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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 9, 2023) – Ohio voters said no to the ballot measure in Tuesday’s election that would have made it more difficult to amend the state constitution, though most Tuscarawas County voters were in favor of it. Fifty-seven percent of voters in Ohio rejected State Issue 1, […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 8, 2023) – An apparent drunk driver crashed into a police cruiser and another vehicle Monday afternoon before getting arrested near the park and ride in front of dozens of passing motorists.  It started just before 3:30 pm when the clerk at a convenience store on […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 8, 2023) – The Tuscarawas County Humane Society is investigating another animal abandonment case. Someone apparently left a young pitbull-type dog in a crate along Crooked Run Road that a passerby found Monday afternoon and brought to the county dog pound. Facility and Adoption Specialist Beth […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 8, 2023) – Tuscarawas County voting officials have been getting all set for today’s special election. The ballot only features State Issue One, which, if passed, would make it more difficult for voters to amend the Ohio Constitution in the future. Board of Elections Director Gail […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 7, 2023) – The police department’s K9 program is back at full strength after months with only one dog and handler but depleted its resources in the process. Officer Brad Geist is seeking donations to replenish the department’s K9 fund, which he says is running critically […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 7, 2023) – Firefighters say a weekend fire caused “a lot” of heat and smoke damage inside a commercial laundry service building. Fire Captain Bert Synder says they arrived at the Ellis Laundry & Linen Supply company on 8th Street Southwest just after 6:30 p.m. Saturday […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 7, 2023) – Tuscarawas County’s sheriff is letting everyone know what his office has been doing to prepare for any safety threats that might arise in the new school year and what can be done to prevent them. Orvis Campbell says every sheriff’s deputy went through […]

SCIO (WJER) (Aug. 4, 2023) – Authorities are trying to identify the person whose body was found inside a burning car at Tappan Lake Park Thursday night. Firefighters made the discovery after extinguishing the blaze near a handicapped fishing pier just East of the marina that a passerby reported just […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 3, 2023) – The United Way of Tuscarawas County is asking for everyone’s help restocking the HARCATUS Head Start classrooms for the new school year. Community Relations Coordinator Susan Reidenbach says their sixth annual Stuff the Bus event is Friday and Saturday at the New Philadelphia […]