple addresses listed in court and police files, most recently in Strasburg. He had six criminal cases filed against him […]

CARROLLTON – The owner of a semipro football team in Tuscarawas County says an incident at a game on Saturday does not reflect the organization. Owner Jonathan Clark, who also plays for the Tuscarawas County Warriors, says they’ve never had an incident like the one that happened Saturday. “That’s not […]

MINERAL CITY – Atwood Lake Park is expecting more than 10,000 daily guests for three days of the annual Alive Christian Music Festival. Performances started Thursday morning and don’t end until Saturday night. In between, more than 40 artists will appear on three stages at the park. Atwood Lake Park’s […]

DOVER – Dover is the latest local school district to join a statewide coalition that is pushing state officials to revamp Ohio’s school funding system. The Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding is a collection of more than 250 Ohio school districts, vocational schools and educational service […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The man accused of trying to kill a New Philadelphia Police detective with an officer’s gun has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and other charges. Dyllan Riter, 28, entered his plea Tuesday in Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 1. Riter on Jan. […]