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’t get excited and upset about something he couldn’t take care of doing. He was great as one of our three county commissioners we worked with during the annual budget process, and later the renovations to the courthouse. It really made much nicer conditions for the jury. My courtroom had been the law library for years before being converted into Courtroom No. 2.”
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The United Way of Tuscarawas County celebrated the conclusion of its 78th annual fundraising campaign with a virtual awards ceremony sponsored by Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital. Bob Alsept, superintendent of Buckeye Career Center and 2020 United Way campaign chair, announced a record breaking campaign total of $604,439.98.
“This is an amazing total. As a person who was born in Tuscarawas County and has spent most of my life in this area, I am not surprised. I have seen this county pull together time after time. This campaign is no different. The pandemic has created uncertainty and great need,” stated Alsept. “It would have been understandable for the people of our area to hold back and conserve resources, but residents gave more than ever before. They dug deeper to help their neighbor. Included in this total is over $82,000 donated to the Covid-19 Community Response Fund. This fund ensured the county’s most vulnerable families and individuals had the su
UHRICHSVILLE The number of cases filed in the Southern District of Tuscarawas County Court decreased significantly from 2019 to 2020, according to Judge Brad L. Hillyer.
The total number of cases filed for the year was 2,319, a decrease of 1,933 from the 2019 filings, he wrote in his annual report. The drop represents a 45.4 percent decline. The major factor in this decrease was the COVID-19 pandemic, Hillyer wrote. This led to less travel and significantly less traffic tickets being issued. Also, with people in quarantine more, less criminal activity occurred.
The court saw 73 new cases for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, a decrease of 38 from 2019. The 2020 figure represents a 34 percent drop from the number of cases in 2019.
NEW PHILADELPHIA Beginning March 1, there will be a single secure entrance for all visitors to the Tuscarawas County Courthouse and the county office building.
The new plan will require visitors and clients conducting business at either building to enter and exit through the courtyard entrance to the county office building.
There will be a security station with screening at the courtyard entrance, like the current screening at the Ashwood Lane entrance to the courthouse. The Ashwood Lane door will no longer be an entry point. This is all being done in the interest of public safety, said Commissioner Al Landis.
Case against Dresden E. Korns going to grand jury
Nancy Molnar Times-Reporter staff writer
dover
UHRICHSVILLE The case against a man who allegedly shot his brother in the back will go to the Tuscarawas County Grand Jury.
Dresden E. Korns, 24, is charged with attempted murder and felonious assault in connection with the shooting that occurred Friday afternoon in Oxford Township.
He waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday morning in the Southern District of Tuscarawas County Court in Uhrichsville.
Acting Judge Jason Jackson sent the case to the grand jury. He set bail at $100,000 with a 10 percent feature.
Korns is accused of shooting his 18-year-old brother, Dalton Miller, while Miller s 16-year-old girlfriend and Korns children, ages 2 and 4, were in a sport utility vehicle.