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ID Confirmed for Body Found in New Philadelphia
On September 7th, the Tuscarawas County Coroner’s office was notified by New Philadelphia Police Department at approximately 5:30PM, that an unidentified body had been located in a fenced lot at 1128 Maple Ave NW. The body was taken to the Cuyahoga County Medical...
Dover-New Philadelphia Considering $400,000 SWAT Vehicle
Dover and New Philadelphia officials want the cities to split the cost of a new $400,000 armored vehicle. New Philadelphia Safety Director Kevin Milligan says the combined Dover-New Philadelphia SWAT team is increasingly finding itself in dangerous...
Trailer Suffers Roughly $7,000 in Fire Damage
Dennison firefighters say a trailer home just outside of Uhrichsville was heavily damaged by a blaze that started late Monday night. Chief Dave McConnell says nobody was hurt. A resident at the home that burned in the 48 hundred block of Belden Drive in Mill...
Vehicle Crashes into Pump House, Gas Line Bursts into Flames
State Route 212 was shut down for a couple of hours Monday following a crash that caused a natural gas fire.The New Philadelphia Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the one vehicle accident, at a1:40pm, near Atwood Lake spillway.An...
Woman Dies in US 250 Crash
A Monday crash on US 250 was fatal for a 50-year-old. Ohio State Highway Patrol's New Philadelphia Post responded just after 3pm near the Harrison County line. A release notes it was a two vehicle collision and the preliminary investigation determined a westbound...
Not Guilty Insanity Plea Entered in Atwood Lake Drowning Case
The woman accused of drowning her 4-year-old son and driving her other kids into the water on a golf cart at Atwood Lake is pleading not guilty by reason of insanity to murder and other charges. 40-year-old Ruth Miller of Millersburg is represented by Cleveland...
Dead Body Located, New Philadelphia Police Waiting on Autopsy Results
New Philadelphia Police are awaiting results of an autopsy following a dead body being discovered along Maple Avenue.Chief Tessa Pohovey indicates that someone called dispatch on Sunday."It was around 4:45pm a call came into our department reporting a...
Inclusive Playground Gets Funding from Rainbow Connection
An initiative to build an inclusive playground is getting a financial boost from the Rainbow Connection.The organization has committed $125,000 for the project at Tuscora Park. Executive Director Perci says making areas handicap accessible has been a...
Strasburg Police Looking for Resource Officer
The Strasburg police department is planning to make another hire with student safety in mind. Police chief Randy Haugh the department is currently accepting applications for the position of school resource officer. He says anyone interested can check out...
Dover Sees Increase in Housing Permit Requests
Dover’s Mayor says housing permit requests for the year are well above the norm. Mayor Shane Gunnoe says building requests this year are at about five times the city’s average. The in-progress Crimson Cove subdivision in north Dover has something to do with that,...
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