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NEW PHILADELPHIA – Law enforcement officers provided the most detailed description of the Aug. 23 drowning deaths at Atwood Lake in court on Monday. Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Ernest sided with Prosecutor Ryan Styer in not granting bail for 40-year-old Ruth Miller, who is in jail and […]
DOVER – Three Tuscarawas County school districts are taking steps to increase property taxes without asking for voters’ approval. Dover, Claymont and Indian Valley school boards have approved reallocating inside millage, or mills not voted on by the public, away from operating costs and toward permanent improvements that could include […]
NEW PHILADELPHIA – The Amish mother accused of drowning her 4-year-old son at Atwood Lake on Aug. 23 will remain in jail after a judge denied her attorney’s request for bail. Judge Michael Ernest at a hearing Monday said 40-year-old Ruth Miller will stay in the Tuscarawas County Jail. Sheriff’s […]
DOVER (WJER) (Sept. 29, 2025) – The Dover Community Parks Foundation is making some adjustments with its Parktoberfest event this time around. Board member Pam Dummermuth says it’s been moved from Dover City Park to Hoodletown Brewing and it’s Saturday, October 11th from 4 to 7 p.m. She says it’ll […]
NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 29, 2025) – The Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Tuscarawas and Carroll Counties is offering advice on how to respond as part of its messaging for Suicide Prevention Awareness Month as it winds down. Director Natalie Bollon says if you notice drastic […]
NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 26, 2025) – Homecoming weekend is here for the Quaker Foundation. Board member Jan McInturf says former Welty English teacher Peggy Range is being presented with the Retired Educator Award at the start of the halftime show during tonight’s New Philadelphia football game. The Merit Award […]
NEW PHILADELPHIA – The League of Women Voters are hosting events in New Philadelphia and Dover to introduce voters to candidates and provide information on issues on the November ballot. Janet Ladrach with the Tuscarawas County LWV says they aim to inform. She says the organization is non-partisan and doesn’t […]
NEW PHILADELPHIA – The New Philadelphia School District has a mulch problem this week that’s keeping kids off the playgrounds. Superintendent Amy Wentworth says they found nails and pieces of metal in the mulch used at district playgrounds, the Quaker Dome and landscaping beds. Nobody has been hurt by the […]
(WJER) (Sept. 25, 2025) – The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report into the fatal Tusky Valley charter bus chain-reaction crash from November of 2023 that killed three students and three adults. 61-year-old Jacob McDonald of Zanesville was given 18 months in jail for slamming into the […]
NEW PHILADELPHIA – School bond issue and levy supporters found some allies at the city Council meeting on Monday. Issue 19 is a combined 6.2-mill bond issue and 1.0-mill levy to build two new school buildings to replace seven old ones. The state has promised the district $80 million if […]
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