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NEW PHILADELPHIA – School bond issue and levy supporters found some allies at the city Council meeting on Monday. Issue 19 is a combined 6.2-mill bond issue and 1.0-mill levy to build two new school buildings to replace seven old ones. The state has promised the district $80 million if […]

DOVER – A recent rise in whooping cough cases in Tuscarawas County isn’t alarming, but health officials are asking folks to consider taking precautions. Tuscarawas County Health Department Epidemiologist Erica Schreckengost says those include washing hands regularly, avoiding large crowds, and considering a pertussis vaccine, which is part of the […]

DOVER – The mayor recognized a pair of good Samaritans who saved a city retiree and his K-9 companion from a dog attack at Dover City Park last month. Mayor Shane Gunnoe praised Austin Rooks and Oscar Snyder for coming to the rescue of retired 63-year city employee Robert Springhetti […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The New Philadelphia Health Department will spray for mosquitoes within a 1-mile radius of the Kent State Tuscarawas campus on Tuesday night, Sept. 16. Health officials say a mosquito sample collected there on Aug. 20 tested positive for West Nile virus. T he city and county health […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The Amish woman accused of murdering her son at Atwood Lake last month has been ordered to appear in court on Monday, Sept. 29. On that date, Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Ernest will decide whether to establish bail for 40-year-old Ruth Miller, who is […]

COLUMBUS – State report cards are out for Ohio School Districts, and Tuscarawas County districts have all met the state standards. That means they scored at least three stars on a five-star ranking system. Three county school districts exceeded state standards – Tusky Valley, Indian Valley and Garaway. The report […]

DOVER – The Dover City School District has made a financial move to help fund facility improvements that could include new construction in the future. The School Board this week agreed to reallocate 4.4 mills of inside millage – or around $1.5 million to $1.8 million a year – to […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Police believe a medical issue led to a head-on crash on East High Avenue in front of the airport that sent both drivers to the hospital Tuesday afternoon. State Highway Patrol Trooper Travis Adkins says a westbound Mercury Sable went left of center and struck a Jeep […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The Tuscarawas County Coroner’s Office has identified the body found in a fenced lot on Maple Avenue Northwest in New Philadelphia on Sunday as 36-year-old Bryant Sullivan of Dennison. The cause and manner of death are still pending, but investigator Rachel Fetty says they do not suspect […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Dover and New Philadelphia officials want the cities to split the cost of a new $400,000 armored vehicle. New Philadelphia Safety Director Kevin Milligan says the combined Dover-New Philadelphia SWAT team is increasingly finding itself in dangerous situations, with nine officer-involved shootings in the county since 2019 […]