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Buckeye House scheduled for auction on Tuesday

May 13, 2025

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Buckeye Career Center students are finished building their latest house, and it’s up for auction on Tuesday, May 13. The 2025 Buckeye House is a custom-built brick ranch home at the end of a cul-de-sac at 560 Corral Drive NE, a block away from the vocational school […]


Sherrodsville area manhunt ends with suspect in custody

May 12, 2025

CARROLLTON (WJER) (May 12, 2025) – Carroll County authorities say that the suspect they were looking for who was wanted by U.S. Marshals is now in jail. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday that 42-year-old Joshua M. Middleton of the Canton area had been located and taken into custody. […]


Troopers tout success of enforcing distracted driving law

May 12, 2025

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WTUZ) (May 12, 2025) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is publicizing local enforcement results from Distracted Driving Awareness Month to prove that offenders are getting caught and ticketed. New Philadelphia Post Commander Lt. Johnnie Maier says his troopers issued 103 citations in April for distracted driving. Maier […]



Kraton Corporation to exit Dover

May 9, 2025

DOVER – The Kraton Corporation is closing its manufacturing site in Dover. The company, which makes specialty polymers and other products derived from pine chemicals, announced the pending closure Wednesday, describing it as part of a strategic realignment to streamline operations. https://kraton.com/newsroom/kraton-announces-decision-to-exit-dover-site-to-focus-on-core-business-growth/ Dover Mayor Shane Gunnoe says the move will […]





Election Coverage: Voters reject Phila, Strasburg school issues

May 6, 2025

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 6, 2025) – Voters in two Tuscarawas County school districts have rejected multi-million-dollar ballot issues that would have funded new facilities. In New Philadelphia, Issue 10, the combined $72-million, 5.9-mill bond issue and 1-mill tax levy for new PreK-6 and middle-high school buildings was defeated with […]