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BOLIVAR (WJER) (Dec. 28, 2023) – There’s a blood drive on Friday in honor of those killed or injured in the Tusky Valley charter bus crash. Alumni and professional nurse Melissa Weaver is sponsoring the six-hour collection at Faith Baptist Church in Bolivar.  “Being a nurse, I know blood is […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Dec. 27, 2023) – Families struggling to make ends meet can again get free kids’ coats and shoes at the local JFS office. Eligibility Supervisor Debbie Whitney says they have over 200 coats and a hundred pairs of shoes in a wide range of sizes to give […]

STRASBURG (WJER) (Dec. 26, 2023) – Village officials are making yet another attempt to replace and increase the more than 30-year-old tax that helps equip the police department.  The same 2.3-mill levy that failed by 19 votes in November will be back on the ballot in next year’s presidential primary. […]

ZOARVILLE (Dec. 26, 2023) – Tusky Valley’s stadium is getting new bleacher seats. The school board last week awarded a contract for the work to Kentucky-based athletic facility seating company Dant Clayton. Superintendent Derek Varansky says the more than $350,000 cost is to replace the seats only, not the bleachers […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (Dec. 22, 2023) – One of the city’s at-large council seats is up for grabs. Wendy Mann stepped down from hers Monday, writing in her resignation letter that she felt she had done all she could on city council and needed to focus on school, work, and family. […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Dec. 21, 2023) – Tuscarawas County Democrats won’t be seeing the current sheriff on their ballots in March. And neither will Republicans. Orvis Campbell earlier this week announced his intent to run for re-election as an independent candidate. He feels partisanship has divided America more than usual […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Dec. 20, 2023) – Individuals with urgent behavioral and physical health concerns will soon be able to get help for both under the same roof. Springvale Health Centers is getting ready to open a facility called RapidCare on Garland Drive in New Philadelphia. Executive Director JJ Boroski […]

DOVER (December 20, 2023) – No one was hurt inside DoverPhila Federal Credit Union when a vehicle crashed through the Fillmore Avenue building’s front doors and into the lobby Tuesday afternoon. Director of Marketing Kelsey McConaha says she was in her office when it happened. She initially heard a noise […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Dec. 19, 2023) – Indian Valley FFA students have been getting to serve as Santa’s helpers this week. More than 55 of the kids were involved with the toy distribution at New Towne Mall today for families in the Share-A-Christmas program. The students were responsible for sorting […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Dec. 19, 2023) – Firefighters spent the morning battling a blaze that caused extensive damage to a home on the northeast side of town. Assistant Fire Chief Matt Tharp didn’t have a cost estimate but said the resident of the home in the 500 block of Third […]