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DOVER (WJER) (Dec. 8, 2025)  – Today is WJER/WTUZ/Indian Valley FFA Toy Drive day. It is happening until 6 p.m. at the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds in Dover for families in the T4C Share-A-Christmas program. T4C Director Leslie Booth says people should enter the fairgrounds from Tuscarawas Avenue side, drop off […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Just over 100 people showed up at Buckeye Career Center Tuesday to learn about and provide feedback on the Ohio Department of Transportation’s plans for a major reconfiguration of the I-77-U.S. 250-State Route 39 intersection in New Philadelphia. ODOT spokesperson Lauren Borell says most agreed that a […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Dec. 4, 2025) – State troopers say they believe alcohol was a factor in a single vehicle crash that killed a Newcomerstown man just south of town. The State Highway Patrol New Philadelphia post says 39-year-old Howard Boor Jr. was the driver of a pickup truck southbound […]

SUGARCREEK TWP. (WJER) (Dec. 3, 2025)  – Firefighters from Sugarcreek and several other departments spent about 10 hours at a fire involving a large shed full of hay and farming equipment in the 6100 block of Stony Point Road Tuesday afternoon. Nobody was injured in the blaze that was first […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Dec. 3, 2025)  – The State Highway Patrol is telling us just how difficult it was for drivers on the road Tuesday morning due to the snow. New Philadelphia Post Commander Lt. Johnnie Maier says his troopers in a 12-hour period responded to 15 crashes and just […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Dec. 2, 2025)  – State Transportation officials say they’ve been ready for whatever the forecast ends up dumping on the roads today. The National Weather Service has a winter weather advisory in effect from midnight through 1 p.m. today. Drivers should plan to leave early. The roads […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Hazardous road conditions are possible for the Tuesday morning commute. That has officials reminding motorists to be patient with other drivers and road crews. Tuscarawas County Engineer Doug Bachman says his department has about 15 snowplow drivers caring for 461 miles of roads. He’s expecting the first […]

NEW PHILADELPHLIA – ODOT is seeking public input on a proposal to significantly transform the I-77/U.S. Route 250 and State Route 39 intersection. It’s in the very early stages, but the plan calls for relocating ramps, reconfiguring the I-77-U.S. Route 250 interchange and creating a roundabout at the 39-Bluebell Drive […]

High school student-athletes in Ohio can now get paid for use of the name, image and likeness, but the prevailing belief is that won’t have much of an impact in places like Tuscarawas County. This month 55 percent of OHSAA member schools voted in favor of allowing NIL; 30 percent […]

DOVER (WJER) (Nov. 26, 2025) – The Tuscarawas County YMCA is expecting approximately 1,000 participants for its annual Turkey Trot 5k walk and run Thursday morning. Marketing Director Kathleen Johnson says a lot of them show up in colorful turkey-themed gear. She describes it as a nice flat course that […]