March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month and reminds citizens of the importance of screening and early detection. For WTUZ Radio, this topic is personal, following the passing of founder Ed Schumacher to the disease in March 2013, at the age of 60. A January...

Uhrichsville council votes to remove ordinance that would have ended cosmetic standards for the downtown district. At the February 12th meeting, councilman Robert Baker presented legislation to rescind ordinance 12-23, which would have removed downtown design...

Uhrichsville Council approves a new contract with the Firefighter IAFF Local 4265. Negotiations have been ongoing with the union and city working well together. The overall contract is for three years. Chief Justin Edwards says within the contract is the potential to...

One of four people seriously injured in a car crash last week has died. The Stark County Post of the State Highway Patrol on Saturday said 28-year-old Gaspar Cedillo Lopez of New Philadelphia was pronounced dead at Aultman Hospital following a Thursday afternoon crash...

New Philadelphia’s service director this week warned council that the 2026 projected budget is not going to be enough to fund his department’s needs, including summer paving.  Service Director Ron McAbier says the general services department has done more with less,...

The Little Theatre of Tuscarawas County’s latest musical follows the scandalous story of a southern brothel made famous in a 1982 movie starring Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds. “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” opens Friday to start a nine-show run with evening...

The Rainbow Connection’s annual online auction opens Sunday with the telethon scheduled for one week later. Executive Director Perci Garner says this is like the start of Super Bowl week for the Rainbow Connection. Items include getaways, a hot air balloon ride,...

Four people sustained serious injuries and remained hospitalized Friday morning following a head-on collision on U.S. Route 250 in southern Stark County Thursday afternoon. A press release from the Stark County State Highway Patrol says a 2002 Toyota RAV4 traveling...

A project to bring new equipment to Tuscora Park is shy of roughly $60,000. New Philadelphia Mayor Joel Day is making another push to close the funding gap for the Inclusive Playground Project at Tuscora Park. He says the effort is moving forward, but the project...

A longtime assistant in the Tuscarawas County Prosecutor’s Office is stepping into the top job temporarily – while hoping it leads to a permanent appointment. County Commissioners have named assistant prosecutor Scott Deedrick the acting prosecutor beginning next...