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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (April 15, 2024) – Two Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court defendants will be entering new pleas after being indicted on additional charges. 21-year-old Xavier Schott is now accused of attempted kidnapping, conspiracy, and improperly discharging a firearm for his alleged role in last October’s drive-by shooting in […]

DENNISON (WJER) (April 15, 2024) – Claymont officials are moving forward with a partnership that’s expected to save the district over $40,000 in utility costs annually. The board of education last week agreed to enter into a contract with TMI Energy Solutions to install solar panels in a field next […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (April 15, 2024) – Leaders at the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District are looking forward to their move to the Tuscarawas Regional Technology Park in New Philadelphia. Marketing and Communications Director Adria Bergeron says they’ve been working on getting everyone under the same roof for a while. They […]

DOVER (WJER) (April 12, 2024) – Expecting mothers and parents of infants can get some freebies for themselves and their little ones at NewPointe Community Church Saturday morning April 13. The Tuscarawas County Health Department is hosting its annual Community Baby Shower from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the […]

DOVER (WJER) (April 10, 2024) – The city’s planning commission has approved the 30-home Crimson Cove subdivision on the north side of the city. Next up is another public hearing and a City Council vote. Residents downstream from the development along Goettge Run have expressed concerns about flooding. Mayor Shane […]

DOVER (WJER) (April 11, 2024) – The Dover Public Library is collecting those solar glasses that were being distributed for months ahead of this week’s eclipse.  Director Jim Gill says his library is taking donations of the glasses now through the end of the month. “We have a box at […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (April 9, 2024) – A grand jury has indicted a Dover man for attempted murder and felonious assault for allegedly attacking his roommate with a hammer. The Tuscarawas County Grand Jury on Monday indicted 47-year-old Kenton George, whose last address was on West Slingluff Avenue, for the […]

CLAY TWP.  (WJER) (April 10, 2024) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a Gnadenhutten man has died following a motorcycle crash involving another vehicle. The victim was 63-year-old Charles Cox. The crash happened on U.S. 36 just west of Gnadenhutten Tuesday at 4:20 p.m. Troopers say Cox’s westbound motorcycle […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (April 9, 2024) – State troopers say they didn’t observe much of a change in traffic due to people going through the area before and after the eclipse Monday. “For the most part, traffic was what I would call normal conditions,” said New Philadelphia Post Commander Lt. […]

SUGAR CREEK TWP. (WJER) (April 9, 2024) – The Stark County Sheriff’s Office says a Dover man died following a dirt bike crash in southwest Stark County. According to a press release, deputies on Monday afternoon found 33-year-old Ryan Moore of Dover dead near a crashed dirt bike they believe […]