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One Year Anniversary of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Gwen Rummell reporting –The 988 lifeline is an all-day, all-week lifeline available to all Ohioans in crisis or considering suicide.This upcoming Sunday, July 16th will mark one year since the launch of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in Ohio and...

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Early Voting for Special Election Begins Tuesday

Mary Alice Reporting –The deadline to ensure voter registration was done or updated was on Monday and now early voting beings on this Tuesday.This is for the special August 8th election where one statewide issue will be on the ballot, so all Tuscarawas...

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Attempted Murder Charge Nets 6 Years in Prison

Mary Alice Reporting –Sentencing was handed down for charges that were issued following a five-hour stand-off. John Mozena III, a 37-year-old veteran, appeared in Judge Michael Ernest courtroom, on Monday, for a scheduled sentencing hearing for counts of...

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OSP Provides Recap for July 4th Reporting Period

Mary Alice Reporting –Troopers across Ohio were out in full force for the reporting period during the Independence Day weekend.Overall, 11 people lost their lives in nine traffic crashes, a decrease of five deaths compared to 2022. Impairment was a factor...

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OVI Charge Follows OSP Checkpoint

Mary Alice Reporting -Results are available for a checkpoint that was conducted by Troopers in Mineral City.The Ohio State Highway Patrol New Philadelphia Post conduct an OVI checkpoint Friday night and a Mineral City man was charged with operating a...

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Project DAWN Expands into Two Local Counties

Gwen Rummell reporting –The Tuscarawas Health Department (TCHD) is expanding their Project Dawn naloxone distribution program into the Carroll County General Health District and Harrison County General Health District.Project DAWN’s Coordinator, Lakyn...

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Kent State University Tuscarawas PAC Receives State Grant

Gwen Rummell reporting –The Kent State University Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center received almost $64,000 in a state grant as a part of the Ohio Arts Economic Relief Grant Program.David Mitchell, the General Manager at the Performing Arts Center, says...

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4th Annual Officer Keller Memorial

Mary Alice Reporting –A local gym is getting ready to host a Saturday memorial event that benefits the Dennison K9 unit.Barbells Gym II, in Uhrichsville, started the memorial to raise awareness of mental health after Officer Andrew Keller took his own life...

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BCC Students Place at Competitions

Mary Alice Reporting –Several Buckeye Career Center students brought back top honors at international and national career-tech competitions.This is part of SkillsUSA as they work with students, educators, and business partners to create a globally...

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Operation Dry Water: Don’t Drink on a Boat

Gwen Rummell reporting –The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) participates in the Operation Dry Water campaign each year to decrease the amount of alcohol and drug-related incidents.In 2022, law enforcement officers across the nation removed...

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