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45-day closure: Road construction project planned for Ohio 39 west of Dover
DOVER TOWNSHIP ‒ Ohio 39 ‒ the gateway to Ohio's Amish Country ‒ will be closed for 45 days beginning July 8 for a road construction project to improve sight distance at the entrance to the Kimble Companies landfill just west of Dover. The $1.23 million project will involve realigning the highway and removing a hump that can obstruct the view of motorists, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. The work will be done by...
Dover buying bank building to house city offices
Mayor Shane Gunnoe Monday announced the city is finalizing the purchase of the First Federal Bank building at 321 North Wooster Avenue with the intention of moving several city offices there. He says the move will allow the city’s safety forces to expand throughout the current city hall and other...
Fun and games, a presentation, a parade and fireworks usher Holmes into its 200th year
MILLERSBURG − A parade Sunday in Millersburg kicked off the yearlong celebration of Holmes County's bicentennial year, along with food vendors, bounce houses, a petting zoo, proclamations and presentations honoring the 200th anniversary of the county. People lined both sides of Jackson Street from the east end of town...
Recycling pickup could end in New Phila
NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 1, 2024) – The city could discontinue curbside recycling because of increasing costs and low participation. That’s one of the options council’s Public Works and Economic Development Committee is considering to help shore up a budget shortfall within the citywide refuse collection program. Chairman Dan Lanzer made the suggestion last Monday, citing data from the Kimble Company showing that only about a quarter of the city’s households haul recyclables to the curb with their trash each week.
New Phila, Tusc County Health Departments Spray for Mosquitos
Mosquito control efforts are ramping up just in time for the Fourth of July holiday. Both the New Philadelphia and Tuscarawas County Health Departments sprayed for the first time Monday night, targeting the unincorporated areas just outside New Philadelphia and Tuscora Park. Tuscarawas County Environmental Health Director Mike Kopko expects...
Commissioners honor retired longtime Dover basketball coach
NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) Tuscarawas County leaders are helping send off a local sports icon. During Monday’s board meeting, the county commissioners presented a certificate of recognition to longtime Dover head basketball coach Bob Von Kaenel, who hung up his whistle last month after 33 winning seasons. The inscription reads, in part:
New Philadelphia council asked to consider $3 per month increase to sanitation fees
NEW PHILADELPHIA ‒ Two years after the city raised monthly sanitation rates, New Philadelphia City Council has been asked to consider another increase. Service Director Ron McAbier has requested a $3 increase, which would raise rates from $14.75 to $17.75 per month for garbage pickup. The increase would generate $280,260 annually and likely eliminate the need for another price increase for five years. ...
Joint TIF agreement to fund intersection project in Massillon, Navarre
PERRY TWP. − Stark County, the city of Massillon and the village of Navarre are setting up a joint tax increment financing agreement for intersection improvements near the former Stark County farm. The agreement, which will last 10 years, will collect property tax on improved value of the new Dairy Queen and Sheetz...
Sewing the Stars and Stripes: Ohio’s tie to the American flag
Americans celebrate Independence Day with parade floats decked out in red, white and blue, hot dogs fresh off the grill, and sparkler streaked sketches into the summer night. But perhaps no symbol is more iconic of Fourth of July festivities than the American flag itself. The national emblem flies all...
Local mosquito control efforts ramping up
DOVER (WJER) (July 1, 2024) – Residents of Roswell and the unincorporated areas outside of New Philadelphia should see fewer mosquitoes buzzing around at their Fourth of July gatherings. Technicians from the Tuscarawas County Health Department will be spraying around sundown tonight in Goshen and Fairfield Township. Environmental Health...
Coshocton library helps fill the summer food gap for children 18 and younger
COSHOCTON − For a lot of children, their only meal of the day may be lunch at school, so the Coshocton County District Library is again participating in a food distribution program through Children's Hunger Alliance, an Ohio agency of the USDA. The library is the only distribution site in Coshocton County, and the program runs through Aug. 15. Meals are being distributed on Friday this week because of the library being closed for Independence Day....
Dennison getting over $400k to stabilize road after slip
DENNISON (WJER) (July 1, 2024) – Village leaders are making plans to stabilize the part of Stillwater Avenue where heavy rainfall caused the ground to slip toward the creek. During the June 19th council meeting, members approved the engineering agreement and a contract for geotechnical exploration services. Mayor Greg DiDonato says the village is getting an emergency grant from the Ohio Public Works Commission and money from an ODOT program to pay for all but about $10,000 of the project that’s anticipated to cost around $430,000.
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