LOCAL NEWS
Dover Softball Grabs State Championship
A local city continues celebrating following a softball win. In school history, the Dover Crimson Tornado's won their first state championship in Division III. The Saturday night game from Akron Firestone Stadium was a 10-0, 6-inning win against Holland...
Plea Reached in Fatal Crash
A Sherrodsville man accused in last year’s fatal St. Patrick’s Day crash that killed his wife reached a plea agreement with prosecutors this week.49-year-old Richard Sickels pleaded no contest to aggravated vehicular homicide, OVI and vehicular assault. He...
Ohio State Highway Patrol Talks Career Opportunities
Members of the Ohio State Highway Patrol shared their love of the job during a Thursday open house at the New Philadelphia Post.Ohio State Highway Patrol Sgt. Brian Cannon responds to District 4 and 7 as a reconstructionist."We do any of the major crashes....
TUFF Bags Hosting Four-Day Summer Meal Program
TUFF Bags is ready to transition to their summer program after delivering just over 80,000 meal bags during the 2024/2025 school year.Director Lisa Walker says it's important to have a year-round operation to ensure Tuscarawas County kids have accessible...
Strasburg Gets Grant for Wooster Ave
The village of Strasburg will start a long-anticipated downtown project thanks to a grant from the Ohio Department of Development.The agency’s Transportation Alternatives Program will provide 704 thousand dollars toward improvements along North Wooster...
Uhrichsville Gets Grant for Road Project
A state grant will allow the creation and retention of 123 jobs in the city of Uhrichsville.The Ohio Department of Development has awarded 455-thousand dollars to the city for a road project to facilitate the ColorWrap company’s expansion at its North...
Child Found in Under Two Hours
A missing 5-year-old boy was found safely in a duplex right by the property where he disappeared from.Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Captain Adam Fisher says the office issued an emergency alert after the boy was reported missing at 1:35 p.m. Fisher says the...
New Philadelphia Police Chief Talks Missing Persons Recommendations
After several meetings the first part of this year, the Ohio Missing Person Working Group released 18 recommendations.The collaborative group convened to examine how missing persons case are investigated, review Ohio's resources, and its response. Joining...
New Philadelphia OSP Hosting Open House, Recruitment Event
The New Philadelphia State Highway Patrol Post is hosting an open house on Thursday, June 5th.Trooper Nick Smith says the public can stop by and see the inner workings of the local post and speak with troopers."You can meet a recruiter, tour the patrol...
Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital Looking for a New Leader
Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital's vice president and chief medical officer Dr. Thomas Rogers is leaving to take the same position at Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital starting July 1st.The hospital is conducting an internal search for the top leadership...
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