LOCAL NEWS

Barn a Loss After Blaze

All of the animals made it out of an Oxford Township barn before it burned to the ground early Thursday morning.Chief Jeff Parks says the call came in just after 3:30 a.m. from the 13000 block of River Road Southwest. He says the barn was fully engulfed in...

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Buckeye Pancake Breakfast a Scholarship Fundraiser

A pancake breakfast will honor the memory of Shannon Wigfield and raise scholarship funds. The Buckeye Career Center Foundation is hosting the event this Saturday. School counselor and event co-organize Jenny Robinson says the goal is to provide a $2,500...

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OSP Investigating Two Crashes

The State Highway Patrol responded to two crashes on I-77 in Tuscarawas County on Wednesday.The first happened just before 2 p.m. in Dover. New Philadelphia Post Sgt. Bill Bower says the driver of a pickup truck carelessly merged onto I-77 South, forcing a...

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Dogs, Cats Rescued from Home Fire

Dennison firefighters are sharing more revealing details about the Mill Township home damaged by fire Wednesday night.Chief Dave McConnell says the owner told them that he had moved out to the ranch-style home in the 68-hundred block of Wardell Hollow Road...

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Twin City Chamber Seeking Award Nominations

An April 2nd awards banquet will recognize individuals who go above and beyond in the Twin City area.Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Beth DiDonato says they are currently accepting nominations for the six awards."Nomination forms are available on...

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Fate of Conotton Valley Track Program is Shaky

The Conotton Valley School Board is scheduled to decide on Thursday if the Rockets will have a track and field season this spring.Superintendent John Zucal says the state asked the district to reconsider offering track and field, golf and wrestling after a...

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47-Year-Old Misses Court Date

A man scheduled to go on trial this week for allegedly biting a Dover police officer is on the lam. Court records indicate 47-year-old Jason Holt was released on his own recognizance in October after pleaded not guilty to felony assault and trespassing,...

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Attempted Murder Charge for New Philadelphia Man

The grand jury has indicted a 24-year-old New Philadelphia man for attempted murder months after police accused him of ramming his pickup truck into a man riding a bicycle.Quintin Sarver faces the first-degree felony charge and a second-degree felonious...

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Home Totaled in Tuesday Blaze

A Newcomerstown house is a total loss after a late morning fire Tuesday, but nobody was hurt.Newcomerstown Fire Chief Jeff Parks says crews responded to a garage fire that had spread tothe attached home in the 15000 block of Dog Road SW just after 11:30...

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Be Alert for Scams

The Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office says watch out for a phone scam from a man pretending to be a deputy.The caller, described as a male with a heavy southern accent, has been leaving messages requesting a return phone call and claimed the called...

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