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Homeless shelter supporters take their case to New Phila Council

December 14, 2022

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (December 13, 2022) – The fate of a new homeless shelter rests with City Council. Friends of the Homeless representatives, supporters, employees, neighbors, and former shelter residents on Monday implored city officials to allow the construction of a new facility behind Preach the Word Ministries on state […]


School system to tear down former admin building

December 14, 2022

DOVER (WJER) (Dec. 14, 2022) – City school district officials are planning to demolish the district’s former administrative building on West Sixth Street and turn the land into a parking lot. Superintendent Karie McCrate says the decision comes after months of discussions with representatives from the Dover Historical Society representatives […]




Former church employee pleads guilty to aggravated theft

December 12, 2022

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Dec. 12, 2022) – A Dover woman is facing up to three years in prison after admitting in court to stealing more than $100,000 dollars from Strasburg’s St. John’s church.  Jodi Davis pleaded guilty to a bill of information charging her with a single count of aggravated […]



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Rollover ATV crash kills passenger, critically injures operator

December 12, 2022

SALEM TWP. (WJER) (Dec. 12, 2022) – The Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office says one person died and another was seriously injured during a weekend ATV rollover crash on private property. The passenger in the side-by-side ATV, 21-year-old Ethan Huff of Sherrodsville, died at the scene. The operator, 21-year-old Mitchell Smith […]


Garaway’s Wallick is first-team All-Ohio; 11 Quakers earn honors

December 8, 2022

The OHSAA has announced its All-Ohio teams for football in Divisions II through VII. Thirty-eight Tuscarawas County players earned state honors. We will start with Division V, which had Tuscarawas County’s only first-teamer. Garaway Defensive lineman Jarett Wallick is first-team All-Ohio in Division V. Eight Garaway players earned All-Ohio. Logan […]


Fire department seeking support for holiday food box drive

December 7, 2022

DENNISON (WJER) (Dec. 7, 2022) – The village fire department is again partnering with T4C to put a holiday meal on the tables of families in its service region.  Chief Dave McConnell says they’re collecting non-perishable food, paper products, and other household essentials to put in the boxes they’re providing […]