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Dover still has bills to pay for work at power plant

January 21, 2022

DOVER (WJER) (January 21, 2022) – The city still has bills to pay for work done at its power plant last year. City council Tuesday approved one payment – for $39,000 – but Council President Shane Gunnoe says there’s still about $463,000 to pay to three different companies. The bills […]






County jail achieves perfect score on state audit

January 20, 2022

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Jan. 20, 2022) – The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation has completed a full audit of the Tuscarawas County Jail, giving it a perfect score on all 176 standards. Sheriff Orvis Campbell says it’s thanks to the efforts of jail administrator Lt. Ken Engstrom and his sergeants. “They […]


Dover Law Director clashes with Mayor’s family

January 19, 2022

DOVER (WJER) (January 19, 2022) – City Council’s meeting Tuesday ended with Law Director Doug O’Meara questioning the mayor’s son about recruiting city employees to raise money for his father’s re-election campaigns, and the mayor’s son daring the law director to take him to court. Nick Homrighausen is Mayor Richard […]


At-home COVID tests now available for free by mail

January 19, 2022

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Jan. 19, 2022) – City Health Commissioner Vickie Ionno is encouraging area residents to sign up to have free COVID-19 testing kits delivered to their doorsteps. Ionno says you can visit covidtest.gov to request a four-kit bundle for your household through a mail-order program the Biden administration […]


Bolivar man dies in Goshen Township crash

January 19, 2022

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Jan 19th, 2022) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a Bolivar man was killed in a single-vehicle accident shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday just north of New Philadelphia. The driver and victim, 79-year-old Virgil A. Ravenscroft, was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers say he was […]