LOCAL NEWS

Wilderness Center Hosting 3rd Annual Fundraiser

A Wilmot conservation center is holding their 3rd annual Ales for Trails on Saturday, May 30th. The Wilderness Center Director of Development Maureen Kampman says this is a fundraiser to continue the center's mission of habitat conservation, environmental education,...

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Law Enforcement Supports Torch Run

The Law Enforcement Torch Run relay is passing through Tuscarawas County today, as it makes its way toward Columbus for the Special Olympics Ohio Summer Games this weekend. Local police officers are carrying the Flame of Hope, running individual legs of the route and...

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Canton Man Dies in Tuscarawas County Crash

One person was killed in a Tuesday night accident involving a semi and SUV. The New Philadelphia State Highway Patrol Post says they were dispatched at 11:42pm to the intersection of State Route 93 and US 250 in Franklin Township. Investigators say a 2008 Nissan Rogue...

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Sugarcreek Fire Dealt with Minor Gas Leak

Sugarcreek firefighters say crews responded to a small gas leak in town Tuesday. This was in the afternoon after a contractor struck an unmarked private line along Beachy Drive, says Assistant Chief Cody Shetler. Shetler says the line served a single residence, and...

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Coshocton Man Dies in Two-Vehicle Collision

State troopers say a Coshocton man is dead after a Memorial Day crash at the intersection of state routes 212 and 21 north of Strasburg.  New Philadelphia Post Lt. Bryan Sponaugle says Alex McPeak, of Coshocton, was driving a red Ford Escape westbound on State Route...

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Uhrichsville Committee Reviewing Event Ordianance

The Uhrichsville ordinance committee, consisting of council members Bob Baker, Polly Clark, and Scott Whitman, may revamp legislation regarding special events. Two members, Baker and Whitman, were not on council when ordinance 7-24 was approved in May 2024. The...

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PAC Members to Get First Look at New Season

The Kent State Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center is preparing to reveal part of its upcoming 16th season lineup.  The announcement will take place during a member appreciation event at 7 p.m. June 9. General Manager David Mitchell says while tickets for the newly...

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High School Grads Receive Local Scholarship

Five recent high school graduates will receive Zachary Davis Memorial Foundation scholarships as part of a mother’s continuing commitment to her son’s legacy.  Zachary Davis of Dover died of a drug overdose in 2005. Since then, his mother, Anita Davis, started a...

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Submissions Needed to Name the Train at Tuscora Park

RTY officials say a popular community tradition is making a comeback in New Philadelphia. The Rotary Club has announced the return of the “Name the Tuscora Park Train” contest, inviting children ages 18 and under to help give the attraction a brand-new name....

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