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Injury Crash on US 250 in Southern Stark County

Four people sustained serious injuries and remained hospitalized Friday morning following a head-on collision on U.S. Route 250 in southern Stark County Thursday afternoon. A press release from the Stark County State Highway Patrol says a 2002 Toyota RAV4 traveling...

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More Funding Needed for Inclusive Playground

A project to bring new equipment to Tuscora Park is shy of roughly $60,000. New Philadelphia Mayor Joel Day is making another push to close the funding gap for the Inclusive Playground Project at Tuscora Park. He says the effort is moving forward, but the project...

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Deedrick Named as Interim Tuscarawas County Prosecutor

A longtime assistant in the Tuscarawas County Prosecutor’s Office is stepping into the top job temporarily – while hoping it leads to a permanent appointment. County Commissioners have named assistant prosecutor Scott Deedrick the acting prosecutor beginning next...

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Library Murder Mystery Ticket Sale Deadline is Saturday

Mystery lovers and library supports are invited to an annual fundraiser for the Friends of the Tuscarawas County Public Library. Board member Steve Shroyer says this year's mystery brings in the Gelato Gang. "It is 1943 and they are on their way to Philadelphia, but...

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More Roundabouts Coming to Holmes County

The Ohio Department of Transportation has chosen its plan to ease congestion and improve safety along the U.S. 62 and State Route 39 corridor just west of Berlin in Holmes County.  After reviewing several options and gathering public feedback, ODOT says it will build...

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Abandoned Mobile Homes Demolished in New Philadelphia

The city has cleared out four long-abandoned mobile homes at the Quaker Court trailer park following years of fires and safety concerns. Law Director Marvin Fete told city council this week that two arsons in the past three years there — the most recent about seven...

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Book Presentation Talks Tuscarawas County Industrial Heritage

The Dover Public Library is hosting a special America 250 event this Thursday that focuses on the region’s industrial roots.   Library Director Jim Gill says Reeves Home & Museum Director Shelagh Pruni and local history librarian Kim Jurkovic will launch and...

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Not Guilty Plea Case to Proceed with Bench Trial

Prosecutors are not disputing mental health evaluations that concluded the Holmes County mother who drowned her son at Atwood Lake in August was insane at the time.  Ruth Miller, 40, had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to aggravated murder and other charges...

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