A former New Philadelphia band assistant will spend five years on probation for exchanging inappropriate photos with a student.  27-year-old Brandon Furbay in August pleaded guilty to two fifth-degree felony counts: “illegal use of a minor or impaired...

The State Highway Patrol New Philadelphia post says a passenger has now died from injuries sustained in a crash last month on i-77 south of stone creek.  81-year-old Naoma McKinney of north Ridgeville was taken to a canton hospital following the...

The aftermath of an intentionally set fire in Dover has city officials pushing to have the mostly destroyed house torn down. The State Fire Marshall earlier this year determined the May 25th, 2024, fire at 1409 East Second Street was intentionally set...

A Lake Erie to Ohio River Trail map is available and one of the stops is Historic Zoar Village.Site Director Tammi Shrum says this is through a partnership with the American250-Ohio Commission."They do have an application process, and this is the second...

Bolivar firefighters say a house suffered significant heat and smoke damage, but it would have been much worse had the owner not been alerted about the fire while away.  Chief Shawn Lynch says this was in the one-thousand block of North Orchard Road...

A former Dover Police officer and 2018 Dover High School graduate died in August as a result of combat activity in Ukraine while serving as an international volunteer member of the Ukrainian Armed Forced. Max Arnett was 25. He was often the first face seen...

Having knowledge about Lithium-Ion batteries is the theme for this year's Fire Prevention Week.Key points surrounding these batteries is to look for safety certification mark, such as UL, ETL, or CSA, charge them safely, and recycle responsibly.Lithium-ion...

Today, Monday, October 6th, is the voter registration deadline for the November 4th general election.   Tuscarawas county board of elections director David Johnson says they’re staying open later – until 9 pm tonight – for the occasion.   The first ballots will then...

The Tuscarawas County Board of Elections has gone through the process of reorganization again, just days before the start of early voting for the November election. Democrat Mark Waltz has resigned as chair of the four-member board of elections. He's been...

The Dover Public Library’s annual celebration of reading returns this weekend.   The 5th annual canal town book festival is going on from 10 am to 3 pm this Saturday, but this time at the Dover high school auxiliary gymnasium.  Library director Jim Gill says they’ll...