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DENNISON (WJER) (Oct. 5, 2022) – The Dennison Railroad Depot Museum is getting everything lined up for this year’s Polar Express train rides. Museum Director Wendy Zucal says that includes recruiting volunteers for elves, storytellers and their assistants, car hosts, and other roles. There’s a training session for interested today […]

DOVER (WJER) (Oct. 4th, 2022) – The incoming CEO at the Tuscarawas County YMCA is going to spend some time adjusting to her new role. Search Committee Chair Brian Marsh says Meagan Shaheen will officially take over on October 31st, which is to be followed by a 90-day transition period. Marsh […]

DOVER (WJER) (Oct. 4, 2022)  – The community has taken on a different shade with the arrival of October over the weekend and the start of another Paint Tusc Pink campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital spokesman Darrin Lautenschleger says the campaign’s pink yard displays show […]

MINERAL CITY (WJER) (Sept. 30, 2022) – The Atwood Lake region is celebrating autumn’s arrival with a weekend of crafts, food, and demonstrations. The Fall Festival is marking its 40th year at the lakeside park that’s owned and operated by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. Organizing committee member Daryl Smith […]

DOVER (WJER) (Sept. 30, 2022) – The Tuscarawas County Coroner’s Office has identified the man sheriff’s deputies shot and killed in Mineral City Wednesday morning as 43-year-old Everett Martin. Ohio BCI has been investigating the shooting that took place outside of the home of a woman who had a protection […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 29, 2022) – “We’re more than a shelter.” That’s the message leaders of The Friends of the Homeless of Tuscarawas County want to deliver as the organization seeks a new location for its operation. The Friends of the Homeless operates a 36-bed homeless shelter on East High […]

MINERAL CITY (WJER) (Sept. 28, 2022) – Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a man outside of a Mineral City home this morning. Sheriff Orvis Campbell says it started around 9:25 am when they responded to a call from a woman saying that the man, whom she has a […]

DENNISON (WJER) (Sept. 27, 2022) – Officials are moving forward with a plan to replace most of the street lights downtown. The village is participating in a pilot program where AEP buys certain lights, puts in energy-efficient ones, and leases them back to municipalities. Mayor Greg DiDonato says they’re paying […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 27, 2022) – City Health Commissioner Vickie Ionno and her team are returning to Tuscora Park Wednesday for another COVID-19 vaccination clinic. They’ll be there from 9 until 11:30 and 1 to 3, providing primary doses and boosters including the new bivalent ones that protect against […]