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DOVER (WJER) (March 28, 2022) – The Tuscarawas County Health Department is sounding the alarm about a rise in syphilis cases in the region. Communicable Disease Nurse Chelsea Martin says Region 5, which includes Tuscarawas and seven other counties, saw a 45-percent increase in sexually-transmitted cases between 2020 and last […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (March 28, 2022) – Mayor Mark Haney is sharing some of the highlights of the city’s 2022 operating budget. He says the spending plan council authorized last week allocates around $1.3-million for capital improvements including between $45,000 and $50,000 for electrical work at the waterpark and $25,000 to […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Mar. 28, 2022) – The State Highway Patrol says an SUV rear-ended an Ohio Department of Transportation salt truck on I-77 in Dover Township, resulting in minor injuries to the drivers and significant damage to both vehicles. This occurred at about 4:14 a.m. Sunday in the southbound […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (March 28, 2022) – Another four-legged crime fighter is helping New Philadelphia Police track down suspects and get drugs off the streets. Cooper, a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois, was sworn in as the city’s second K9 officer last Tuesday. He and his handler, Officer Bradley Geist, make up […]

DOVER (WJER) (March 25, 2022) – Three city employees fired by the mayor in December were back at work Friday. Dave Douglas, Gerry Mroczkowski and Eva Newsome returned to their jobs as service director, safety and human resources director, and executive assistant to the mayor after the state Personnel Board […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (March 25, 2022) – Tuscarawas County Court of Common Pleas Court General Trial Division Magistrate Magistrate Karen Zajkowski is retiring today after more than 21 years of service to the court and the families of Tuscarawas County. Zajkowski was instrumental in the development of the Court’s current standard-parenting […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (March 25, 2022) – Local 4-H officials are holding a fundraiser for the camp where clubs from eight different counties have gathered to make summertime memories for generations. The Camp Piedmont Benefit begins at 4 pm Saturday at Buckeye Career Center with a spaghetti dinner available for […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (March 24, 2022) – The city’s union-represented firefighters, street workers and police officers are no longer working under expired contracts. Council during a special meeting on Monday approved new ones for members of the city’s three workers’ unions. Mayor Mark Haney says they replace the ones that ended […]

CARROLLTON (WJER) (March 23, 2022) – A Gnadenhutten man who reportedly left several dogs and cats in a Sherrodsville-area home for weeks without food and water has been ordered to spend four to six months in a community-based correctional facility.    27-year-old Eddy Starnes is required to report to the Eastern […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (March 23, 2022) – A former Uhrichsville man will be spending more than a decade behind bars for sex offenses involving children. 42-year-old Edward Dingman on Monday pleaded guilty to an amended indictment charging him with counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor and illegal use of […]