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After 11 years, it was time for a fresh look! Welcome to the new WJER.com and app. We hope you like what you see! If you need help finding your favorite content, please email us at wjer@wjer.com and we’d be happy to help! In the meantime, visit the app store on your device […]
Documents seized from Dover City Hall as state agency investigates Homrighausen
DOVER (WJER) (Jan. 4, 2022) – Authorities executed a search warrant at city hall Monday, focusing on the contents of a two-drawer wooden cabinet behind the desk of former administrative assistant Eva Newsome. It was filed by State Auditor Keith Faber’s office represented by Fraud Investigator Kevin Monnolly and signed […]
Commissioners approve sheriff’s request for body cams, video storage system
NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Jan. 4, 2022) – Tuscarawas County leaders are planning to spend around a quarter-million dollars on a body-worn camera system for the sheriff’s office. The purchase is among the capital improvements included in the county’s 2022 budget that the county commissioners approved before Christmas. Sheriff Orvis Campbell […]
YMCA’s 2021 fundraising campaign falls just short of $85k goal
DOVER (WJER) (Jan. 4, 2022) – Tuscarawas County YMCA officials are hoping to see donations to the organization’s yearly fundraising campaign return to their pre-pandemic in the new year. Administrative Assistant Jenny Dallas says their 2021 campaign fell about $3,000 shy of its $85,000 goal. She attributes the shortfall to […]
Cotton Club catches on fire after New Year’s day gathering Dennison
DENNISON (WJER) (Jan. 3, 2022) – Firefighters say nobody was injured in a New Year’s Day fire at a private club where a handful of people gathered to watch the Rose Bowl earlier in the day. Chief Dave McConnell says firefighters responded to the Cotton Club, formerly the Clay Union […]
Fundraising complete to bring Veterans monument to Downtown Dover
DOVER (WJER) (Jan. 3, 2021) – Volunteer efforts to build a new veterans’ monument on the square have far exceeded goals and expectations. Councilman Greg Bair says $42,000 has been raised, with another $20,000 in outstanding pledges, to build a lasting tribute to all those who have served or are […]
Officers recover suspected narcotics during drug raid in Dover
DOVER (WJER) (Jan. 3, 2021) – A recent drug bust could net the offenders a harsher sentence because the house is within 1,000 feet of South Elementary School. Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Detective Cole Morris says the L.E.A.D. Drug Task Force, sheriff’s office, and Dover police executed a search warrant at […]