Tuscarawas county board of elections director Gail Garbrandt is reminding everyone that today, October 7th, is the voter registration deadline to participate in November’s election and it’s also the last day to update your address, if needed. The board...

The Ohio Department of transportation District 11 will start a couple of projects on this Monday.Locally, State Route 416 will close to traffic just north of U.S. Route 36 for five days for a slide repair project, near Frys Valley Road. The detour is U.S....

The Dover Public Library is venturing into politics by hosting a “Meet the Candidates Night” for on Monday for the first time in recent memory. Director Jim Gill says others have suggested the library, as a non-partisan source for information, host this...

The American Red Cross is hoping the scenes of destruction from Hurricane Helene will inspire some people to volunteer with the organization. Spokesman Jim McIntyre says the Red Cross has hundreds of volunteers who are helping in the hardest hit areas,...

Tuscarawas EMA plan updated and approved by Tuscarawas County Commissioners. The emergency preparedness plan is required to be updated every four years and first, changes were accepted by the Local Emergency Planning Committee. Local EMA Deputy Director...

As of October 4th, Tuscarawas and surrounding counties remain under a ban on open burning.The designation of “extreme drought” continues across Ohio causing the State Fire Marshal Office to continue the burn ban.Fire Marshal Kevin Reardon says average...

This year’s One Book One Community programming is underway.The Tuscarawas County Literacy Coalition hosts this each fall to spark conversation over a shared reading experience for participants. The selection this time is “things seen from above” by Shelly...

The Atwood area Fall Festival is back for three days of family-friendly fun beside the lake.Organizing committee member Daryl smith says it’s happening Friday through Sunday at Atwood Lake Park, with craft and food vendors, live musical entertainment...

In a split decision, Uhrichsville City council voted to not rescind a 2020 ordinance related to landlord registration fees, with the matter currently in court.A registry ordinance was adopted in April 2020 requiring landlords to register city rental...

The local homeless shelter has been welcoming a new staff member.Rodney Sutton is the Friends of the Homeless of Tuscarawas County’s first-ever development director.Board president Joe Svancara says they created the position a couple of months ago to...