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Canton man dies following crash on I-77 near Bolivar

August 18, 2023

LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP (WJER) (Aug. 18, 2023) – The State Highway Patrol says a Canton man has died following a single vehicle crash on I-77 just north of the Bolivar exit. The victim was 51-year-old Gary Powell. Troopers say Powell’s 2019 Ford F250 pickup truck was traveling northbound on I-77 when […]


Girls Soccer: Dover tops St. Clairsville

August 17, 2023

St. Clairsville – Dover built a 3-0 first-half lead and held on for a 4-1 win over the Red Devils in girls soccer action Wednesday. The Crimson Tornadoes are 2-0. From Dover Coach James Kline: Last night, the Dover Tornadoes traveled to St. Clairsville to play our second game of […]




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Body found on Towpath bridge in Zoar, suicide suspected

August 16, 2023

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Aug. 16, 2023) – Tuscarawas County’s sheriff says his office is investigating the discovery of a man’s body along the Towpath Trail in Zoar Tuesday as a suicide. Orvis Campbell says a female on the Towpath called 911 just after 4 p.m. reporting that she could see […]



Soccer: Dover girls open with rout of Fairless

August 14, 2023

The Dover girls soccer team kicked off its season with a 7-1 home victory over Fairless Saturday. Carley Noretto scored four goals for the Crimson Tornadoes. Abby Jones, Ansley Bollon, and Cashlyn Harmon also scored. Goalie Elizabeth Lane had three saves. Dover heads to St. Clairsville on Tuesday night for […]



Dover’s Council clerk moving into Council seat

August 11, 2023

DOVER (WJER) (August 11, 2023) – The city’s council clerk for the past 15 years is soon going to have a vote on City Council. The Tuscarawas County Republican Party Central Committee Thursday appointed Julie Leggett to fill a vacant council-at-large position. She’ll be sworn in Aug. 21. Leggett has […]