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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 14, 2024) – Today is the first day of early voting for the special 6th Congressional District general election to decide who serves the remainder of former Congressman Bill Johnson’s term through the end of the year. Tuscarawas County Board of Elections Director Gail Garbrandt says […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER)(May 13, 2024) – Tusky Valley’s band director received a special award from the Claymont Foundation this past weekend. President Beth DiDonato talked with WJER News ahead of Saturday’s alumni awards ceremony and scholarship presentation where they planned to publicly recognize Stephen Tripp for his heroic actions after last […]

NEWCOMERSTOWN (WJER) (May 10, 2024) – The village is getting $786,290 to help revitalize its downtown. The grant comes from Ohio’s Appalachian Community Grant Program. Newcomerstown Mayor Pat Cadle says officials have been working on that grant application for two years and had almost given up hope before they were […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 10, 2024) – Area post offices are again joining a larger effort to feed the less fortunate. The National Association of Letter Carriers has its annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday. New Philadelphia post office letter carrier Stuart Darfus says all people have to […]

STRASBURG (WJER) (May 9, 2024) – A village police officer is being credited with saving someone’s life. During Tuesday’s village council meeting, representatives from Cleveland Clinic and Mercy Hospital presented Kayla Morrison with a Challenge Coin Award for her actions on April 27th.  “You responded to a person in with […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 9, 2024) – City officials have secured funds for a significant facelift to the downtown area. City Service Director Ron McAbier says New Philadelphia is getting $2.9 million out of the state’s Appalachian Community Grant program to make improvements to three of the quadrants at the […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 8, 2024) – The gunman in last year’s drive-by shooting in New Philadelphia is beginning his sentence. Gavin Kurtz will spend a mandatory five years in prison before another 6-to-9-year term for the underlying crimes of attempted murder, felonious assault, and improperly handling a firearm in […]

DOVER (WJER) (May 7, 2024) – The city might ban recreational marijuana sales just like New Philadelphia did last month. Mayor Shane Gunnoe has asked Council members to consider a pair of ordinances that would “prohibit adult cannabis use operators” and “commercial cultivation, commercial processing and retail dispensaries” within city […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (May 7, 2024) – There’s another court hearing next week for the man that Uhrichsville Police say fired a gun into an occupied vehicle. Mekhi Carlton made his initial appearance in Southern District Court Monday afternoon for felonious assault and had his bond set bond at $250,000. A […]