The Dover School District has bought another property near Dover Middle School as officials are exploring options for facility upgrades. Dover Superintendent Karie McCrate says the district is just starting to develop a master facilities plan, but if someday they’re...

Boats will be out on the water and the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District is sending out a safety reminder.Communications Manager Adria Bergeron says the top thing to remember is to never mix alcohol and boat operation."If you are operating the...

Dog Pound officials are gearing up for a potentially busy weekend with fireworks going off and the possibility of dogs running away.Tuscarawas County Pound Facility and Adoption Specialist Beth Lewis says one action is ensuring a dog has a well fitted...

New Philadelphia City officials are showing off what $2.9 million in improvements to three of the four downtown quadrants will look like in just over a year.Officials unveiled the final project rendering during a ceremonial groundbreaking Wednesday.The...

The Gnadenhutten Fireworks Festival begins Thursday night with the Miss Firecracker Pageant and concludes Sunday morning with a community church service.In between, the midway is open Friday night and all afternoon Saturday with a full slate of...

First Town Day organizers this afternoon are putting the finishing touches on the festival in preparation for a noon opening on Thursday at Tuscora Park in New Philadelphia. New festival committee chair Shalee Bloom was busy placing vendors along the midway at midday...

Local health departments are going to take a swipe at the mosquito population on Wednesday.Mosquito spraying is scheduled for Wednesday night in Fairfield Township, between 8 and 11pm and the city of New Philadelphia beginning around 8:45pm, both weather...

Nearly seven months after police say he violently attacked a Speedway clerk with a hammer; the suspect remains in the Tuscarawas County Jail.39-year-old John McNutt is charged with five felonies, including attempted murder, for the December 9th assault...

A 36-year-old Newcomerstown man has been sentenced to 5 to 7 ½ years in prison and labeled a sex offender after pleading guilty to seven sexual and violent crimes involving a minor. Christopher D. Young Jr. last month pleaded guilty to six felonies that...

Arrowhead Joint Fire District's Chief says the State Fire Marshal and the Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office are trying to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed a small house in the Gnadenhutten area early Monday.There were no injuries. Chief Steven...