LOCAL NEWS
Commissioners Adjust Jury Pay
The compensation for serving on a jury in Tuscarawas County is increasing.Beginning in 2025, jurors will get paid 20 dollars for each half or full day of service and 30-bucks per day after the first 10.Board of commissioner’s president Kristen Zemis says...
YMCA Golf Fundraiser Exceeds Goal
More people turned out than in previous years for a golf fundraiser that benefited the Tuscarawas County YMCA.The Craig Rader Memorial Outing was held mid-August at Oak Shadows Golf Club.Executive Assistant Jenny Dallas says that they had an overwhelming...
Lake Levels Suffering from Lack of Rain
Boating season is ending sooner than expected at Atwood Lake because of the extreme drought conditions. The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District is telling owners to keep an eye on lake levels and start making plans to remove their boats for the...
Tusc County Fair Visitors Will Notice New Entrance
The new Tuscarawas County Fair entrance was officially opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony Sunday evening.The project was needed due to the previous buildings' deterioration and unsafe condition.Cutting the ribbon was the 2023 Fair king and queen,...
Tuscarawas County Fair Has New Royal Representatives
Royalty has been crowned for the 174th Tuscarawas County Fair.The choice was made Sunday evening With Morgan Miller and Jacob Wisselgren ultimately getting the Titles of Queen and King.17-year-old Miller says she couldn't believe that her name was...
School Receive State Report Card
Area superintendents are evaluating results from the new 2024 state report cards.Out of the eight public school districts in Tuscarawas County, Indian Valley scored the highest in the overall rating category by scoring 4.5 out of five stars. Superintendent...
EPA Comments Following Chemical Leak
The Ohio EPA says its response to numerous reports of dead fish in the Sugar Creek on September 9th was due to a release at Dover Chemical.The EPA says a phenol-based material that spilled on September 6th was managed within the plant’s containment system....
Saturday Features Miss Clayland Program
The area’s next representative for the Miss Ohio contest is being crowned this weekend. Miss Clayland Director Martha Campbell says their annual competition is happening Saturday at 7pm at Claymont High School with eight young ladies in the...
TCHD Has COVID Boosters
The Tuscarawas County Health Department is now scheduling for the latest COVID-19 booster.The CDC recommends those 6 months and older get an updated vaccine to prevent severe illness from the virus and new variants.Data, as of September 5th, shows the...
40-Year-old Sentenced to Prison Time
The former Dover resident who twice in the past year randomly fired a gun from inside a vehicle was sentenced on Thursday to three years in prison followed by two years of probation.Fernando Helena, 40, whose last known address was in Dover, in July...
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