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UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (Jan. 5, 2024) – It’s a mix of new and returning faces at city hall this year. Councilman turned Mayor Jim Zucal hasn’t picked a service director but tapped former Ward 4 representative Amy Myers to as the city’s code enforcement official.   “We like to tell the constituents […]

STRASBURG (WJER) (Jan. 4, 2023) – It’s a time of transition for the village, which is starting the year under new leadership. Bruce Metzger was sworn in as Strasburg’s mayor Tuesday and presided over the council meeting that evening. “I want everyone to know that I’m here to serve the […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (Jan. 4, 2024) – The Uhrichsville Democratic Central Committee will be filling a vacancy on city council this weekend. There’s an at-large seat up to grabs because of Jim Zucal becoming mayor in the new year. Committee member Martha Campbell says they’ll be meeting in the council room […]

DOVER TWP. (WJER) (Jan.4, 2024) – The Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s office is investigating an incident where a father allegedly shot his adult son in the upper leg in self-defense at his home. The two men live next to each other in the 6800 block of Dover Zoar Road NE. Sheriff […]

STRASBURG (WJER) (Jan. 3, 32023) – Village officials are no longer considering a proposed ban on feeding stray cats. Council tabled the measure Tuesday evening after dozens of residents and animal welfare advocates showed up at Village Hall to voice their opposition: “I, as a citizen, don’t identify with option […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Jan. 3, 2024) – A tragic case came to a close in Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court this morning. 22-year-old Mitchell Smith Junior of Port Washington will spend two to three years in prison for the December 2022 ATV crash in Salem Township that killed his passenger. […]

CAMBRIDGE – The Fifth District Court of Appeals has upheld Richard Homrighausen’s conviction and sentence for theft in office. A jury in November 2022 had found the former longtime Dover mayor guilty of that felony and five other counts related to pocketing wedding fees instead of depositing them into city […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Jan. 2, 2023) – The Dover man who spent six months in the Tuscarawas County Jail for the fight that killed a former friend is now facing felony charges for another violent incident in his hometown. A grand jury indictment handed down last week accuses 48-year-old John […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Jan. 2, 2023) – Mayor Joel Day had some good news to share during the last city council meeting. “The city received a welcomed holiday gift over the past week. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Mineral Resources Management has awarded New Philadelphia a $650,000 […]