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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 25, 2023) – There’s a new program working alongside our local courts to help kids whose lives have been upended because of abuse or neglect.  Jennifer Schandel directs the newly-established Court-Appointed Special Advocates of Tuscarawas and Harrison Counties. She says CASA will provide trained volunteers to […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 25, 2023) –An afternoon mishap involving a semi-truck hauling an oversized load and some powerlines brought traffic along one of the busiest streets in New Philadelphia to a standstill.   The truck apparently snagged an overhead line along East High Avenue around 12:30 pm. New Philadelphia […]

TIPPECANOE (WJER) (July 25, 2023) – Freeport’s assistant fire chief says a lightning strike led to the fire that leveled the former Westchester General Store and displaced a family early Tuesday morning. Jason Anderson says it was first reported around 12:35 a.m. at the building at the intersection of Westchester […]

STRASBURG (WJER) (July 24, 2023) – Members of the village’s 50-north population will soon have a place in town to socialize with their peers. The Tuscarawas County Senior Center’s newest satellite location opens September 5th in the basement of Strasburg United Methodist Church at 206 Second Street NW. Executive Director […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 24, 2023) – The owner of Uncle Primo’s says after hardships started piling up, it became apparent last week it was time for her to close the popular restaurant. Deb DeRing Heifner says her husband, Bob Heifner, was the real Uncle Primo who opened the eatery […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 21, 2023)  – The investigation continues into the discovery of a stolen UTV vehicle that was apparently abandoned after a bloody crash, along with a couple of guns. Sheriff Orvis Campbell says a woman reported finding the side-by-side utility terrain vehicle on its side along Echo […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 21, 2023) – City health officials are letting residents on the south side of town know that the mosquito sprayer truck will be in their neighborhood this evening. New Philadelphia Health Department Environmental Health Director Zachary Phillips says they plan to start around 8:45 p.m. tonight […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (July 20, 2023) – Police Chief Vince Beal wants to tap into the department’s equipment fund to buy a drug and document incinerator, but city council won’t allow it without more information. Beal was on vacation last week and couldn’t make it to Thursday’s council meeting so Service […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 19, 2023) – New Towne Mall’s new owner has filled one of its largest vacancies as an Ashley furniture and mattress store is set to open later this year in the former JCPenney location. Mall General Manager Tori Noah says that 51,000-square-foot space has been empty […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 19, 2023) – The developer wanting to build 30 homes on the city’s north side appears to have a lot of work to do to convince surrounding residents the project won’t flood their neighborhoods. At a public hearing Monday, Bill Gibson with Lawver Homes explained how the […]