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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 18, 2024) – As the nation continues to scrutinize the apparent security lapse that resulted in the former president being shot at, Tuscarawas County Sheriff Orvis Campbell is sharing his take.  He calls the fact that the gunman was able to climb up onto a rooftop […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 18, 2024) – A fixture at Tuscora Park could be back in service this weekend. RTY President Greg Rees gave an update on the Ferris wheel earlier this week, saying they needed to train a couple more operators on the new control system before it started […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 17, 2024) – The Tuscarawas County Pound staff is urging everyone to spay and neuter their pets after taking in three litters of inbred puppies. Facility and Adoption Specialist Beth Lewis says a stray pickup the Friday before last became a rescue operation after the overwhelmed […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 17, 2024) – The Tuscarawas County Health Department is sharing an urgent warning as local Lyme Disease infections soar to record levels. Communicable Disease Nurse Valerie Wallace says the 74 suspected cases reported to the agency between May 1st and the end of June is a 68-percent […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 15, 2024)- As city property owners continue paying the bond issue that built the new high school, discussions are beginning about the future of the other buildings in the school system. The district has been working with the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission to assess the cost of […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 15, 2024) – The city’s police officers are now sporting body-worn cameras. The police department received a grant to buy 30 of them that Chief Tessa Pohovey says have been in use for a couple of weeks now.  “So far, I”m really happy with them. I’ve […]

MINERAL CITY (WTUZ) (July 15, 2024) – Atwood Lake Park is celebrating its newly renovated activity center. The space features an open area that can accommodate 158 people and a larger general store, with construction completed in roughly nine months. Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District Director Craig Butler was pleased with […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WTUZ/WJER) (July 12, 2024) – Mayor Jim Zucal is standing behind a permit fee that organizers of the bi-weekly farmer’s market downtown say is burdensome and excessive. During Thursday’s city council meeting, members approved the permit application for special events requiring street closures. There’s a non-refundable $150 application fee […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 11, 2024) – A city man is serving 60 days in jail for the Nov. 2 crash on State Route 39 that killed a 62-year-old whose van was stopped in traffic. Scott A. Conley, 28, received the punishment Wednesday after pleading no contest to vehicular manslaughter […]

DOVER (WJER) – The exhibit offering an up-close look one of nature’s most colorful pollinators is making its yearly visit to the Norma Johnson Center.  The All-A-Flutter traveling butterfly enclosure will be there for the next 10 days, opening on weekdays from 10 until 4 and from noon to 4 […]