Tuscarawas News

NEW PHILADELPHIA -- The Tuscarawas Philharmonic orchestra and choruses have two upcoming performances.

NEWCOMERSTOWN: Albert D. 'Butch' Blind, age 80, of Newcomerstown, died Thursday, December 3, 2009 at Lafayette Pointe Nursing and Rehab Center.

NEW PHILADELPHIA -- Sheridan graduate Nate Wigal poured in 21 points with six rebounds as Ohio University-Zanesville rolled to an 86-42 rout of host Kent-Tuscarawas Tuesday in the Ohio Regional Campus Conference.

Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, 350 Opportunity Parkway, Akron, OH 44307, provides food and other essentials to more than 400 member agencies in Carroll, Holmes, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties.

COSHOCTON -- Two Tuscarawas County residents caught taking items from a local department store recently were sentenced in Coshocton County Common Pleas Court.

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.

NEW PHILADELPHIA -- The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District Board of Appraisers will meet at 9 a.m. Monday at the Kent State Tuscarawas Science and Advanced Technology Center, 330 University Drive NE, New Philadelphia.

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.

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

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.

COSHOCTON - Law enforcement will set up monitoring stations for seat-belt use in Coshocton County in hopes of reducing traffic fatalities.

NEW PHILADELPHIA -- Kimberly Dozier, a CBS News correspondent who has worked primarily in Baghdad since 2003, will discuss how she was seriously injured in a car bombing in Iraq and her difficult road to recovery when she speaks Oct.

An unhappy Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Solid Waste Management District intends to fight back.

An unhappy Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Solid Waste Management District intends to fight back.

COSHOCTON - Due to budget cuts, the board members of the Coshocton County Board of Elections have agreed to combine some voting precincts in the city and county.

NEW PHILADELPHIA -- Eric Mitchell fired a five-hitter with seven strikeouts Sunday as Coshocton B-Dry Systems managed a split with Wood Electric in a Tuscarawas County A League doubleheader at Tuscarawas Park.

The Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District will collect household hazardous waste and computer-electronics equipment four times in August and September.

NEW PHILADELPHIA - Host Tuscarawas rebounded from a 7-5 deficit by outscoring Coshocton Post 65 10-0 over the final four innings to capture a victory in the Tuscarawas County Tournament, which opened Thursday.

What started out as a minor traffic violation for the driver of a pick up truck turned into a pulse-racing high speed chase for a New Philadelphia police officer.

Wednesday's storms brought extremely heavy rains and high winds to portions of the southern Channel 3 viewing area.