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That stands in contrast to the 2020 fair, which was a scaled-back version with just junior fair events because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mount View Park stretched over 30 to 40 acres on a hillside along Beaverdam Creek, just off 12th Street NE.

125 yearsAugust 7, 1896William Shine received two large block tin-lined casks of the renowned Saratoga Springs water from Saratoga, New York yesterday afte

The second part of the project involves making sure the Ferris wheel meets the new requirements of Tylers Law.

New Philadelphia targets abandoned, dilapidated properties The properties targeted are at 117 Sixth Drive NW and 410 Second St. NE. Demoliton of the structure on the Second Street property began last  week. The work was being done by Diversified Engineering of New Philadelphia. "City Fire Inspector Jim Sholtz, City Building and Zoning Code Administrator Mike Scolati and Law Director Marvin Fete have targeted several such properties in the city," Mayor Joel Day told council last Monday. "They w...

Kerry Metzger criticizes policies that encourage alcohol consumption NEW PHILADELPHIA – Commissioner Kerry Metzger is expressing his concern over the impact of policies at the state and local levels that he says encourage alcohol consumption. "Public officials need to start stepping back and not put in policies that are going to encourage more use of drugs — and alcohol is one of them — that potentially causes issues with OVI enforcement, drunk driving and the like," he said at Wednesda...

Amy Wentworth to focus on teamwork as New Philadelphia superintendent NEW PHILADELPHIA – The new superintendent of New Philadelphia City Schools wants to focus on unity and teamwork after she takes over the reins on Aug. 1. "We want to make sure that we are in this together and that everybody understands that they are valued and they are important to this team," said Amy Wentworth. "We couldnt do it without everybody being part of this. Thats my big goal." Wentworth, who has been the district...

Geejam sits on a hillside of fantastic rainforest in San San, near Port Antonio With immediate escape mired in difficulty but the world soon hopefully our oyster, the burning question is where to take that first bite. Anyone who has read Marlon James’s Booker-winning A History of Seven Killings, or watched The Harder They Come without subtitles, will agree Jamaican patois has its challenges, but topping my wish-list is the tangled, tropical backwater of Port Antonio on the island’s north-ea...

DEERSVILLE – On a recent Saturday in this small Harrison County community, a steady stream of big rigs passed through Deersvilles main street, headed to a well site owned by Encino Energy on the east edge of town. The site, known as the Deersville HN FRA Unit, will consist of four horizontal wells, which will be extracting oil and natural gas from 95 separate tracts of land in Franklin, Stock and Nottingham townships, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.  The drilling in t...

Five school districts in Tuscarawas County allow staff members to carry firearms.