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DOVER (WJER) (April 29, 2022) – A representative from the Ohio Supreme Court Wednesday said it has not yet made a final determination on a request to suspend Dover’s mayor. Richard Homrighausen in a press release earlier that day said he was notified he had been suspended by a special […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (April 28, 2022) – The Amish man who pleaded guilty to felony charges for sexually abusing two girls will be spending the next nine years in a state prison, and could end up there longer. 28-year-old David Levi Yoder returned to Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court this […]

DOVER (WJER) (April 28, 2022) – Tuscarawas County Coroner Jeff Cameron says it doesn’t appear the drug crisis that has fueled an alarming rise in overdose deaths these past few years is going away anytime soon. Cameron released a report this week listing the number of overdose deaths in the […]

FRANKLIN TWP (WJER) (April 28, 2022) – The state highway patrol is investigating a fatal ATV crash that killed the operator and seriously injured a passenger Wednesday near Strasburg. The New Philadelphia Post says 55-year-old Shawn Murphy of Fresno was killed and 54-year-old Shannon Murphy of Fresno was flown to […]

DOVER (WJER) (April 27, 2022) – Mayor Richard Homrighausen says he has been suspended from office. Attorney Mark DeVan emailed a press release to local media outlets Wednesday that says Homrighausen has been informed he is suspended as mayor of Dover by a special commission appointed by State Supreme Court […]

STONE CREEK (WJER) (April 27, 2022) – Authorities say a law enforcement helicopter helped locate a domestic violence suspect in Stone Creek Saturday night after what was initially reported as a stabbing. Tuscarawas Sheriff Sgt. Bruce Lowery says the caller around 11:30 p.m. reported a 40-year-old relative choked him, threatened […]

DENNISON (WJER) (April 26, 2022) – Village officials are continuing to look for ways to reduce the cost of a downtown beautification project. Council has set aside $195,000 in American Rescue Plan money to replace the street lights along Grant Street between North First and the gazebo with decorative LED […]

DENNISON (WJER) (April 25, 2022) – Mayor Greg DiDonato says arrangements are being made to repair the fire department’s new garage after a firefighter struck the side of one of its bays with the tanker truck. He says one of the department’s regular volunteers was pulling the truck for a […]

DOVER (WJER) (April 25, 2022) – Police say an unlicensed, intoxicated teen driver crashed into a house on East 4th Street late afternoon Saturday. Officer Jordan Doughty says the 17-year-old boy was coming out of an alley southbound. “He was going to turn left onto 4th Street, but I guess […]