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NEW PHILADELPHIA – The boys on the New Philadelphia track team had their sights set on an OHSAA state championship since they won an indoor state championship this past winter. But it came down to the wire for the Quakers at the state track meet Saturday and Sunday at Jesse […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 8, 2026)  — Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy continued his outreach across Ohio on Friday with a visit to Buckeye Career Center, where he toured the facility and met with local voters during a town hall event. The visit marked Ramaswamy’s fourth trip to Tuscarawas County […]

UHRICHSVILLE – The city’s mayor says justice has been served now that the city’s former mayor is going to jail. Mayor Jim Zucal says former mayor Mark Haney’s actions that led to his 10-day jail sentence are inexcusable. Haney earlier this year pleaded guilty to felony theft and soliciting improper […]

UHRICHSVILLLE (WJER) (June 5, 2026)  — A long-awaited bridge project in the City of Uhrichsville is set to move forward this summer, with additional road improvements also on the horizon. City officials say funding for the bridge replacement was largely secured by the previous administration through the Ohio Department of […]

BOLIVAR (WJER) (June 5, 2026) – It’s day two of three for the Strawberry Festival in Bolivar, with activities continuing today and tomorrow. Today’s lineup includes live bands in the main tent starting at 1 p.m., with the America 250 Crock Auction set for 7 tonight. The south tent features […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 4, 2026)  – Tuscarawas County Public Library and Zoar officials are now honoring a late community volunteer while expanding access to books through a new Little Free Library. Library spokeswoman Megan Kovalaske-Grimm says the latest book-sharing box has been installed at Kristy Gaynor Memorial Park – […]

DOVER (WJER) (June 3, 2026) — Police in Dover are investigating after a man was found dead late this morning outside a Giant Eagle grocery store. According to Dover Police Captain Seth Lurie, officers were in the area just before 10 a.m. handling a separate arrest when they were alerted […]

DOVER (WJER) (June 3, 2026) – The new season at the Tuscarawas Valley Farmers Market gets underway today at the county fairgrounds in Dover. Mark McKenzie with the all-volunteer management team says what started off as a project idea for the Leadership Tusc program 2008 class is now entering its […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 3, 2026) – Tuscarawas County residents may notice a red tint in the river in the coming days, emergency officials say. EMA Director Jennifer James says the discoloration, reported upstream in Stark County, comes from a food-grade dye and poses no risk to the public. The […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Uhrichsville’s former mayor will serve 10 days in jail, spend 60 days on house arrest and pay $16,000 in restitution for improperly using city funds. Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Ernest sentenced former mayor Mark Haney on Tuesday two months after Haney pleaded guilty to […]