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Another Measles Case Confirmed in Tuscarawas County

Another Measles Case Confirmed in Tuscarawas County

The Tuscarawas County Health Department has confirmed a 14th case of measles in the county this year.  Community Relations Director Jennifer Demuth says the individual was fully vaccinated against measles, making it the second case in the county involving a vaccinated...
Tuscarawas County Law Enforcement Ends Situation with No Injuries

Tuscarawas County Law Enforcement Ends Situation with No Injuries

A 46-year-old Canton-area man was taken into custody early Friday near Bolivar Dam. A release from the Tuscarawas Sheriff’s Office says the search began after a Lawrence Township resident reported the man knocking on his door, and a second caller told dispatch...
Local Teacher Receives Recognition

Local Teacher Receives Recognition

A New Philadelphia West Elementary fourth-grade teacher is being recognized for her quick thinking and life-saving actions after a student began choking on a donut in her classroom.  School board president Jennifer Schrock and others praised Sarah Custer during this...
Employees Contain Small Thursday Blaze

Employees Contain Small Thursday Blaze

Dennison firefighters say a small industrial fire at the Novelis plant on Newport Road was already out when crews arrived early Thursday morning. Fire Chief Dave McConnell says departments were first dispatched around 6:38 a.m. for a fire alarm, which was upgraded to...
Trial Underway in Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court

Trial Underway in Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court

A jury trial is under way at the Tuscarawas County Courthouse for a 79-year-old Newcomerstown man accused of sex crimes involving a child under 10 years old.  David J. Abate has pleaded not guilty to rape and gross sexual imposition.  A November 2025 indictment...