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NEW PHILADELPHIA (March 27, 2024) – The state is getting to close its case against the Strasburg businessman who resold ammunition meant for law enforcement. G&R Tactical Store owner William Grant Timberlake will spend 90 days in the county jail and 90 on house arrest for his role in a […]

DOVER (WJER) (March 27, 2024) – A morning crash that looked bad resulted in only a couple of minor injuries on 77 near the Schneiders Crossing Road exit. Trooper Mike Maddock of the State Highway Patrol says two vehicles were totaled, one person was taken to the hospital, and another […]

DOVER – Several area fire departments responded to a call about smoke in the building at Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital Tuesday night. Thankfully, there was no fire. Capt. Brooks Ross says when responders heard about the smoke just after 8 p.m., they upgraded the call to a first alarm structure […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (March 26, 2024) – Mayor Joel Day is on board with the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District’s plan to consolidate its offices at a new location on Tech Park Drive. “The decision to relocate MWCD’s administration building to the Regional Technology Park aligns well with the Conservancy District’s […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (March 26, 2024) – The gunman in last year’s drive-by shooting in New Philadelphia is facing up to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to the charges against him.   That’s the maximum prison term 19-year-old Gavin Kurtz could be ordered to serve for shooting at the […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (March 26, 2024) – There’s some good news out of the Twin Cities. The Uhrichsville BMV will remain open for at least another 15 months, through June of 2025. Twin City mayors Jim Zucal and Greg DiDonato had been fighting to prevent the location from closing as planned […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (March 26, 2024) – Tuscarawas County’s Special Olympics athletes are reeling from a big loss. Multi-Sport Coach Frittz McGinnis succumbed to pancreatic cancer on Saturday, leaving behind his wife Denise and two sons, Austin and Bailey. County Special Olympics Coordinator Richelle Lefler says Coach Frittz meant a […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (March 26, 2024) – The city has received a liquor license request from a business owner that the city is suing. Sarai Petroleum LLC, at the former site of the Fuel Depot on East High Avenue, submitted the request. City Council will schedule a public hearing on […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (March 26, 2024) – The Uhrichsville and Arrowhead Fire Departments rescued a pair of dogs trapped on the Stillwater Creek Monday afternoon. City Fire Captain Wes Dillon says multiple callers reported seeing the dogs stuck on an island, which turned out to be a log jam, around 5:30 […]

DENNISON (WJER) (March 25, 2024) – Another 40 women making a difference in Tuscarawas County are being recognized as Leading Ladies.  Dennison Depot Marketing Coordinator Taylur Cunningham made the inaugural class in 2023 and got to help pick this year’s honorees. (She says the response was so positive that they […]