Mineral City News

Ontario's Stingel Primary will have a new principal on Aug. 1. The Ontario Board of Education hired George Fisk Tuesday night to a two-year contract.

With gasoline prices nearing $4 a gallon, I've been apprehensive about continuing -- in 2008 -- the road trips I started last year and have shared with readers.

Flooding in Tuscarawas County is causing some major problems for residents and for one local dairy farmer, its costing him his livelihood. via WEWS

The Tuscarawas County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency said Thursday that water levels are now projected to crest earlier and lower than expected behind Beach City, Bolivar and Dover dams. via WKYC-TV Cleveland

By late Wednesday or Thursday, officials expect the village of Zoarville will be isolated by flooding for traffic and the Interstate 77 interchange at Rt. via WKYC-TV

By Marci Piltz Record-Courier staff writer SUFFIELD "Five railroad cars carrying crude oil to a transfer station in Akron derailed early Wednesday on the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway line in the township. via Recordpub.com

Comment on this story. Neighborly ways T-R photo/Jim Cummings Linda Neff , Hannah Neff, 5, and Rose Mushrush, all of New Philadelphia, serve on the food line at the 15th annual free Holiday Community dinner ... via The Times-Reporter

“He was trapped in the muddy wreckage for hours.”

About 1 a.m. Monday morning, Michael Joiner left a party in Mineral City. Six hours later, a passing motorist spotted his overturned SUV in a creek bed along Sherman Church Ave. via The Times-Reporter

The Mineral City public forum about a gas and oil well lease for the village that was scheduled for Dec. via The Times-Reporter

“He has taught our family and friends so much about unconditional love. There is just something about him that captures your heart. I guess it really does take a village to raise a child. You just have to go out and find it.”

Before Shonda and Bob Davis of New Philadelphia discovered that their son, Jonathan, was autistic, they had him tested for hearing disabilities. via The Times-Reporter

Comment on this story. Police reports Jackson Police arrested a 27-year-old man from the 8600 block of McKinley Ave., Mineral City, during a traffic stop Wednesday on Hills and Dales Road and charged him with ... via The Independent

“These brave men and women traveled far to fight a war in a strange land and strange culture and did so to better themselves and protect what we often take for granted - our freedom.”

New Philadelphia's and Dover's ladder trucks hold a large American flag on N. Wooster Ave. via The Times-Reporter

Comment on this story. Driver strikes TV bus, at least 8 hurt Tonya Jenkins, 55, of 2032 E. High Ave., New Philadelphia, was cited for driving left of center and operating a vehicle while intoxicated after her ... via The Times-Reporter

“Eighty percent of the doctors will work with you”

Clients who want to use the Coshocton County Coordinated Transportation Agency can still get a ride to Cleveland for medical appointments, but it may not be with a locally contracted driver. via Central Ohio

Information for the crime section comes from reports provided by area law-enforcement agencies and collected by Repository staff members. via The Repository

The 55th annual Ohio Swiss Festival is but a memory for another year - except for the cleanup. via The Times-Reporter

“I liked the Johnny Appleseed hat, but mine tore and the teacher had to fix it”

Kindergarten students at Tuscarawas Valley Primary School at Mineral City literally got a taste of apples, in addition to learning all about them, during their current observation of Apple Week. via The Times-Reporter

Village Council is seeking a new member and a resident to serve on the Mineral Sandy Ambulance District board. via The Times-Reporter