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NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 13, 2022) – The communitywide fundraiser for 19 health and human services programs is getting underway. Former Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital president Bruce James is chairing the United Way of Tuscarawas County’s 80th annual campaign. He says every dollar it raises will stay in our community […]

STRASBURG (WJER) (Sept. 12, 2022) – The village fire station is fully staffed for the first time since becoming an around-the-clock operation. A pair of hires at last Tuesday’s council meeting brought the number of firefighters on the department’s roster to 28. Chief Steven Laskey says there were around 16 […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 12, 2022) – The Newcomerstown man charged with attempted murder for a five-hour standoff with sheriff’s deputies last month that ended with him being shot is set to make his first court appearance Tuesday for arraignment. The August 3rd incident started as a mental health disturbance […]

DOVER (WJER) (Sept. 12, 2022) – The Tuscarawas County Literacy Coalition’s 2022 One Book One Community reading project is getting underway. Coalition Treasurer Jim Gill says activities based on this year’s selection – “Kent State” by Deborah Wiles – will be taking place throughout the county in the coming weeks. […]

UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (Sept. 12, 2022) – It’s been a very active 24 hours for the city fire department. Fire Captain Wes Dillon says they were first called to the Wendy’s restaurant near McCauley Drive just before 7 a.m. Sunday for an appliance fire. He says upon arrival they saw heavy […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (September 9, 2022) – Three weeks into his tenure as president of Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital, Dr. Thomas Rogers outlined his priorities: recruiting and retaining health care workers and keeping Union’s focus as a community hospital. Rogers spoke to the Chamber of Commerce at Buckeye Career Center […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 8, 2022) – The fate of the 19-year-old accused of killing his infant son by leaving him in a hot car for hours is now in the hands of grand jurors. Landon Parrott is charged with murder, involuntary manslaughter, and endangering children in a criminal complaint […]

DOVER (WJER) (Sept. 8, 2022) – Tuscarawas County Health Department officials are now administering the updated COVID booster shots that protect against newer omicron variants. Health Department Nursing Director Amy Kaser says appointments can now be scheduled for the updated boosters. The shots will also be offered at a clinic […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 7, 2022) – The Newcomerstown man who set his house on fire two years ago is heading to prison. 37-year-old Lance Barrington will spend two to three years behind bars for igniting the September 20th blaze that gutted his East Main Street home. Assistant County Prosecutor […]

AKRON (WJER) (September 7, 2022) – Federal prosecutors have charged eight men with operating a sophisticated drug trafficking organization that they say has supplied cocaine in Wayne, Stark, and Tuscarawas counties for at least the past 15 years. The U.S. Department of justice this week announced the charges against the […]