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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 […]

DOVER (WJER) (April 8, 2024) – Dover Chemical Co. has won its $1.1 million lawsuit against the city. Dover had penalized the company that much, accusing it of improperly receiving free services and equipment from Dover Light and Power for decades. Dover Chemical sued back in 2021 and the city […]

TUSCARAWAS CO. (WJER) (April 8, 2024) – The Tuscarawas County Public Library in New Philadelphia is one of the locations anticipating a crowd for the eclipse this afternoon. Public relations associate Marisa Bleininger says they’re inviting families to join them out on the front lawn at 2:30 p.m. “It’s an […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (April 8, 2024) – Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital Run for Home race weekend is a wrap for another year.   Race Director Matt Ritzert was very pleased with how it went for the Family Day races Saturday and the half marathon and team relay Sunday morning from Tuscora […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) The Little Theatre of Tuscarawas County has its yearly charity show this weekend. Kait Gallagher-Wilsterman is directing Saturday’s one-night-only variety show to benefit the Tuscarawas County TNR Project as determined by an online nomination and voting process. She says it usually brings in anywhere between $1,500 and […]