New Philadelphia News

Characters in the "Sesame Street Live" production of Elmo's Green Thumb include Grover, the blue one at front left -- played by Mansfield native Allison Molyet.

The New Philadelphia City School District is rich with history. In the 1700s, Ohio's first schoolhouse was built here, and the building that houses New Philadelphia High School dates to 1913.

Mophe the cycling clown can see light at the end of the tunnel in his quest to ride 1,000 miles in the name of helping others.

Police in central Pennsylvania say a woman who had just moved to the state from Ohio was shot and killed over the weekend, and they have charged her ex-boyfriend. York police say 33-year-old Jessica Morales was found shot in the head and chest when police responded to her York home at 2:17 p.m. Sunday.

NEW PHILADELPHIA: Erma Rosina Toth, age 91, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, November 12, 2009, in Country Club Retirement Center at Dover.

A 33-year-old woman was shot to death by her ex-boyfriend in her York City home Sunday afternoon, police said.

The Salem Quakers' season came to an end Friday night in New Philadelphia, but it wasn't without the support of an entire community.

NEW PHILADELPHIA -- Kent State University Tuscarawas and the Ohio Mid-Eastern Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants are co-sponsoring a workshop, Ohio State Tax Update, from 8 a.m. to noon )Nov. 13, at Kent State Tuscarawas, 330 University Drive NE.

The racks are full of clothes: every color for every season. New Philadelphia mom Renee Parker is one of the usuals at Barely Worn Children's Store.

TUSCARAWAS COUNTY., Ohio -- A Tuscarawas County woman was found dead, the victim of an apparent homicide, near her home Thursday morning.

STRASBURG, OH: Florence B. Stevenson, 92, of Strasburg, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at Aultman Hospital in Canton from complications following surgery.

NEW PHILADELPHIA -- The Tuscarawas Philharmonic Children's Chorus will begin rehearsals Saturday for its annual appearance with the orchestra in the traditional Yuletide Celebration: 'Tis The Season! concert.

Conservancy committee meets Friday A meeting of the Development Advisory Committee of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the New Philadelphia City Council Chambers, 150 E. High Ave.

East Muskingum School District will be providing shuttle buses for the varsity football game Thursday against New Philadelphia due to limited parking on the Muskingum University campus.

NEW PHILADELPHIA -- The Tuscarawas Philharmonic will start its 2009-2010 season themed Music of the Spheres on Nov.

NEW PHILADELPHIA -- The Ohio Mid-Eastern Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants will meet Tuesday at Kent State University, Room ST-208, in the Science and Technology Building in New Philadelphia.

On Friday, an indictment came down from the Tuscarawas Grand Jury for Zachary R. Ellwood, age 23, of 1337 Kaderly Street N.W., New Philadelphia, Ohio for one count of Trafficking in Drugs.

It was fitting that a cold rain and the feeling of impending winter was in the air Thursday as the Ohio Department of Transportation made its annual winter preparation and inspection of its Jefferson County fleet at the garage at Cadiz and Two Ridge roads.

At Warsaw, Olivia Neace tallied 15 kills with nine digs and three aces and Laurin Hampton nine, as the Lady Bears won on Senior Night in the East Central Ohio League.

NEWARK: A Mass of Christian Burial for Wanda May Thagard, 84, of Newark, will be held at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, 11:30 a.m., Friday, October 16, 2009, with Fr.