The Claymont School board of education is on the hunt for a new superintendent. Brian Rentsch submitted his retirement letter at Monday's meeting. "December 31st will be my last effective day for retirement purposes." His career spans over 30 years. Rentsch was first...

Paving is off to a late start in the city of Dover, but officials are confident they can get the work done before the weather gets too bad.  Mayor Shane Gunnoe says the city saved about $200,000 by waiting until later in the season to begin paving. The city’s paving...

City of Uhrichsville's mayor and auditor are in favor of reevaluating the threshold of how much a department head can spend without prior approval. This amount currently sits at $3,000. Auditor Aaron Rimer says departments are practical about their spending, but...

The Ohio department of transportation has closed the Barnhill Road bridge over U.S. Route 250 in Midvale a month after a commercial vehicle hauling heavy equipment struck it.  ODOT District 11 public information officer Lauren Borell says earlier Tuesday, inspectors...

The Tuscarawas County OSU Extension Office is launching a new program to help young people explore careers in agriculture. This free, year-long program called “Around the Industry: Discovering Your Place in Agriculture” is open to all Tuscarawas County youth ages 13...

Dover Police say they assisted U.S. Marshals in apprehending two women who escaped Monday evening from the Stark Regional Community Correction Center in Louisville. Authorities learned just after 7 p.m. that Hope Skerrett and Kerriah Ohler had exited through the roof...

Uhrichsville's mayor and auditor share financial concerns regarding city funds and the water park. Mayor Jim Zucal started Thursday's meeting with a report entitled 'caution tough times ahead'. "I think we should all be concerned about the city finances. The general...

A Gnadenhutten man with a lifetime driver’s license suspension for past drunk driving convictions was charged with OVI again two weeks ago.  State Highway Patrol Sergeant William Bower says 59-year-old Arthur L. Everett Junior has 10 previous OVI convictions. On...

Elijah: Prophet of Fire is continuing it's run on stage at Ohio Star Theater at Dutch Valley. Lyrists Ellie Zumbach says she's excited for people to come out to Sugarcreek and see the story. Zumbach says the musical follows the biblical story of Elijah. "A very epic...

A large coordinated effort on Sunday occurred in Carroll County after an individual became caught in the auger system at the top of a silo. According to a post from the Carrolton Fire Department, this was at a Rose Township farm with a Carroll County Sheriff deputy...