The former Rite Aid at Five Points in New Philadelphia will become a Bellstores. County records show the Campbell Oil Company purchased the property at 705 West High Avenue for $1.95 million earlier this month.  Mayor Joel Day this week announced the company’s...

Some New Philadelphia officials are doing an about-face on the city’s marijuana dispensary ban. Legislation introduced this week would permit marijuana cultivators, processors and retail dispensaries in the city. New Philadelphia had banned those facilities in 2024,...

An open house is planned for Saturday at the Tuscarawas County Public Library to celebrate their 125th anniversary. Director Michelle McMorrow-Ramsell says members of five women clubs established the Union Library Association in October 1901. It started as a...

A quick response by employees and firefighters helped keep a Wednesday afternoon fire from spreading at Walnut Creek Planing in Sugarcreek Township. Sugarcreek Fire crews were sent just before 12:45 p.m. to the facility on Shetler Road after a fire broke out inside a...

An annual scarf distribution event will be held on Friday. The Scarf Project is preparing to set up at multiple locations in Tuscarawas and Stark counties. Coordinator Aimee Rufener says volunteers will be out on November 13th with scarves available on a...

The Dover Armory’s new tenant is giving the community a chance to see what they’ve brought to the city at an open house on Saturday.  SFC Cody Cogar, Readiness and Platoon Sgt., says his Ohio Army National Guard unit, Charlie Battery 2nd battalion 174th Air Defense...

Goshen Township will pay New Philadelphia between 50 and 80 percent more for fire protection services over the next three years after tentatively reaching a new agreement.  New Philadelphia City Council unanimously approved it Monday, and Safety Director Kevin...

A strong chemical odor prompted the evacuation of the New Towne Mall in New Philadelphia Tuesday evening. New Philadelphia Fire Captain Matthew Graham says firefighters responded to the mall’s Entrance B, near the China Buffet wing, around 5:18 p.m. after a customer...

The New Philadelphia Veterans Council Coordinating Committee is set to present the annual Veterans Day program on Wednesday. November 11th is Veterans Day, a time to recognize and thank the men and women who served in the United States military. The local program...

New Philadelphia Mayor Joel Day says tough financial decisions lie ahead for the city following voters’ rejection of a proposed parks and recreation levy last week. The five-year, 2.4-mill levy would have generated about $1.3 million annually for park maintenance and...