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America-250 Buckeye Train Comes to Dennison April 25th, 26th

Planes, trains, and automobiles will be on display this weekend as part of Ohio's celebrations surrounding transportation. This is in conjunction with the America 250th anniversary and the signature Buckeye Train will pull into the Dennison Depot on both days. The...

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Soft Open House for Clay Capital Heritage Center

A museum in downtown Uhrichsville will open its doors for the first time this weekend. Known as the Clay Capital of the World, the city was once home to over 32 clay manufacturing plants, which produced a variety of products. Overseeing the project is the Dennison...

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More Grants for Dover System Upgrades

Dover is getting more than 3 million dollars from the state and federal government to make sewer and stormwater upgrades and repairs on the city’s north side.  City Council this week approved a 1.8 million dollar federal grant to replace a pump station and enlarge and...

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Dover Approves More Funding for Splash Pad

The cost to install a splash pad at Dover City Pool went up this week. Council on Monday approved an 80-thousand dollar increase, bringing the total project cost over 360-thousand dollars.  Mayor Shane Gunnoe says the price of materials has gone up since the initial...

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DNA Solves Decades Old Tuscarawas County Case

With advanced DNA testing a decades old case has been solved. Investigators with the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office have identified the dismembered human remains found in two suitcases along Winkler Hill Road in Dover Township and Boltz Orchard Rd in Jefferson...

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April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Don't drive distracted. That's the message the Ohio State Highway Patrol is putting out during April being the recognition month. New Philadelphia Post Sgt. Bill Bower says with Ohio's distracted driving law, it gives law enforcement the authority to conduct a traffic...

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Dover Officials Defended Use of Tax Incentives

City officials defended tax incentives they have used to attract businesses and developers after being challenged by a School Board member Monday.  Brian Hanner, who said he was speaking in a personal capacity and not as a School Board member, asked Council to find a...

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Sentence Issued in 2024 Hammer Attack

The man who beat a Dover gas station clerk with a hammer back in 2024 will spend 10 to 15 years in prison for the violent, bloody attack. Judge Michael Ernest on Tuesday sentenced 39-year-old John McNutt for attempted murder. He said McNutt hit the clerk 16 times in...

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