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NEW PHILADELPHIA – The New Philadelphia School Board accepted the resignation of Superintendent Amy Wentworth Monday. She will stay with the school district until July when she becomes the new superintendent at Indian Valley Schools, replacing her husband, Ira Wentworth, who is retiring. “We wish you luck as you to […]

DOVER – A city police officer has been removed from duty and placed on leave after an unspecified incident. Dover Safety Director Robert Everett in a media release said the city learned of the incident on Jan. 21 but did not offer any specifics about what happened or when and […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A woman who shot a truck in downtown New Philadelphia soon after visiting the police station faces a misdemeanor charge. According to a court records, the 34-year-old New Philadelphia woman pleaded not guilty last week to discharging a firearm on or over a public road. She was […]

DOVER – The athletic director at West Holmes High School is turning in his red, white and royal blue Knights gear for Dover’s crimson and gray. The Dover Board of Education is expected to approve Adam Brately as the district’s new athletic director on Monday. Brately has been the athletic […]

DOVER – Mayor Shane Gunnoe is crediting two city employees with saving the life of a coworker. He says general services employees Jon Ladrach and Brody Ferrell were fueling their vehicles on Jan. 22 when co-worker Aiden Barrett slipped on some ice and was knocked unconscious. The fall caused an […]

DOVER – A Dover fire vehicle was involved in a crash about 100 feet from the station while responding to an emergency call Friday morning. Nobody was hurt. State Highway Patrol Sgt. Clinton Armstrong says the fire chief’s truck – a 2005 Ford F-350 – driven by Captain Mike Mosser […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Recently retired Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court Judge Elizabeth Thomakos says her successor has a challenging job ahead. Thomakos retired last week after 27 years on the bench to dedicate more time to family and other pursuits. “I’m ready to move on to a different phase of […]

DUNDEE – A GoFundMe account has been set up to raise money for the couple who lost everything in a house fire in Dundee Monday morning. Family members say Larry Phillabaum and Erin Walton are awake and recovering at a Cleveland medical center after escaping the fire by jumping from […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The head of the area’s drug enforcement agency says cocaine is a growing concern in the area. In the past two weeks, the Tuscarawas County Grand Jury has indicted three individuals for cocaine trafficking. In two of those cases enough cocaine was recovered to warrant first-degree felony […]

DOVER – Local officials are knocking on wood and crossing their fingers hoping the worst damage from this week’s harsh winter weather is behind them. Police, fire and service department heads have expressed relief after receiving fewer emergency calls than they had expected during the massive snowstorm early in the […]