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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 13, 2022) – State troopers say a helmet may have saved the life of the New Philadelphia man who crashed his motorcycle on Crooked Run Road late Monday afternoon. New Philadelphia Post Sgt. Bill Bower says it happened around 3:40 pm near May Valley Road in […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 14, 2022) – The city is now going after the motel that helped inspire legislation holding business owners and landlords accountable for criminal activities on their properties. The city started targeting the former OYO Motel on Bluebell Drive Southwest in late 2020 for dozens of property […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (September 13, 2022) – The jury trial for longtime Dover Mayor Richard Homrighausen might not take place as scheduled next week. State Prosecutor Robert Smith is asking Judge Elizabeth Thomakos to delay the proceedings because one of his key witnesses has COVID. Smith says the state forensic […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 13, 2022) – The communitywide fundraiser for 19 health and human services programs is getting underway. Former Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital president Bruce James is chairing the United Way of Tuscarawas County’s 80th annual campaign. He says every dollar it raises will stay in our community […]

STRASBURG (WJER) (Sept. 12, 2022) – The village fire station is fully staffed for the first time since becoming an around-the-clock operation. A pair of hires at last Tuesday’s council meeting brought the number of firefighters on the department’s roster to 28. Chief Steven Laskey says there were around 16 […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 12, 2022) – The Newcomerstown man charged with attempted murder for a five-hour standoff with sheriff’s deputies last month that ended with him being shot is set to make his first court appearance Tuesday for arraignment. The August 3rd incident started as a mental health disturbance […]

DOVER (WJER) (Sept. 12, 2022) – The Tuscarawas County Literacy Coalition’s 2022 One Book One Community reading project is getting underway. Coalition Treasurer Jim Gill says activities based on this year’s selection – “Kent State” by Deborah Wiles – will be taking place throughout the county in the coming weeks. […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (Sept. 12, 2022) – It’s been a very active 24 hours for the city fire department. Fire Captain Wes Dillon says they were first called to the Wendy’s restaurant near McCauley Drive just before 7 a.m. Sunday for an appliance fire. He says upon arrival they saw heavy […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (September 9, 2022) – Three weeks into his tenure as president of Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital, Dr. Thomas Rogers outlined his priorities: recruiting and retaining health care workers and keeping Union’s focus as a community hospital. Rogers spoke to the Chamber of Commerce at Buckeye Career Center […]