Dover Approves More Funding for Splash Pad

Dover Approves More Funding for Splash Pad

The cost to install a splash pad at Dover City Pool went up this week. Council on Monday approved an 80-thousand dollar increase, bringing the total project cost over 360-thousand dollars.  Mayor Shane Gunnoe says the price of materials has gone up since the initial...
DNA Solves Decades Old Tuscarawas County Case

DNA Solves Decades Old Tuscarawas County Case

With advanced DNA testing a decades old case has been solved. Investigators with the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office have identified the dismembered human remains found in two suitcases along Winkler Hill Road in Dover Township and Boltz Orchard Rd in Jefferson...
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Don’t drive distracted. That’s the message the Ohio State Highway Patrol is putting out during April being the recognition month. New Philadelphia Post Sgt. Bill Bower says with Ohio’s distracted driving law, it gives law enforcement the authority to...
Dover Officials Defended Use of Tax Incentives

Dover Officials Defended Use of Tax Incentives

City officials defended tax incentives they have used to attract businesses and developers after being challenged by a School Board member Monday.  Brian Hanner, who said he was speaking in a personal capacity and not as a School Board member, asked Council to find a...
Volunteers Clean Up Tuscarawas County Locations for Day of Caring

Volunteers Clean Up Tuscarawas County Locations for Day of Caring

Teams of volunteers were out helping spruce up the valley as part of United Way’s annual Day of Caring on Wednesday.  At the Dover Public Library, employees from First Federal Community Bank spent the morning mulching, weeding, and tackling spring cleanup projects....