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Man pleads guilty in arson, domestic violence case

May 27, 2022

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 27, 2022) – An Oxford Township man has admitted in court to igniting a shed and pouring gasoline on a woman during a fiery domestic incident last fall. 41-year-old Ralph Henry Hutzel Jr this morning pleaded guilty to counts of aggravated arson, attempted aggravated arson, and […]




Foundation to present statewide leadership award to Indian Valley’s Ira Wentworth

May 26, 2022

GNADENHUTTEN (WJER) (May 26, 2022) – Indian Valley Superintendent Ira Wentworth is getting a statewide award for his leadership during the pandemic. Wentworth is the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation’s latest Ohio Superintendent Outstanding Performance Award recipient. Board of Education President Francis Picchetti nominated Wentworth for the honor. “Under his tenure, […]


Highway Patrol promoting motorcycle safety

May 26, 2022

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 23, 2022) – A sergeant with the local Highway Patrol post is urging motorcyclists to protect themselves from serious injury or death by putting on a helmet. Brian Hawkins says they can’t ticket you for not wearing one if you’re 18 or older, although it could […]


Reopening of Tuscora Park Ferris wheel delayed

May 26, 2022

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 26, 2022) – The Ferris wheel won’t be turning again when Tuscora Park reopens for the holiday weekend. The vintage ride has been undergoing a more than $250,000 restoration spearheaded by the park’s nonprofit operator, RTY Incorporated, and paid for with donations. Board member Greg Rees […]



Juvenile Court selects first Art Scholarship winners

May 25, 2022

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 25, 2022) – The walls of Tuscarawas County’s Juvenile Courtroom are looking less bare following its first-ever Art Scholarship presentation. First place in the contest that was open to all of the county’s graduating high school seniors went to New Philadelphia’s Hannah Levengood for her painting […]