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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 13, 2022) – Attorneys for Richard Homrighausen have asked a judge to dismiss two of the 15 criminal counts against the suspended Dover mayor. They have to do with Homrighausen’s roles in hiring his son to a city job in 2013 and in a grievance his […]

DOVER (WJER) (June 13, 2022) – A city councilwoman is hoping to collect enough money to buy a bronze statue of a police dog to be placed near the police station in memory of the department’s K-9 partners. Sandy Moss says a proclamation isn’t enough to honor K-9 Rex, who […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (June 13, 2022) – Truckers will soon get ticketed for bypassing the highway and taking the Water Street Extension through the city. Thru trucks are now prohibited on that road, beyond the fork on North McCauley Drive, and along Johnson Drive and Eastport Avenue. Mayor Mark Haney says […]

DOVER (WJER) (June 10, 2022) – Community members are getting a chance to cheer on their favorite firefighter or department as they compete in challenges to raise money for charity. HRN Construction’s Third Firefighter Field Day is happening at the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds tomorrow/today. Organizer Jeff Mizer of Mizer Marketing […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 9, 2022) – Qualifying Ohioans will soon be able to carry a concealed firearm without a permit but doing so in certain places will remain off-limits. The state’s new law allowing those 21 and older and not otherwise prohibited from owning a firearm to carry a […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 9, 2022) – Close to 300 kids spent part of the week participating in activities at Buckeye Career Center. Public Relations Coordinator Shyanne Carroll says that’s a record for their Career Exploration Summer Camp that brings kids in grades 4-6 to the center for three days […]

DENNISON (WJER) (June 8, 2022) – Money lawmakers set aside in the state’s capital budget will make the village’s headquarters and its community room more accessible to visitors with mobility challenges. The village is getting $95,000 to install a ramp and automatic doors at the side entrance, put chair lifts […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (June 7, 2022) – Officials with Friends of the Homeless of Tuscarawas County say they’re feeling encouraged after being included in the new state capital budget. The group is positioned to receive $300,000 for its House of Hope campaign to construct a new shelter that would accommodate […]

PORT WASHINGTON (WJER) (June 7, 2022) – Sheriff Orvis Campbell is crediting the tireless efforts of searchers and the rainy weather this morning for the recovery of a missing boater’s body from the Tuscarawas River. Campbell says the search team found the body of a man they believe is 25-year-old […]

DENNISON (WJER) (June 6, 2022) – Village officials are making arrangements to replace the town’s police dog after letting him retire with his handler. Mayor Greg DiDonato says the police department is getting a grant that will cover half the cost of acquiring and training Eddie Bronco’s predecessor and will […]