City Council must approve the city’s 2026 appropriations by the end of the month.  New Philadelphia Auditor Heather Denham on Monday said there is still significant work to do to balance the budget, as departments’ expenditure requests are higher than the city’s...

New Philadelphia welcomed a new Chick-fil-A restaurant to Blue Bell Drive Wednesday morning about 24 hours before its scheduled opening.  At the ribbon cutting, Councilman Stephen Rippeth read a proclamation as elected officials, school leaders and other community...

The Tuscarawas County Health Department is offering free colon screenings by appointment or walk-in on select dates and times. Health Promotion Director Jennifer Demuth says that grant funding from Gaurdant Health is allowing these screenings for adults age 45 and...

A tanker truck rollover east of Mineral City led to a potentially volatile hazmat situation Monday afternoon, but officials say the environmental impact ended up being minimal. Emergency crews were called to Linden Tree Road after a Hilltop Energy truck carrying...

Three people were transported to hospitals in three separate incidents on Monday afternoon in New Philadelphia.  A kid on a bike was hit by a car at the Five Points intersection. Another child was injured in a fight at Tuscora Park. And a 20-year-old motorcyclist had...

School District’s Treasurer Julie Erwin is retiring after 12 years in the office. Erwin started in 2015 and will retire at the end of the calendar year. The School Board approved her retirement on Monday. “This has been a fabulous experience,” Erwin said. “I feel like...

The Rainbow Connection’s 53rd annual telethon wrapped up Sunday with another standout year of community support.  Combined with the organization’s weeklong auction, the event had raised more than $368,000 by the time the telethon went off the air Sunday. Rainbow...

A seven-month road project will begin preparation work on Monday. Ohio Department of Transportation District 11 Public Information Officer Lauren Borell says the 5 miles between the Schoenbrunn exit and the I-77/US 250 interchange will see guardrail maintenance,...

Firefighters in Strasburg knocked down a blaze Monday afternoon that caused what officials called a “fair amount of damage” at Sugarcreek Shavings.  Crews were called just before 4 p.m. to the 5500 block of Hilltop Drive Northwest, where the business manufactures and...

Youth can get help to quit vaping through the Tuscarawas County Health Department. Health Educator Lana Schrock explains the goal is to educate youth on the harmful side effects vaping can cause, like lung and heart damage, brain development disruptions, and nicotine...