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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 11, 2023) – Amy Wentworth will get to lead the New Philadelphia school system for at least three more years. Board of education members on Monday voted unanimously to extend Wentworth’s employment as superintendent through the end of the 2026-27 school year. Board President Todd McMath […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 11, 2023) – We now know what happened in the moments before sheriff’s deputies shot and wounded a Newcomerstown area man after an hours-long standoff last summer. 37-year-old Phillip Mozena appears visibly agitated as he stands on top of his trailer with a katana in tactical […]

SUGARCREEK (WJER) (July 10, 2023) – Garaway officials are using COVID relief money to create a place for students to get active and decompress. Preliminary work is beginning for a 3,200-square-foot wellness center behind the 7-12 Building. Superintendent Jim Millet says it will have traditional workout equipment along with areas […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 10, 2023) – It’s the last day to register or update your information to vote in the August 8th special election. Tuscarawas County Board of Elections Director Gail Garbrandt says their office on the first floor of the county courthouse will be staying open until 9 […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 10, 2023) – The Tuscarawas County Health Department is asking residents to be cautious with temperatures climbing in the 80s again this week. The department has been posting frequent updates on Facebook with useful information and graphics about heat-related illnesses and other tips. Spokeswoman Jennifer Demuth says […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 7, 2023) – Folks living in Carroll and Harrison counties no longer have to travel to Dover to pick up a free overdose reversal kit.  The Tuscarawas County Health Department is using a federal grant to make it easier for residents of those two counties to take […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 7, 2023) – The State Highway Patrol has announced the site of its local sobriety checkpoint for this evening. New Philadelphia Post Sgt. Jennifer Makris says it will be going on from 7-10 p.m. tonight at State Route 800 and Grant Street in Mineral City. “The […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 7, 2023) – State troopers will be rolling up their sleeves Friday to help the organization that provides blood to Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital replenish its supply. A Vitalant bloodmobile will be parked outside of the New Philadelphia Patrol Post for five hours, from 10 until […]

STRASBURG (WJER) (July 7, 2023) – Drivers coming into town from the south would have to slow down sooner under legislation council members will be voting on next month. An ordinance Solicitor Terry Seeberger introduced Wednesday seeks to extend the 25-mile-per-hour zone along South Wooster Avenue through the downtown to […]

MAGNOLIA (WJER) (July 6, 2023) – A female sheriff’s deputy reportedly fought off an attack from a drunk man more than twice her size Tuesday. He faces a felony charge. She’s back on the job with a sore wrist. Tuscarawas County Sheriff Orvis Campbell says Deputy Stephanie Donley at around […]