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Strasburg school leaders propose on-campus athletic complex

February 13, 2023

STRASBURG (WJER) (Feb. 13, 2023) – Strasburg-Franklin school families have been getting to see what the campus might look like in the future. District leaders are envisioning a sprawling athletic complex behind Tiger Drive with a stadium, ballfields, and community center. Superintendent Vince Lindsey pitched the idea and shared a […]



Child rapist sentenced to consecutive life sentences

February 9, 2023

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (February 9, 2023) – A child rapist from New Philadelphia will serve two consecutive life sentences with a chance for parole in 20 years. Jeffrey Pringle, 60, pleaded guilty to three counts of rape and four counts of gross sexual imposition with sexually violent predator specifications for […]



T4C to host Free Community Laundry Days in March

February 8, 2023

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Feb. 8, 2023) – The Tuscarawas County Council for Church and Community is trying to help cash-strapped families make ends meet by paying for their weekly trips to the laundromat. Executive Director Carly Hart says you’ll be able to wash and dry up to four loads for […]


Shane Gunnoe to be sworn in as Dover’s new mayor

February 8, 2023

DOVER (WJER) (February 8, 2023) – The city is scheduled to swear in Shane Gunnoe as its new mayor at a special meeting Wednesday at 7. First, city council members will vote to affirm the Tuscarawas County Republican Party Central Committee’s selection of Gunnoe to replace Richard Homrighausen, who was […]


Artwork stolen from outdoor gallery

February 7, 2023

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Feb. 7, 2023) – The director of the Tuscarawas Arts Partnership is asking everyone to be on the lookout for a piece that was stolen from the outdoor gallery they built in a downtown New Philadelphia alley. Wilma Mullet says a board member discovered the theft while […]