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DOVER (WJER) (March 31, 2022) – Yet another group of civic-minded Dover residents are coming together to improve the city’s landscape. In recent months, volunteers and donors have raised money for a veterans’ monument, a playground at Deis Hill, and new turf for the ball field at the city park. […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (March 3, 2022) – Mayor Joel Day says the state of the city is strong and optimistic. He issued his annual report Tuesday. 2022 State of the City Report_FINAL “The city is in a good position financially,” he said. “The economic growth that we’ve experienced over the […]

DOVER (WJER) (March 3, 2022) – The city’s law director and three former city employees have fired back at the mayor as he tries to delay a settlement that would get the employees their jobs back. Mayor Richard Homrighausen wants to pause the proceedings before the State Personnel Board of […]

DOVER (WJER) (February 25, 2022) – As the Dover Police welcome a new K-9 officer they have to say good-bye to the previous one. Chief Paul Bantum says K-9 Officer Rex passed away Monday three months after he retired due to health reasons. Bantum says he had been living with […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Feb. 22, 2022) – The group known for the last decade as the Tuscarawas County Anti-Drug Coalition is now Empower Tusc.  Members announced the change and unveiled the group’s new logo during a press conference in the Tuscora Park Youth Center Tuesday afternoon. Coordinator Jodi Salvo says […]

SHERRODSVILLE (WJER) (February 18, 2022) – Conotton Valley High School will be the site of Monday’s funeral service for the 18-year-old student who died in a car crash Wednesday. Braylen Matthew Novak was a senior at Conotton Valley and studied at Kent State Tuscarawas, according to the obituary provided by […]

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (February 15, 2022) – Dover, New Philadelphia and Uhrichsville are in the early stages of the redistricting process for their precincts and wards. County Board of Elections Director Gail Garbrandt says officials in those cities will form committees and look for any population changes. If the precinct […]

TUSCARAWAS CO. (WJER) (Feb. 2, 2022) – Regional forecasters say they don’t have much time for Punxsutawney Phil or his prognostications today with a significant winter storm to track. Tuscarawas County has a winter storm watch beginning after midnight. Pittsburgh National Weather Service meteorologist Pat Herold says we could see […]