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DOVER (WJER) (May 30, 2023) – Area residents took a break from cookouts and pool time to acknowledge the true meaning of Memorial Day over the extended weekend. Dover’s service included featured speaker Ohio District 10 American Legion Post Commander Doug Russell. “Let us take this time to remember and […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (May 30, 2023) – Firefighters say the investigation continues into the cause of the weekend fire that displaced 75 residents at the Jaycee Village apartments. Someone called 9-1-1 reporting the fire at the 52-unit apartment complex at 200 Claymont Drive about 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Fire Chief Judd Edwards […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 26, 2023) – The man who got shot by sheriff’s deputies during an hours-long standoff near Newcomerstown last summer is guilty of attempted murder, felonious assault, and possessing a homemade pipe bomb. Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Ernest made the finding Friday after 37-year-old […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 26, 2023) – Most of the rides at Tuscora Park will be running again Saturday but not the Ferris Wheel. It’s being dedicated Sunday at 3 pm after undergoing a two-year, quarter-million dollar makeover. RTY Board Chairman Greg Rees says it was fully rebuilt to meet […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 26, 2023) – Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s officials say one of two drivers accused of stealing a pair of vehicles and leading police on a high-speed pursuit has been arrested.   The vehicles, a 2020 Dodge Charger and a 2016 Chevy Camaro, were reported stolen from Insurance […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (May, 25, 2023) – Dover and Uhrichsville will have the same law director once JJ Ong is sworn in as Tuscarawas County’s next Southern District Court judge. Doug O’Meara will be handling both cities’ legal affairs beginning next week after being appointed as Ong’s replacement through the end […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (May 24, 2023) -The city waterpark usually re-opens for Memorial Day weekend, but not this year. Mayor Mark Haney says a leak they discovered after filling the pool forced them to push opening day back a week to next Saturday.  “We noticed we were losing a little bit […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 24, 2023) – Leaders in two local communities have been recognizing first responders who went above and beyond the call of duty during life-and-death emergencies. During Monday’s New Philadelphia City Council meeting, Mayor Joel Day publicly commended three police officers for rescuing a woman from an […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 23, 2023) – Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Central Ohio is honoring and recognizing success stories within the organization for a local milestone. President Beverly Pearch says the group has its annual Celebration of Potential event this evening at Buckeye Career Center where they will […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 22, 2023) – The Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an apparent road rage incident where a man on a motorcycle reportedly flashed a gun at a female driver. Sheriff Orvis Campbell says the woman reported the incident on Stonecreek Road Southwest in New Philadelphia Friday […]