Local News

DUNDEE (WJER) (July 18, 2022) – A 13-year-old is continuing to recover after getting stepped on by a horse. Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Sgt. Alex Shaffer says it happened around 7 pm Friday in an outdoor arena at the boy’s home on Lower Trail Road NW when the horse’s saddle broke […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 18, 2022) – Grand jurors have handed down a five-count indictment against the suspect in the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old Belmont County man. 36-year-old Dalbert “Dale” Sanders of Uhrichsville is charged with involuntary manslaughter,  reckless homicide, and using a firearm while intoxicated for the shooting […]

On Saturday, July 16th we aired the Podcast “Don’t Let Mosquitos Ruin Your Summer” from the Tuscarawas County Health Department. In case you missed it, we have it here! Learn how our Tuscarawas County Health Department works behind the scenes to keep our community and you safe.

Our 2022 Chillin’ & Grillin’ Grand Prize Winner is Joey Clark of Dover!!! Joey was chosen randomly from the 5 Semi-Finalists drawn last week. Each Semi-Finalist received 4 tickets to an Akron Rubber Ducks game courtesy of WJER. But only Joey wins all the prizes in the Chillin’ & Grillin’ […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 17, 2022) – The New Philadelphia Highway Patrol Post is continuing to investigate a fatal single-vehicle crash on Seven Mile Drive Friday night. Sgt. Gary Wolfe says 65-year-old Barton Luff of New Philadelphia was pronounced dead following the crash that happened just north of the city […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 15, 2022) – The man who got pelted with beanbags and taken down by a K9 following an armed confrontation with law enforcement will be spending three years in prison. That’s the sentence prosecutors recommended for 31-year-old Ryan Leeper and the one Tuscarawas County Common Pleas […]

LAWRENCE TWP – Fireworks will light up the sky over Route 212 between Zoar and Bolivar Saturday night to cap off a community-wide day of giving.  Zoar View Investments owners Kyle and Samantha Quillen are putting on the display from their home near the Zoar Golf Club and have invited […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 15, 2022) – A Uhrichsville man will be spending four to six years in prison for a violent home invasion. That’s the punishment 32-year-old Cody Boles received for the February 19th incident in New Philadelphia where he reportedly barged into a couple’s home, attacked the husband, […]

MIDVALE (WJER) (July 14, 2022) – Some of the village’s water customers don’t seem too thrilled about the possibility of officials selling the system to a private company.  A couple hundred of them packed into Midvale Elementary Wednesday evening to hear from the only prospective buyer so far, Aqua Ohio, […]

DENNISON (WJER) (July 14, 2022) – Tuscarawas County’s wildlife officer says bears sighted in the area are more afraid of you than you are of them. However, these bears don’t seem to be afraid of the camera. Mike Budd says black bear sightings in Tuscarawas County are not unusual, but […]