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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 24, 2022) – The city will be seeking grant money to build a walking and biking trail between the east side of town and the village of Roswell.  Mayor Joel Day says ODNR’s Division of Mineral Resources Management has approved the city’s request to apply for […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 24, 2022) – New Philadelphia city officials are hearing more about plans to fully renovate the high school baseball field at Tuscora Park. City council member Kelly Ricklic is a co-founder of the For the Love of the Game Committee working to make this a reality. […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 23, 22022) – Friends and relatives of 38-year-old Amber Sherell packed into the Tuscarawas County Courthouse this morning to learn the fate of the woman who dumped her body. 26-year-old Cekoyia Riechers appeared before Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Ernest to be sentenced for failing to […]

DOVER (WJER) (August 23, 2022) – Roadwork in the city, including a project that closed the Wooster Avenue bridge Monday morning, provided some temporary inconveniences for drivers over the past couple of weeks. Still, Dover officials are proud of what they’ve accomplished in the downtown area. City Service Director Dave […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 22, 2022) – Work is continuing to permanently mend the massive sinkhole that appeared along a downtown street the day after Memorial Day.  City Service Director Ron McAbier says the 100-block of Second Street NE will remain closed until Friday so crews can re-excavate the crater […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 22, 2022) – The man accused of sexually abusing a toddler will be staying locked up ahead of his trial. 31-year-old Shane Skelly of New Philadelphia remains in the Tuscarawas County Jail after Common Pleas Court Judge Elizabeth Thomakos granted the state’s motion to have him […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 19, 2022) – The city’s police officers will be spending the weekend learning the layout of the high school and preparing to respond to any threats that might arise there. The police department is holding active shooter training in the building Saturday and Sunday from 8 […]

BOLIVAR (WJER) (Aug. 19, 2022) – The Bolivar Fire Department has a shiny new addition to its vehicle fleet. Chief Shawn Lynch says they’re hosting a push-in ceremony at the station Saturday from 4 to 6 pm to celebrate the arrival of the dual-purpose Pierce firetruck that cost the department […]

DOVER (WJER) (Aug 19, 2022) – Clouds of black smoke and screeching whistles will be emitting from the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds this weekend. That’s where the Tuscarawas Valley Pioneer Power Association is hosting its 58th annual Dover Steam Show. Association board member Ben Pauli says attendees are being treated to […]