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DOVER – The Ohio Supreme court will not hear the city’s appeal in its dispute with the Dover Chemical Company. The two sides are at odds over $1.1 million in electric surcharges the city attempted to levy against the company between 2021 and 2023. Dover Chemical so far has received […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – The pilot in the April 1 fatal airplane crash in Mill Township was practicing maneuvers and did not make any emergency or distress calls prior to a spiraling nosedive into a field. The preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board says Orville J. Evans of New […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May, 2, 2025)  – The New Philadelphia school community is honoring standouts past and present this evening. Quaker Foundation board member Jan McInturf says they are awarding 140 scholarships to 89 students totaling nearly $310,000 at tonight’s annual recognition ceremony at the Kent State Tuscarawas Performing Arts […]

DOVER (WJER) (May, 1, 2025) – Dover students are the winners of the Tuscarawas County Health Department’s annual Teen Driving Roadeo for the third year in a row. Spokesperson Jennifer Demuth says teams of young drivers from eight area high schools took part in the maneuverability and writing contests Wednesday […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – A 59-year-old Cleveland man has been indicted for allegedly causing a fatal crash on I-77 near Strasburg this past fall and then fleeing the scene. Antonio Wyley is being held in the Tuscarawas County Jail with a $150,000 bond on felony charges of aggravated vehicular homicide, failure […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (April 30, 2025) – Crews have been left with a lot of cleanup work following the storm system that barreled through the county starting shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday. Photos have been going around of trees that toppled in the area, including a large one at a […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA – If voters approve Issue 10 on the May 6th ballot, the school district can soon begin construction of a new K-6 elementary school and a 7-12 middle and high school building. Superintendent Amy Wentworth says initially, passage of the combined 5.9-mill bond issue and 1-mill tax levy […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (April 29, 2025) – Drinking outside using marked cups in New Philadelphia’s downtown Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area, or DORA, will now be permitted at certain times seven days a week. Council voted 4 to 2 Monday night to expand the hours of operation for DORA, which previously […]

DOVER – The city safety director wants to crack down on electric scooters riders who don’t obey traffic laws. Bob Everett says the city has gotten an influx of complaints about the motorized two-wheelers. “The problem is we have young teens operating these, some of whom are not following any […]

DOVER – Mayor Shane Gunnoe is touting the city’s recent success in obtaining state and federal grants to pay for a variety of projects from roadwork to sewer lines to park amenities. Gunnoe says the city has received approximately $5 million in grants over the last two years. He says […]