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NEW PHILADELPHIA – A traffic stop in Uhrichsville back in October has led to a grand jury indictment for felony cocaine trafficking for a 38-year-old Canton man. Tuscarawas County Prosecutor Ryan Styer says Uhrichsville Police initially stopped Roberto Rodriguez around 8 p.m. on October 8th for driving left of center […]

GNADENHUTTEN – The Indian Valley Board of Education is meeting Thursday at 5:30 p.m. with a single item to vote on – approving a three-year contract with Amy Wentworth as superintendent with an annual salary of $145,000. Amy Wentworth has been New Philadelphia’s superintendent since 2021. She is married to […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A 23-year-old New Philadelphia man has been indicted for involuntary manslaughter for allegedly selling the drugs that contributed to a teenager’s overdose death last year. The Tuscarawas County Grand Jury last week indicted Thomas E. Ritchie on five felony counts – involuntary manslaughter, aggravated trafficking in drugs, […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A New Philadelphia arson suspect who apparently missed a court date is now back in jail without bail. Chance Cawley, 24, was indicted in December on four felony counts, including first-degree aggravated arson, for allegedly burning down a mobile home he had been evicted from on 11th […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A Mineral City man is heading to jail after what authorities say was a chaotic, meth-fueled jaunt through his neighborhood Wednesday night where he went in and out of neighbor’s homes unwelcomed. One of those neighbors fired a gun into the ground to scare the unwanted guest. […]

DOVER – Mayor Shane Gunnoe is promoting the openings of a few commercial businesses while trying to ease fears about a delayed industrial development on the city’s north side. Gunnoe says the planning commission recently approved a site plan for Blue Hippo Car Wash on Wooster Avenue at the former […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The New Philadelphia man accused of attempting to murder a police officer was in court Wednesday morning. Prosecutors accuse 28-year-old Dyllan Riter of grabbing an officer’s gun during a scuffle last week and shooting it at New Philadelphia police. There was supposed to be a preliminary hearing […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – An alarming trend has the city’s safety director sending a message to criminals and fugitives seeking refuge in the city. New Philadelphia Safety Director Kevin Milligan says last week’s arrest of a Stark County armed robbery suspect where an officer was nearly shot is the latest instance […]

NEW PHILADELPHILA – A 20-year-old man wanted by ICE is facing charges in Tuscarawas County where Dover police say he robbed a person at knifepoint. Erick Carrion Padilla is in the Tuscarawas County Jail, where he will remain even if he posts a $75,000 bond because he faces federal charges […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A Dover man has pleaded not guilty to cocaine trafficking after a grand jury indictment alleged he sold drugs in the vicinity of Dover Avenue Elementary School. The January 12th indictment against 27-year-old Cullen Brogan consists of five felony counts, including trafficking in cocaine, possession of cocaine […]