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CLEVELAND (WJER) (June 21, 2022) – A Dover man has agreed to pay the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $10,000 and forfeit his hunting license for five years for shooting and killing a Bald Eagle last fall. The payment and forfeiture are part of a plea deal between U.S. District […]
NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 21, 2022) – Student-athletes in the New Philadelphia school district will be running on a new track next school year. Superintendent Amy Wentworth says Woody Hayes Quaker Stadium has been closed since last week, so crews can install a red, polyurethane one that will be cooler […]
SUGARCREEK (WJER) (June 20, 2022) – Garaway’s superintendent says the board of education will consider reinstating a past policy allowing teachers to arm themselves following legislative action by the state government earlier this month. Superintendent James Millet says the policy, adopted in 2019, has been on hold after the Ohio […]
FAIRFIELD TWP (WJER) (June 20, 2022) – The Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after an Orville man plummeted to his death at the Dover Dam Sunday afternoon. Detective Lieutenant Adam Fisher says it appears the victim, 56-year-old Walter Rogers, had been trying to retrieve some coins from a ledge. […]
MOGADORE (WJER) (June 17, 2022) – A member of the team that spent days searching the Tuscarawas River for a missing boater’s body is urging anyone planning to go out on the water to wear a life jacket. ODNR Law Enforcement Supervisor Lieutenant Scott Stauffer says if you fall in […]
NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 17, 2022) – People who used their SNAP cards to purchase food that spoiled during this week’s power outages can request reimbursement through the Tuscarawas County Office of Job and Family Services. Eligibility Supervisor Natalie Aubihl says just call or stop by their office to request […]
NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 17, 2022) – The suspect in this week’s fatal hit-and-run crash in New Philadelphia made his first court appearance this morning. 22-year-old Justin Brill of New Philadelphia is charged in a criminal complaint with aggravated vehicular homicide, vehicular assault, and OVI for the Tuesday night crash […]
NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 16, 2022) – City leaders are coming together to create a community-wide active shooter response plan. Mayor Joel Day says he’s convening a safety task force that will begin by meeting with officials from the school systems in the city. “The goal will be to review […]
NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 16, 2022) – The Tuscarawas County Commissioners are setting money aside to design the future home of the local elections board. On Wednesday, they allocated $125,000 in COVID relief money toward the cause. Commissioner Kerry Metzger says they will use it to hire an architect to […]
NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 13, 2022) – Historic Schoenbrunn Village has a new leader. Zoar resident Kris Eddy has been managing the site for around a month now. She spent the past three years working for the Zoar Community Association where her duties included organizing tours, recruiting volunteers, and developing […]
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