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New Philadelphia OSP Investigating Fatal Head-On Crash in Carroll County
A Wednesday crash was fatal for a 70-year-old from Waynesburg. The New Philadelphia Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol Post is investigating the three-vehicle collision that occurred shortly before 5pm on State Route 43 in Carroll County. Sgt. Nick Sutterluety says...
Charges Pending Following Car Versus Buggy Crash
A 19-year-old Amish man was injured Tuesday evening when his buggy was hit from behind by a car on Golf Course Road in Sugarcreek. State Highway Patrol Sergeant Clinton Armstrong says James Yoder was flown to Akron General Hospital after the 5:30 p.m. crash. His...
Mill Township, Dennison Getting New Pumper Tanker
A new pumper truck will eventually replace two older fire apparatuses for the Village of Dennison. The fire department has a contract with and they utilize Mill Township's equipment. Dennison Fire Chief Dave McConnell says the township purchased the new E-ONE/...
Haney Begins 10-Day Jail Sentence
Former Uhrichsville mayor Mark Haney is in the Tuscarawas County Jail to begin serving a 10-day jail sentence. Haney pleaded guilty to felony theft and soliciting improper compensation in April related to charges from the state auditor’s office alleging he used city...
Tuscarawas Coroner’s Office Identifies Body Found in Tuscarawas River
The Tuscarawas County Coroner’s Office has identified the body found in the Tuscarawas River Monday afternoon as 29-year-old Jacob Holbrook. The coroner’s report on the cause of death is still pending. It says Holbrook was homeless and from the New Philadelphia...
Charges Pending for Sugarcreek Man Hurt in ATV Crash
State Highway Patrol troopers say a Sugarcreek man was hospitalized in Akron after crashing an ATV north of the village on Sunday. New Philadelphia Post Sgt. Jennifer Makris says the 57-year-old man lost control as he was turning right from Copperhead Road Northwest...
Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Dead Body Found in Tuscarawas River
New Philadelphia firefighters pulled a dead body from the Tuscarawas River Monday afternoon. We talked to Tuscarawas County Sheriff detective Adam Fisher shortly after rescue workers brought the body to shore near the dock by the Waterworks ball fields shortly after...
24-Year-Old Sentenced for Providing Drugs to Teenager
An accused drug dealer will spend five to seven and a half years in prison for providing the drugs that contributed to the overdose death of a New Philadelphia teen. 24-year-old Thomas Ritchie in May pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and drug charges related...
Dennison Resident, Council Voice Concerns Over Reckless E-Scooter Riders
The Village of Dennison is hoping to raise awareness and get parents more active in educating youth on operating an e-scooter or bicycle. The topic of youth riding dangerously on the transportation is being talked about by council following a concerned citizen...
Cawley Sentenced for Setting a Home on Fire
The evicted trailer park resident who returned to burn down his former home and the one next to it will spend three to four and half years in jail. 24-year-old Chance Cawley in October set fire to a vacant mobile home in the 300 block of 11th Street NW. The flames...
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