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Dover wrestlers lead county with four state qualifiers

March 7, 2022

DOVER (WJER) (March 7, 2022) – Tuscarawas County schools sent 36 wrestlers into the district wrestling tournaments this past weekend. Eight remain as qualifiers for the state tournament at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus beginning Friday. Dover leads all Tuscarawas County schools with four state qualifiers, but the county’s lone […]





Strasburg Fire Department under investigation

March 4, 2022

STRASBURG (WJER) (March 4, 2022) – A criminal investigation is looming over Strasburg’s fire department as it transitions to a 24-7 service. It came up at during Tuesday’s village council meeting during a conversation between Councilman Dustin Briggs and former chief Brent Metzger, who was upset he wasn’t asked to […]



Man charged for firing gun during altercation with son

March 4, 2022

MILL TOWNSHIP (WJER) (March 4, 2022) – A township man is facing criminal charges for firing a gun during an argument with his son early Thursday morning. The son reported the incident to the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office just before 6 am, saying it happened in the driveway of his […]