LOCAL NEWS

Tuscora Park Ferris Wheel to be Operational Soon

A fixture at Tuscora Park could be back in service this weekend.RTY president Greg Rees gave an update on the Ferris wheel earlier this week, saying they needed to train a couple more operators on the new control system they had installed in place of the...

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Uhrichsville Discusses Feral Cat Population

Mary Alice Reporting –What to do about stray cats is a situation that many communities talk about, and that discussion is back in the city of Uhrichsville.Resident Chuck Marty brought the issue to council with members echoing his frustrations over feral...

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New Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty in 2023 Assault

A 46-year-old New Philadelphia man reportedly punched two people in the stands of a freshman football game on Thursday, Oct. 12, at West Holmes High School and struck another person with his car as he attempted to flee the parking lot before police...

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Lyme Disease Cases on the Rise in Tuscarawas County

The Tuscarawas County health department is sharing an urgent warning as local lyme disease infections soar to record levels.Communicable disease nurse Valerie Wallace says the 74 suspected cases reported to the agency between May 1st and the end of June is...

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Business Roof Collapses in Morning Blaze

Mary Alice Reporting - For over three hours, units remained on scene for a Wednesday fire that claimed a large garage type building.Departments were toned out at about 2:40am to 1515 Midvale Mine RD, which is home to TDT Septic and Excavating...

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Dover Hopeful for More Grant Dollars

Dover is set to spend about 1.5 million dollars on stormwater management to accommodate the Schaeffler manufacturing facility coming to the city’s northern border.City Council Monday approved 1 million dollars in state grants to cover two-thirds of the...

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Applications Open for Next Miss Clayland

Mary Alice Reporting –Interested candidates can fill out an application to be part of the Miss Clayland competition coming up in September.Miss Clayland is a local organization and part of the Miss Ohio Scholarship program and is the longest running...

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New Phila Police Now Wearing Body Cameras

It’s been a year of technological advances for the New Philadelphia police department with every officer now equipped with a body worn camera.The department received a grant to buy 30 of them that Chief Tessa Pohovey says have been in use for a couple of...

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Dover School Considers 8th-12th Buildings

As Dover property owners continue paying the bond issue that built the new high school, discussions are beginning about the future of the other buildings in the city school system. The district has been working with the Ohio facilities construction...

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Applications Due for Dress-a-Child

Time is running out for income-eligible parents to get their kids in the dress-a-child program for school clothes ahead of the fall.Tuesday, July 14th is the deadline to return applications to either the Dover Public Library or the Tuscarawas County Public...

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