Page 7 - Lee Morrison News Today

After a year without movies being shown in downtown New Philadelphia, they return to the silver screens tonight in Quaker Cinema.  The Quaker had to shut down because of state health guidelines due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, with the last showing on March 15, 2020. The theater is reopening April 2, 2021, a little more than a year later.  The first movies to be shown in the theater at 158 W. High Ave., New Philadelphia, this weekend will be “Godzilla vs. Kong” and “...

The New Philadelphia resident died Monday, March 8, in Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital in  Dover. Retired Tuscarawas County Court of Common Pleas Judge Roger Lile had Zion as his English teacher his sophomore year. “He’d also talk about history, so he provided a good foundation for when I went to college,” said Lile, who now resides in Dover. “He was always fun to be around and just a pleasant, easy-going person,” Lile said. “I think that he really lived a long time because he didn...

On Thursday (March 4) the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation conducted an undercover human trafficking operation in Lauderdale County, which resulted in the arrests of two individuals and the recovery of

When the annual Rainbow Connection Telethon takes place from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 7, it will already be off to a solid start. As is often the case, students from area schools help raise money for the Tuscarawas County agency’s primary fundraiser each year. One of those is New Philadelphia’s Central Elementary, which only has fifth-graders this year. “We started with a $1,000 goal, which we met pretty quickly,” Principal John Zucal said. “We raised it to $1,500, then to $2,000 ...

Fire damages house near Dennison Firefighters from several departments extinguished a blaze at a house between Dennison and Stillwater this afternoon at about 1:30 p.m. The fire was reported at 9834 Lehigh Drive SE, Uhrichsville. It was reportedly at a house under construction located off of Latto Road and Feed Springs Road off state Route 800, about 3 miles south of Dennison. Several firefighters were sent back to their stations about 3:30 p.m, but Dennison remained on scene at 7 p.m.

Coshocton woman dies from crash injuries The crash remains under investigation by Coshocton County Sheriff’s officers and county prosecutors. Madison was flown by helicopter from the scene to Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus due to the severity of her injuries, investigators said. Tuesday at about 2:20 p.m., the sheriff’s office received a 911 call about a two-vehicle crash with injuries in the 20000 block of State Route 16 in Jackson Township. Upon arrival, deputies determined th...

Out of Obscurity: EFN 63, ACB 58 and M-1 Challenge 76 Every week, Combat Press takes a look at three regional, developmental or international cards from the upcoming weekend, previewing from each a single fight to which people should pay close attention. We will also list other significant bouts from the card, as well as information on how to follow each promotion and watch the events. Let’s discover those prospects that fight in the obscurity of the regional, developmental and international ...

Jan 15, 2021 LISBON — A New York man, who allegedly sliced a local man in the head and back with a razor blade at a former motel was among 50 people indicted by the Columbiana County Common Pleas Court grand jury this week. Naquan P. McCorkle, 35, Lynbrook, N.Y., is charged with felonious assault, a second-degree felony, and attempted murder, a first-degree felony. In the early morning hours of Nov. 30, McCorkle is accused of cutting Brian Custer with a razor blade in attempt to end his life ...

Several of Mississippi’s Most Wanted now in custody Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell discusses Mississippis Most Wanted List By Lindsay Knowles | January 14, 2021 at 7:23 AM CST - Updated January 14 at 7:29 AM JACKSON, Miss. (WLOX) - After announcing 10 of Mississippi’s Most Wanted last week, several of those suspects are now in custody, say state officials. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said Thursday that five of the suspects who were on the list have been arres...

Multiple Mississippi’s Most Wanted suspects in custody If anyone has information about Mississippi’s Most Wanted, contact Mississippi Crime Stoppers at 1-888-8CRIMES (1-888-827-4637). (Source: Miss. DPS, MBI) By Renaldo Hopkins | January 14, 2021 at 8:15 AM CST - Updated January 14 at 8:15 AM JACKSON, Miss. (WDAM) - Multiple suspects are in custody following the Mississippi Department of Public Safety and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation released Mississippi’s Most ...