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STRASBURG (WJER) (June 27, 2022) – The village could become the next local community to regulate businesses selling medical marijuana. Council has a work session Thursday at 6 pm to discuss the possibility of restricting them to specific areas such as industrial zones or banning them within the corporation limits. […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 27, 2022) – A New Philadelphia man is asking the public for help in jumpstarting efforts to locate the artwork of his late great-grandfather. Andrew Kamban estimates his great-grandfather, Carlisle “John” Brobst, sold hundreds of pieces of his work to supplement income during the Great Depression […]

ZOARVILLE (WJER) (June 24, 2022) – Mark Murphy is stepping aside as the superintendent at Tusky Valley Schools after 17 years, but he is not leaving the district. The 2020 BASA Ohio Superintendent of the Year in an open letter and an online video said he feels blessed for his […]

DOVER (WJER) (June 24, 2022) – The city claimed a partial victory in court battles with suspended Mayor Richard Homrighausen. Tuscarwas County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Ernest this week threw out one of Homrighausen’s lawsuits that attempted to stop the city from bringing back three employees he had fired. […]

STRASBURG (WJER) (June 24, 2022) – Police Chief Dave Warrick is urging residents to report any suspicious activity following a recent string of break-ins. “People tend to hesitate to call us to report it. I encourage you. Don’t wait a day later and say, ‘You know what? I’m gonna call […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 23, 2022) – The man accused of causing last week’s deadly hit-and-run crash at the Beaver Creek Apartment complex remains in jail as the case heads to a grand jury. 22-year-old Justin Brill appeared in municipal court this morning for a preliminary hearing on a complaint […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 23, 2022) – A city man and his son are claiming their civil rights were violated during the police department’s response to a call about a man with a gun. Jeffery L. Martin and the 17-year-old have filed a civil complaint in Tuscarawas County Common Pleas […]

DOVER (WJER) (June 23, 2022) – Interim Mayor Shane Gunnoe this week touted the effectiveness of cost-saving measures at the city’s Light and Power Plant this year. Gunnoe says the city saved approximately $288,000 in certain maintenance expenses compared to recent years. “Due to the changes that Council has previously […]

STRASBURG (WJER) (June 22, 2022) – The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics will come through Tuscarawas County for the first time in its 41-year history Thursday. Police officers from Strasburg, Dover, New Philadelphia, and Sugarcreek will run with the “Flame of Hope” through their towns as it makes […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 22, 2022) – The Tuscarawas County Emergency Management Agency is trying to access state and federal aid following last week’s storms that toppled trees, damaged homes, and left thousands without power. The agency has asked municipalities to tally the damages they incurred in the aftermath of […]