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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 6, 2023) – A longtime political, farming, and business leader is being remembered for his unparalleled dedication to the community following his death over the weekend. Doug Wills passed away unexpectedly early Sunday at his home on Stonecreek Rd SW at the age of 72. Wills […]

DOVER (WJER) (May 3, 2024) – Tuscarawas County Sheriff Orvis Campbell says the community should be proud of local law enforcement’s response to what turned out to be a tragic incident at the top of the Schneider’s Crossing I-77 exit early Friday morning. Troopers from the State High Patrol and […]

DOVER (WJER) (May 3, 2024) – The State Highway Patrol provided the following press release about Friday morning’s fatal officer-involved shooting: DOVER – The New Philadelphia Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, along with the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office, was involved in a shooting Friday morning following a traffic […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 3, 2024) – Police officers rescued some ducklings from a storm drain near the mall Tuesday evening. Capt. Dave Morris says he and Sergeant Mitch Gobely arrived at the scene after some Applebee’s customers noticed a duck guarding a storm sewer grate. “They could actually hear […]

DOVER (WJER) (May 2, 2024) – The Ohio Supreme Court will not hear former Dover Mayor Richard Homrighausen’s appeal of his criminal conviction for theft in office. A jury in 2022 found Homrighausen guilty of that fifth-degree felony and five related offenses. The conviction disqualified Homrighausen from the mayor’s post […]

DOVER (WJER) (May 3, 2024) – Tuscarawas County Sheriff Orvis Campbell says one suspect is dead after a shootout with law enforcement early this morning at the top of the Schneiders Crossing Exit ramp from I-77 south in Dover. No officers were injured. Campbell says the man’s identity was not […]

DOVER (WJER) (May 2, 2024) – Several emergency vehicles have responded to what was reported as an accident with entrapment involving a semi and a motorcycle in Dover. This is at the intersection of North Tuscarawas Avenue and West Front Street. It happened around 5:45 a.m. and a medical helicopter […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (May 1, 2024) – The Ohio Department of Transportation says delays could be possible for drivers at times now through Thursday on US 250 just west of Tappan Lake. District 11 spokeswoman Lauren Borell says ODOT has been controlling traffic to help some owners get their boats […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (April 30, 2024) – A recent Claymont grad is now part of the administrative team for his hometown. Cade Watkins is in his third week as the city’s safety and service director. Mayor Jim Zucal picked Watkins for the part-time role paying just under $19,000 annually and introduced […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (April 30, 2024) – Tuscarawas County is gaining more influence atop the GOP at the state level. Tuscarawas County Republican Party Chair Doug Wills was elected as the Ohio Republican Party vice chair for a two-year term by his fellow State Central Committee members during their recent […]