Members of the Dover Basketeers will be at the Dover Public Library Monday night. Back in the 1950s and ’60s, they were a few of the middle school and elementary-age boys who performed basketball exhibitions for entertainment during halftime shows. Monday...

The New Philadelphia Health Department's commissioner-in-waiting is getting acclimated with her new job responsibilities.Nicole Bache, who has been the director of nursing since 2007, will take over for current commissioner Vickie Ionno when she retires at...

New Philadelphia and Dover are climbing the economic development rankings for small cities.New Philadelphia-Dover is ranked third in the nation in Site Selection magazine’s Top Micropolitans, or urban areas with a population between 10,000 and 50,000. The...

The Strasburg man who engaged Sheriff’s deputies in a 6-hour standoff and allegedly pointed a gun at his 3-year-old daughter’s head has been formally charged with four felonies.45-year-old James A. Copeland faces two counts of kidnapping with firearms...

The 35-year-old Guatemalan immigrant who took a young girl from Georgia to Dover to be his girlfriend will be sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to rape and other charges.Antonio Agustin is scheduled to be sentenced on two counts of rape, one count of...

A Strasburg man is in jail following a six-hour standoff with Tuscarawas County Sheriff deputies.Monday afternoon, at around 3:30pm, deputies responded to 26 Haswell Circle to serve a protection order on an individual at the apartment. Part of the order...

New Philadelphia City leaders are conducting business with heavy hearts following the unexpected death of longtime Safety Director Greg Popham.Council President Don Kemp started off Monday's council meeting with the announcement of Popham passing away...

Newcomerstown’s mayor believes the fluctuating temperatures are to blame for the water line break that forced the village to shut off the water twice.It’s back on in Newcomertown as of about 3 p.m. Saturday, and a boil alert was lifted Sunday afternoon....

Tuscarawas Central Catholic has started the final fundraising push of its seven million dollar campaign to renovate the 55-year-old junior and senior high school and its athletic facilities in New Philadelphia.The “Building on Excellence” campaign aims to...

A new director is in charge of the Tuscarawas County Board of Elections.Brian Swartzwelder says a reorganizational meeting was held Thursday.BOE Director "The board motioned to make me the director and then they made a motion to make Mark Waltz the...