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SUGARCREEK – The village will be sandwiched by paving work on state Route 39 this summer, starting Monday night. Night-time paving will begin along an 8-mile stretch of 39 west of the village, according to ODOT District 11 spokesperson Lauren Borell, from about the state Route 93 intersection west to […]

DOVER – The Dover Middle School band concert was interrupted last week for a surprise announcement honoring its director. As music teacher Micah Carrick helped set up percussion instruments, School Board member John Maxwell announced that the Tuscarawas Arts Partnership had selected Carrick as the 2026 Tuscarawas County Arts Educator […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Schools Superintendent Amy Wentworth was at a loss following the failure of the district’s income tax issue on Tuesday’s ballot. Issue 1, a 1.5 percent income tax to fund new schools, failed by about 1,200 votes. Wentworth says she is disappointed that once again around 60 percent […]

DENNISON – Trinity Twin City Medical Center will be under new ownership starting this fall. Trinity Health System in a press release announced that it will transfer ownership from CommonSpirit Health to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center later this year. https://trinityhealth.com/commonspirit-health-reaches-agreement-to-transfer-ownership-of-trinity-health-system-to-upmc/?postid=db878b45-786d-4475-bdca-1553c988125d&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign= The transaction also includes Trinity West, Trinity East, […]

DOVER – An accused drug dealer has pleaded guilty to charges related to the overdose death of a teen. Thomas E. Ritchie, 23, of New Philadelphia initially pleaded not guilty in the 2025 death of a 17-year-old New Philadelphia teen and Buckeye Career Center student but changed his plea on […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The city is on track to rezone a long-vacant former industrial site to allow low-income housing there. Pivotal Housing Partners is proposing an $80 million dollar development that includes two four-story buildings for workforce and senior housing with more than 200 apartments in total. Pete Schwiegeraht with […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The case of a missing 15-year-old Tuscarawas County girl found in Wisconsin with a married man highlights the dangers of social media for children. Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Captain Detective Adam Fisher says the two first met on a social media platform, and it appears the 24-year-old man […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Authorities found a missing 15-year-old Tuscarawas County girl in Wisconsin hours after she left her home with an older, married man who allegedly met her online and lied about his age. Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Captain Detective Adam Fisher says the girl’s mother has brought her home, and […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The city’s planning commission and zoning and annexation board are advancing zoning changes that would make way for a large housing development on the 20-acre former Howden-Buffalo property at the corner of South Broadway and Mill Avenue. The proposal calls for two four-story buildings, one with 82 […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Walmart on Blue Bell Drive was evacuated for about two hours on Wednesday after a bomb threat was found scrawled in a women’s restroom. Police and a bomb-detection K9 from Canton conducted a sweep of the store and found nothing suspicious. The report came in at 10:10 […]