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Uhrichsville’s Ward 1 Council Seat Open

The Uhrichsville Democratic Central Committee will meet on Monday, May 19th to fill a vacant council seat.Chair Martha Campbell says they have 45 days to fill the Ward 1 position."Matt Fox has resigned his seat so we need to meet as a Democrat Central...

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More Details Released in Fatal Plane Crash

The pilot in the April 1st fatal airplane crash in Mill Township was practicing maneuvers and did not make any emergency or distress calls prior to a spiraling nosedive into a field.The preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board says...

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Big Z Sports Wins Award

Big Z Sports, which includes the WTUZ and WJER Sports department, was recently recognized by the OHSAA and the East District Athletic Board with the 2025 Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Media Service Award.Board member and Strasburg Athletic Director...

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More Work at Southside Community Park

New Philadelphia officials are looking at the next round of enhancements to the Southside Community Park.Mayor Joel Day says phase 2 of the park's construction will pick up this year as the city seeks federal grants to finish the road to the high school...

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Strasburg School Bond Issue on Ballot

The Strasburg School District is asking voters to upgrade their athletic facilities through a bond issue.Issue 11 on the May 6th ballot is a 3.6-mill, 30-year bond issue to raise 10 million dollars for athletic facility upgrades. It would cost homeowners...

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People Spend More Time Behind the Wheel

The amount of time spent behind the wheel continues to increase across the nation.This is according to research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, which found that collectively, American's spend 70 billion hours behind the wheel.Public Relations...

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Class Action Update Against Uhrichsville

A class action suit is filed against the City of Uhrichsville to reclaim landlord registration fees that have since been ruled as collected illegally.The latest filing, on April 24th, is on behalf of all owners of rental residential properties located...

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Rainbow Connection Awards Over $72,000 to Help Individuals

A non-profit that provides support to disabled and disadvantaged Tuscarawas County residents is providing over $72,806 in assistance.This amount is reflecting the 27 cases presented to the Rainbow Connection board for March and April, says Executive...

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Expand DORA Hours Coming to New Philadelphia

New Philadelphia council members have voted to expand hours of operation to drink out of marked cups in the downtown area.This is allowed only in the Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) during certain hours seven days a week. When it was first voted...

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