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DOVER (WJER) (July 19, 2023) – The developer wanting to build 30 homes on the city’s north side appears to have a lot of work to do to convince surrounding residents the project won’t flood their neighborhoods. At a public hearing Monday, Bill Gibson with Lawver Homes explained how the […]

MINERAL CITY (WJER) (July 19, 2023) – Village residents leaving their trash out by the curb all week can now be fined for it. The village has long had a requirement in place preventing residents from putting their trash cans out at the curb before 6 p.m. the night before […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (July 18, 2023) – A city police captain is back from another cross-country motorcycle ride honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. Brandon McCray was part of a Run for the Wall caravan that rode from California to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 18, 2023) – City officials hope Monday’s court hearing brings about the end of their legal entanglements with former Mayor Richard Homrighausen. His attorneys believe the fight is not over. Homrighausen is suing the city to invalidate a settlement agreement with three employees he had fired while […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 18, 2023) – Dozens of middle-schoolers have been learning about the world of manufacturing and the opportunities available in the industry. Seventy-two incoming 7th and 8th-graders are participating in the 6th Dale Lauren Foland Manufacturing Camp at Buckeye Career Center. Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Adult […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA  (WJER) (July 18, 2023) – Officials at the Kent State Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center are celebrating approval of funding from the state to continue recovering from the pandemic. General Manager David Mitchell says the PAC will be receiving nearly $64,000 from the Ohio Arts Economic Relief Grant Program. […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 17, 2023) – A 35-year-old Dover man will serve 25 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to rape and five other sex crimes, some involving children. Adrian Marsh opted to bypass an indictment, jury trial, and the hearings and court appearances that typically come […]

DOVER (WJER) (July 17, 2023) – The Tuscarawas County Health Department’s tobacco grant coordinator is feeling optimistic after the latest round of compliance checks at area retailers. Katelyn Gorius says out of the 54 businesses selected at random for a staged visit from an underage buyer, 47 refused the sale […]

ZOAR (WJER) (July 14, 2023) – Fireworks will light up the sky over Route 212 between Zoar and Bolivar Saturday night to close out the second installment of the communitywide charitable initiative called Sparks of Giving.  Businesses throughout the region are hosting fundraisers for their favorite causes leading up to […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 13, 2023) – Firefighters say two boys were safely rescued from the porch of a duplex before it was destroyed in a blaze Wednesday evening. Sheriff’s dispatchers say a neighbor reported the fire at about 8 p.m. in the 700 block of Southwood Drive Southwest. Fire […]