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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 10, 2022) – Tuscarawas County is using its COVID relief money to build a new home for the County Board of Elections. County Commissioners announced Monday they are going to purchase close to three vacant acres at 933 East High Avenue where they will eventually build […]

DOVER (WJER) (May 10, 2022) – Dover school officials are considering putting the district’s former administrative building on the market, although whoever buys it would have to move it. Superintendent Karie McCrate suggested the arrangement during Monday’s school board meeting. She says with the district offices now housed in the […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 10, 2022) – Empower Tusc’s coordinator is letting us know how to get involved in the yearly awareness campaign known as National Prevention Week. Jodi Salvo says it’s as simple as sharing one of their Facebook posts.  “They will be all prevention messages around decision making, […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 10, 2022) – The leaders of the local Salvation Army say it’s bittersweet to be leaving. Lieutenants Andrew and Amanda Allen were recently given their marching orders back to their home state of New York to take over as commanding officers at the Salvation Army in […]

DOVER (WJER) (May 9, 2022) – City Council President Shane Gunnoe says discussions with other elected officials and city administrators prompted his decision to apply for the interim mayor position. “I did not make this decision on my own,” he said. “It was something I came to [through] consultation with […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 9, 2022) – The New Philadelphia Youth Baseball program is seeking donations to replace a storage shed at the Waterworks Ball Fields that caught on fire Friday afternoon. President Mitch Pace says it appears someone intentionally ignited the shed, which is behind the third-base dugout at […]

STRASBURG (WJER) (May 9, 2022) – Council is revisiting a plan to add a two-way lefthand turn lane to North Wooster Avenue to alleviate traffic congestion, although some of the people living there aren’t happy about it. Residents packed into the council room last week to object to the proposal, […]

NEWCOMERSTOWN (WJER) (May 6, 2022) – Officials are moving forward with a plan to turn a former pharmacy into a more accessible village headquarters. Mayor Pat Cadle says renovations to the building at 308 College Street will be starting in the next couple of weeks. “They said mid to late […]