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Written Bomb Threat Evacuated New Philadelphia Walmart
Walmart in New Philadelphia was evacuated for about two hours on Wednesday after a bomb threat was found scrawled in a women’s restroom. Police and a bomb-detection K9 from Canton conducted a sweep of the store and found nothing suspicious. The report came in at...
MWCD Opens New Quarry Trail in Tippecanoe
A new trail is available for use at Clendening Park Dam off of State Route 800 in Tippecanoe. The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District and Army Corp of Engineers recently cut the ribbon for the Quarry Trail. Trails Coordinator Dylan Sayer says the first part...
Tuscarawas County Sheriff says Charges Show Cold‑Case Commitment
New charges in a decades-old dismemberment case are giving the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office hope for other cold cases. Investigators say Larry Drotleff of Euclid admitted he found his elderly father dead at home in 1998, dismembered the body, and dumped the...
Bat with Rabies Found in Dennison
The Tuscarawas County Health Department is reporting a confirmed case of rabies in a bat found in Dennison. Officials were notified April 24th by the Ohio Department of Health—marking the county’s first rabies case in several years. Community Relations Director...
Uhrichsville Garage Sale Pending Bidder Approval
The sale of the Uhrichsville service garage is still pending but took a step forward with council's approval. Larry Wood, of Wood Electric, was the lone bidder at $284,000 but council held off due to unknowns about where the service department would relocate. The...
Preliminary Rendering Available for Potential New Philadelphia Campus
The School District has unveiled a conceptual rendering of what a new single campus could look like if voter approve an income tax increase next week. Issue 1 on the May 5 ballot is a 1.5 percent earned income tax to fund the construction of new schools. If it passes,...
Dennison, Governor DeWine Celebrate Ohio Transportation
A weekend event in the Village of Dennison celebrated transportation, with a special guest appearance by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. The America 250-Ohio Commission, the Dennison Railroad Depot Museum, railway officials, and others partnered to bring the Buckeye Train...
Crude Oil Leak Contained Near Brandywine Creek in Dover Township
Dover firefighters spent about four hours containing a crude oil leak into Brandywine Creek in Dover Township Saturday afternoon. The leaking tank sits along State Route 39 and Pyle Road, near the Norma Johnson Center – which was not affected. Dover Fire Lieutenant...
America-250 Buckeye Train Comes to Dennison April 25th, 26th
Planes, trains, and automobiles will be on display this weekend as part of Ohio's celebrations surrounding transportation. This is in conjunction with the America 250th anniversary and the signature Buckeye Train will pull into the Dennison Depot on both days. The...
Soft Open House for Clay Capital Heritage Center
A museum in downtown Uhrichsville will open its doors for the first time this weekend. Known as the Clay Capital of the World, the city was once home to over 32 clay manufacturing plants, which produced a variety of products. Overseeing the project is the Dennison...
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