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NEW PHILADELPHIA – Uhrichsville’s former mayor will be barred from serving in public office for seven years but avoided a permanent ban by pleading guilty to lesser charges eight months after the Tuscarawas County Grand Jury indicted him for theft in office. Mark Haney, who was Uhrichsville’s mayor from 2019 […]

CADIZ (WJER) (March 31, 2025) – Harrison County Sheriff’s officials have confirmed the suspect in a multi‑agency pursuit and manhunt has died following an officer‑involved shooting Monday evening. Authorities say the incident began during a routine traffic stop on U.S. Route 250 near Eslick Road in Franklin Township. During an […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (March 31, 2026) – Highly anticipated upgrades to Baseball Field Number One at Tuscora Park have been earning rave reviews after debuting over the weekend. The non-profit Baseball Now and Forever group spearheaded the work – all made possible by financial, labor, and material donations from the […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Tuscarawas County’s Sheriff is imploring motorcycle riders to wear their helmets after a pair of fatal crashes with 24 hours of each on the first two days of spring. A 38-year-old Strasburg woman was killed on March 20 when the motorcycle she was operating crashed into an […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Another convincing-looking scam has made its way into Tuscarawas County. In this one, the scammer texts an official-looking fake summons notifying the recipient of a parking violation in Columbus and asks the victim to scan a QR code to settle an unpaid balance. Some of the signs […]

DOVER – A city police officer has resigned after an investigation into misconduct alleged to have occurred while he was on duty back in January. Dover officials had intended to terminate Officer Ryan Porter last week, but he resigned first. In a March 23rd letter to Porter, City Safety Director […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (March 30, 2026) — The United Way of Tuscarawas County is recruiting volunteers for its annual Day of Caring, scheduled for Earth Day, April 22. Volunteer teams will head out from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to tackle spring cleanup projects at local historical sites and nonprofit […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio (WJER) (March 30, 2026) — Community leaders are drawing attention to child safety this April as blue and silver pinwheels once again line the steps of the Tuscarawas County Courthouse in observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month. The annual display, organized by Noah’s Hope Child Advocacy Center […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio (WJER) (March 27, 2026) – The Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association is relocating its headquarters to New Philadelphia, a move local officials say will place the regional planning agency at the center of its 10‑county service area. OMEGA’s board voted this week to move the organization from Cambridge […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (March 26, 2026)  – The New Philadelphia School District has hired a new superintendent. The Board of Education on Wednesday quickly approved a 3-year contract for Dr. Carole Sutton to replace Amy Wentworth as New Philadelphia’s top administrator. Sutton, a Salem, Ohio native, has been a teacher, […]