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NEW PHILADELPHILA – The city is removing a pair of homeless encampments this week. Service Director Ron McAbier says workers have been clearing out an encampment near the 77-250 interchange and along the Tuscarawas River behind the shopping plaza that includes Big Lots. He says they also plan to remove […]

AKRON – Just like back in December when Indian Valley won a state football championship, Tuscarawas County showed Ohio it has the best fans in the state on Saturday night when Dover won the Division III state softball championship at Akron Firestone Stadium. The Crimson Tornadoes won in a mercy […]

DOVER – Local schools moved their last-day-of-school activities inside after a parent reported a non-specific threat she received on her phone. Superintendent Karie McCrate sent a message to parents Thursday afternoon saying there would be an increased police presence around the district buildings. “We received a report from a parent […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Three of the four assailants in a violent attack that happened in New Philadelphia back in August have been found guilty for their roles in the assault. The fourth is likely to plead guilty after cooperating with prosecutors in the other cases. Juries found Christopher Beatty of […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A 26-year-old Louisville man is dead following a single vehicle crash on County Road 69 in Goshen Township Friday evening. The State Highway Patrol reports Jacob Goard was driving a 2016 GMC Acadia southbound at approximately 7:47 p.m. when the vehicle traveled off the right side of […]

NEWARK – The truck driver who caused the November 2023 crash that killed six people, including three Tusky Valley band members and three chaperones accompanying them on a trip, has avoided prison time and a felony conviction. Licking County Judge David Branstool on Friday ruled 61-year-old Jacob McDonald not guilty […]

DOVER – South Tuscarawas Avenue near the New Philadelphia border is closed Friday morning (May 16) as crews replace a utility pole following a crash. According to police reports, a woman crashed a red Honda into a utility pole at the corner of Howe Street and South Tuscarawas. The impact […]

DOVER – The writer and star of the movie being filmed in the area grew up in New Philadelphia and is thrilled by the reception he has received in his return to Tuscarawas County. Brock Yurich wrote the screenplay for “Test” and has been working for nearly a decade to […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Buckeye Career Center students are finished building their latest house, and it’s up for auction on Tuesday, May 13. The 2025 Buckeye House is a custom-built brick ranch home at the end of a cul-de-sac at 560 Corral Drive NE, a block away from the vocational school […]