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UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (Feb. 28, 2022) – After more than two years of asking for an additional officer, the city’s police chief is finally getting his wish. Council on Thursday voted 4-3 to increase the number of full-time officers on the city’s roster from 9 to 10. Mayor Mark Haney says […]
STRASBURG (WJER) (Feb. 28, 2022) – The village’s firefighters won’t be able to sleep over at the station as planned starting April 1st, but Mayor Steve Smith says they should still be able to deliver on their promise to voters in last year’s primary. Smith says some unanticipated issues have […]
DOVER (WJER) (February 25, 2022) – The mayor is suing the city and its law director. Richard Homrighausen, according to court documents, wants the city to provide him with legal counsel because he feels Law Director Doug O’Meara is working against him. Homrighausen Friday afternoon filed a complaint in Tuscarawas […]
NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Feb. 25, 2022)- The Kent State University at Tuscarawas Engineering Technology Department held the Regional Bridge Building Contest for area high school students on February 24, 2022. Students participated from the following schools: Buckeye Career Center, Conotton Valley, Dover High School, Garaway High School, Indian Valley High […]
DOVER (WJER) (February 25, 2022) – As the Dover Police welcome a new K-9 officer they have to say good-bye to the previous one. Chief Paul Bantum says K-9 Officer Rex passed away Monday three months after he retired due to health reasons. Bantum says he had been living with […]
NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Feb. 24, 2022) – Tuscarawas County leaders are preparing to accept the county’s share of the $150-million lawmakers set aside in the state’s latest budget to help communities tear down blighted structures. The commissioners on Wednesday created a new fund to accept the money, although Community and […]
NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Feb. 24, 2022) – A Cleveland-area man has apparently confessed to stealing an SUV from a New Philadelphia gas station earlier this week. Sgt. David Morris says he got a call Wednesday evening from a sheriff’s sergeant in Lake County saying the man walked into their station […]
DENNISON (Feb. 24, 2022) – Village officials can begin moving forward with plans to use COVID relief money to upgrade the streetlights downtown. Mayor Greg DiDonato says an attorney reviewed the village’s request to use Rescue Plan money to replace the ones along Grant Street from North 1st to the […]
NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (February 24, 2022) – City officials are considering raising trash rates by $1.25 a month. Service Director Ron McAbier says the current rate – $14.25 – is lower than most cities in the area and hasn’t been raised for seven years. “Sanitation dump fees at Kimble are […]
CANTON (WJER) (February 23, 2022) – Two individual swimmers and five relay teams from Dover High School are joining Lucas Lane as qualifiers at the Division II state swim meet at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton this week. The swimmers warmed up Wednesday evening at start preliminaries Thursday at 5:30 […]
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