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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Oct. 3, 2023) – Tuscarawas County EMA Director Noah Porter is letting cell phone users know about the nationwide wireless alert system test that will take place Wednesday afternoon so they’re not caught off guard.  A test alert will go out at 2:20 pm that will cause […]

DOVER (WJER) (Oct. 3, 2023) – Dover police say the weekend shooting incident at a home in the 100 block of Regent Street appears to have stemmed from a domestic situation. Detective Captain Chad Mowrer says they believe the 30-year-old Dover man living at the home discharged a firearm that […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (Oct. 2, 2023) – Twin City leaders have reached a settlement in their dispute over a longstanding agreement splitting the income taxes from Claymont High School. During Thursday’s Uhrichsville council meeting, members voted 4-to-3 to accept the offer from a mediation session in May to resolve Dennison’s lawsuit […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (Oct. 2, 2023) – The new Miss Clayland is already getting more involved with the area. 21-year-old Brittney Putman of Grove City was crowned the 67th Miss Clayland out of 10 contestants at the scholarship pageant Saturday night at Claymont High School.  She’s a student at Ohio State […]

DOVER (WJER) (Oct. 2, 2023) – Pink decorations have been popping up around the community to remind passersby that mammograms save lives. The displays in front of area schools, businesses, and non-profit organizations are part of the Paint Tusc Pink campaign that Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital hosts for Breast Cancer […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Oct. 2, 2023) – Tuscarawas County’s sheriff is getting to help shape the future of law enforcement training in Ohio. Attorney General Dave Yost has appointed Orvis Campbell to a new task force that will make recommendations for revamping the curriculum at the Ohio Peace Officer Training […]

DOVER – A 5-year-old boy with autism was found safe and sound Friday morning not long after he wandered away from his Poolview Circle home. Dover Police Chief Paul Bantum says School Resource Officer Josh Roach, helped by a passing bicyclist, found the boy a few houses away and a […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – It’s now up to City Council to decide whether city administrators and their assistants will get seven percent raises over the next three years. Council’s Salary Committee has recommended the pay hikes for about 35 to 40 non-union city employees. Legislation was introduced at Wednesday’s Council meeting. […]

DOVER – Tuscarawas County Sheriff Orvis Campbell is praising one of his deputies for deescalating a situation that could have turned deadly. Campbell says Deputy Sergeant Phil Valdez encountered an angry man with a knife around 2:30 p.m. Saturday after getting a report of a man threatening people with a […]

DENNISON – The five finalists have been announced for the Lucille Nussdorfer Tuscarawas County Woman of the Year award. They are Patricia Feller of Dover, Carmel Haueter of Bolivar, Debbie Knisely of New Philadelphia, Emily Lane of Dover, and Amy Myers of Uhrichsville. Dennison Railroad Depot Museum Director Jacob Masters […]