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Cleveland Truck Driver Sentenced to Prison in Deadly I-77 Crash

The Cleveland truck driver convicted in a deadly highway crash will spend three years in prison and now faces a civil lawsuit from the victim’s family.  60-year-old Antonio Wyley earlier this year pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter, failure to stop after an...

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Drug Take Back Day on Saturday

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday. Locally, unused and unwanted medication can be dropped off confidentially The initiative will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital and Trinity Health System Twin City Medical Center.  Jeff...

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No Injuries in Sunday Apartment Fire

Dennison firefighters responded to a fire Sunday evening at an apartment above the Dennison Eagles Hall. Fire Chief Dave McConnell says crews were called to the 200 block of Grant Street just after five o’clock, after someone ran from the Eagles building down the...

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Rock-scaling Work to Begin April 20th on I-77

Drivers heading south of New Philadelphia toward Newcomerstown along I-77 should plan for delays starting today. Monday, April 20th through Friday, crews will conduct rock-scaling work following a rockfall last month. Work will take place daily from 7 a.m. to 4:30...

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East Holmes Announces Settlement in Civil Complaint

A settlement agreement was reached within the East Holmes Local School District. According to a release, the Board of Education approved the move at the March 20th meeting. The civil complaint was filed in Holmes County Common Pleas Court in July 2025 by Brian Ames of...

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TuscParks Officially in New Headquarters

TuscParks is showing off a major transformation at its new headquarters outside Dover.  The Brandywine Center, acquired by the county commissioners in 2022, is located along Old Route 39 near the Norma Johnson Center.  Education Manager Marsha Freeland says it now...

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Demolition Starts on Dover School Owned Properties

Crews are tearing down the former East of Chicago Pizza in Dover and will tear down three other nearby properties in the coming days.  They’re all owned by the Dover City School District. Superintendent Karie McCrate says the district is clearing space for future...

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HAZMAT Training Exercise Planned for Saturday in Dover

There will be an increased first responder presence at Dover Chemical on Saturday due to annual training. Tuscarawas County Emergency Management Agency Director Jennifer James says the full-scale practice scenario will be called in as a chlorine chemical leak, and...

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