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NEW PHILADELPHIA – A 44-year-old Tippecanoe man faces a felony charge after being charged with an OVI offense for the fourth time in the past 10 years and seventh since 2000. The Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office says Ronald A. Lillie Junior had a blood alcohol level more than twice the […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A Judge will decide on Friday what’s next for the Holmes County mother who drowned her 4-year-old son at Atwood Lake in August after finding her not guilty by reason of insanity last week. Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court Judge Mike Ernest made that ruling last Tuesday […]

DOVER – The mayor says the investigation into a police officer’s alleged misconduct is nearly complete more than a month after the potential disciplinary violation. The city announced in a Feb. 11 press release that a city police officer had been removed from duty and placed on leave after an […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The highest vote-getter in November’s New Philadelphia School Board race is resigning after less than two months in office. The agenda for Monday’s New Philadelphia School Board meeting includes the resignation of Andrew Zimmerman, effective February 20th. He was elected to a four-year term in November as […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (March 9, 2026) – The Rainbow Connection’s 53rd annual telethon concluded Sunday with another remarkable show of generosity from the community. Paired with the organization’s weeklong auction, the event raised more than $368,000 by the time the broadcast wrapped up. Rainbow Connection Director Perci Garner, joined on […]

DENNISON (WJER) (March 9, 2026)  – Village officials are anticipating several key improvements this year, including road paving and updated fire equipment. Mayor Greg DiDonato says he’s waiting to hear back on an Ohio Public Works Commission grant application that could help fund a new round of paving work. The […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (March 9, 2026) – A high‑energy dueling piano show is returning this Friday to the Kent State Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center as part of the Tuscarawas Philharmonic’s “Keys and Cocktails” fundraiser. The Cleveland Keys will lead a night of crowd‑driven music and lively singalongs, with the event […]

One person was killed and 3 people sustained serious injuries in a head-on collision on U.S. Route 250 in southern Stark County Thursday afternoon. *UPDATE FROM OSHP* “The front right seat male passenger in the Toyota RAV4 (Gaspar Cedillo Lopez, 28, New Philadelphia) was pronounced deceased at Aultman hospital as […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Feb. 26, 2026) – Tuscarawas County assistant prosecutor Scott Deedrick will step into the county’s top prosecutor role on a temporary basis beginning in early March when Prosecutor Ryan Styer is sworn in as Common Pleas Court judge. County commissioners approved Deedrick’s interim appointment to bridge the […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Feb. 26, 2026) – The Ohio Department of Transportation has chosen its plan to ease congestion and improve safety along the U.S. 62 and State Route 39 corridor just west of Berlin in Holmes County. ODOT says it will build two single‑lane roundabouts at County Road 201 […]