LOCAL NEWS

Prosecution Wraps Up in Tusky Valley Bus Crash Trial

Court was in recess Wednesday in Licking County in the trial of the truck driver accused of causing the November 2023 crash that killed three Tusky Valley students and three adults who were accompanying the band on a field trip.The defense attorney for...

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Voter Majority Says No to New Phila School Bond

Voters rejected a bond and tax levy for the New Philadelphia City School District. These are unofficial results, but against Issue 10 was 59% of those who voted in-person or by absentee.This is the second time the district has placed the matter before...

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Primary Election Results for Tuscarawas County

Other primary election results from Tuesday included several local renewals.Among them was a fire levy and ambulance services renewal for the city of Uhrichsville. A majority, 76%, said yes.Bolivar's police protect levy saw a landslide vote, 77%, for the...

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Polling Locations Open for Primary Election

Voters going to polling locations on this May 6th for the primary will need to remember to bring a valid form of Ohio identification. Polls close at 7:30pm.No candidates are on this year's primary ballot due to no contested races.But there are few local...

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Smoking and Asthma Don’t Mix

Following World Asthma Day, the Tuscarawas County Health Department reminds individuals about their smoking cessation program.Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease that causes inflammation and narrowing in the small airways of the lungs. A number of...

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Trial Starts for Driver in Fatal Charter Bus Crash

The trial is underway for the truck driver charged in connection to the fatal Tusky Valley charter bus chain reaction crash that killed three students and three adult chaperones.61-year-old Jacob McDonald, of Zanesville, is charged with 26 counts for the...

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Dover Museum Hosting Vintage Fashion Show

The second night of the Reeves Museum Vintage Fashion Show is Tuesday.The theme is “I’ll drink to that,” and appropriately the fashion show is preceded by a cocktail hour at 6:15 p.m.Libby Murphy says 18 models will then show off vintage clothing that...

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May is Stroke Awareness Month

Each year, approximately 800,000 people in the United States have a stroke and roughly 80% may be preventable with lifestyle changes and screening.A stroke occurs when normal blood flow to the brain is interrupted. The month sheds light on knowing the...

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8th Graders and Seniors Receive Youth Achievement Awards

Thirty-seven area students were honored with the Ray A. Kroc Youth Achievement Award last week.The awards are named for the founder of McDonald’s and presented by local McDonald’s owners and operators Amy Ansel and Guy Cecchini.Ansel says this is the 43rd...

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Another Rally at Tuscarawas County Courthouse Square

The demonstrators that have been staging rallies at the Tuscarawas County Courthouse have another one scheduled for Monday afternoon.A flyer dubs it the United We Stand Rally for Freedom, and the organizing coalition includes the Coexistence Movement, the...

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