LOCAL NEWS
Bowerston and Uhrichsville Fire Departments Team Up for CO Incident
Gwen Rummell Reporting –The Bowerston Volunteer Fire Department was assisted by Uhrichsville in a carbon monoxide incident on Tuesday.Bowerston’s Fire Captain Adam Reardon said a call came in for multiple people ill in a structure on Taylor Road at 10:45...
Baseball, Softball Field Turf Project Presented to Claymont BOE
Mary Alice Reporting –A proposal has been presented to the Claymont School Board of Education regarding the need for ball fields to be turfed.David DiDonato informed the board that a committee is seeking to raise funds to install the turf on the baseball...
Ohio Expanding Qualified Rape Crisis Centers
ONC Reporting - April was Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and Ohio is expanding its qualified rape crisis centers serving rural areas in the central and southeastern regions of the state.Taylr Ucker-Lauderman with the Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence...
Awards Presented to Three Individuals, One Organization
Mary Alice Reporting -The Tuscarawas County Historical Society held its 44th Annual Founders Day Banquet and Zeisberger Heckewelder Awards on Tuesday.Three individuals and one organization received recognition for their contribution to the county, making...
CR 46 Project gets OPWC Funding
Mary Alice Reporting –Following April rains, a slope stabilizations project is needed for County Road 46 and program funding has been approved.The Tuscarawas County Engineer’s Office was awarded $266,533 through the Ohio Public Works Commission.Engineer...
Tusky Valley Acquires Full-Time Therapy Dogs
Gwen Rummell Reporting –At Monday’s Board of Education Meeting, Tuscarawas Valley Local School District announced two new therapy dogs.The district was able to participate with Canine Assistants out of Atlanta, Georgia thanks to Senator Al Landis, ADAMHS...
TCHD Provides Tips on Avoiding Ticks
Gwen Rummell Reporting –The Tuscarawas County Health Department is giving tips regarding ticks for Lyme Disease Awareness Month.Three ticks that can be seen outdoors include the American Dog Tick from late March through July, Blacklegged “deer” tick all...
DeWine Signs Bill Eliminating Exception for Spousal Rape
Mary Alice Reporting –Legislation sponsored by Ohio Representative Brett Hillyer, and former Rep. Jessica Miranda, to remove spousal exceptions for non-consensual sexual acts has been signed into law.Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 161 last...
May 15 Marks Peace Officer Memorial Day
Mary Alice Reporting –This week, Wednesday in particular, pays homage to the men and women who died in the line of duty.Peace Officer Memorial Day is observed on May 15th and pays tribute to peace officers, nationally, statewide, and locally, who paid the...
Restrictions Expected on I-77 near Newcomerstown
Mary Alice Reporting - Motorists can expect lane closures over the next two weeks north of Newcomerstown.The Ohio Department of Transportation District 11 says this is for work relating to the ongoing culvert replacement project.Lane closures will take...
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