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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 23, 2024) – Mayor Joel Day has a plan to allow outdoor drinking downtown, but only during special events. Residents have debated the DORA – designated outdoor refreshment area – for months. On one side have been business owners and event organizers who say it will […]

BEACH CITY (WJER) (July 22, 2024) – The Tuscarawas County Dog Pound reports somebody poisoned four dogs and left them to die horrible deaths in the woods near Beach City over the weekend. Facility and Adoption Specialist Beth Lewis says the dog warden, responding to a call on Friday morning, […]

NEWARK (WJER) (July 22, 2024) – Charges have now been filed in the crash that killed three Tusky Valley band members and three chaperones in November of last year. A Licking County grand jury last week indicted 61-year-old Jacob McDonald of Zanesville on 26 counts, including six counts of aggravated […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 19, 2024) – The city and a homeowner have finally agreed to a settlement involving a bridge reconstruction project that has been on hold for years. City officials have been discussing replacing the low-level bridge over East 20th Street near Dover Middle School since before ODOT awarded […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 18, 2024) – The city has increased the age of eligibility to become a Dover police officer. Now applicants can between the ages of 21 and 50. Before the limit was 35. New Safety Director Bob Everett recommended the change to Council, backed by the mayor and […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 17, 2024) – The city is set to spend about $1.5 million on storm water management to accommodate the Schaeffler manufacturing facility coming to the city’s northern border. City Council Monday approved applications for $1 million in state grants to cover two-thirds of the cost. Mayor Shane […]

MILLERSBURG (WJER) (July 17, 2024) – A 46-year-old New Philadelphia man has reached a plea deal with Holmes County prosecutors nine months after a video showed him punching two fans in the stands of a freshman football game at West Holmes High School. Raymond Korns last week pleaded guilty to […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (July 15, 2024) – The Claymont City School District is making counselors available to students Tuesday following the death of a 15-year-old student. Grant Haney of Uhrichsville died on July 8, according to an obituary shared by R.K. Lindsey Funeral Home. It described him as courageous and resilient […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 12, 2024) – Police say a 46-year-old man is facing a felony charge after biting an officer Thursday. Jason Holt was in the Tuscarawas County Jail Friday morning awaiting formal charges. Dover Police Chief Paul Bantum says police responded to a trespassing complaint on North Walnut Street […]