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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Oct. 19, 2023) – You don’t have to knit to contribute to the Scarf Project’s next distribution. Founder Toni Kaltenbaugh needs around a dozen helpers on Saturday morning to prepare the scarves that people have donated over the last year for pickup day on November 10th.  “There […]

DOVER (WJER) (Oct. 19, 2023) – Dover and New Philadelphia football fans were rolling up their sleeves Wednesday to score a win for their team and the patients at Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital. Dover grad Susan Penrod was among the Tornadoes supporters who participated in the 26th Rivalry Blood Battle […]

MILLERSBURG – A 46-year-old New Philadelphia man reportedly punched two people in the stands of a freshman football game on Thursday, Oct. 12, at West Holmes High School and struck another person with his car as he attempted to flee the parking lot before police arrived. A pair of videos […]

From Tuscarawas County Sheriff Orvis Campbell: “The Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office has learned the identity of the individual who was involved in a multi-agency pursuit last night that ended on Abbey Road near Steele Hill Road in New Philadelphia.” “The suspect is Joshua Edward Houston, 44, with a last known […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Oct. 17, 2023) – Another local landmark is now among the state’s most historic places. The Ohio History Connection has granted Tuscora Park historical site status. That’s after rejecting two previous applications from the New Philadelphia Rotary and member Sam Hitchcock, who describes the process as a […]

DOVER (WJER) (Oct. 16, 2023) – The community is getting its yearly opportunity to participate in the rivalry of Dover-Phila Week off the football field. Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital spokesman Darrin Lautenschleger says the 26th Annual Blood Battle is coming up Wednesday at the Tuscarawas County YMCA in Dover. “Donors […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Oct. 16, 2023) – A local law enforcement icon got a big surprise last week. Ed Luthy retired from the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office last September after nearly 50 years as a reserve deputy. He walked into the New Philadelphia Hog Heaven Thursday evening expecting a casual […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Oct. 13, 2023) – Art on the Alley returns Sunday with a festive twist. The Tuscarawas Arts Partnership is hosting the event that takes place from 11 to 4 along the alleys downtown. Social media coordinator Khloe Ayres was expecting close to 120 vendors with artwork and […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Residents’ and officials’ concerns about the proposed Towpath Trail extension through the city have been heard. The Ohio and Erie Canalway Coalition has moved the proposed route for the biking and hiking trail away from the Five Points intersection at West High, Tuscarawas Avenue, and Seventh Street. […]