Times Reporter

The Times-Reporter is a daily newspaper based in New Philadelphia, Ohio, published every morning of the week. It is part of GateHouse Media's portfolio. This publication was formed in 1968 when The Daily Times of New Philadelphia merged with The Daily Reporter from Dover, Ohio. Its main coverage areas are New Philadelphia and Dover, but it also serves various communities in Tuscarawas County, including Baltic, Bolivar, Dennison, Gnadenhutten, Newcomerstown, Strasburg, Sugarcreek, Tuscarawas, and Uhrichsville, as well as some regions in Carroll, Coshocton, Harrison, Holmes, and Stark counties. In April 2007, GateHouse Media took ownership of The Times-Reporter from Copley Press. The Times-Reporter is affiliated with three other GateHouse newspapers in Northeast Ohio: the daily publications The Independent in Massillon and The Repository in Canton, along with the weekly The Suburbanite covering southern Summit County.

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Second man charged, accused of having sex with dog in East Canton

3 days ago | timesreporter.com | Nancy Molnar

A 28-year-old man faces felony charges for allegedly engaging in sexual acts with a border collie, causing serious harm to the animal. The suspect, with a prior conviction for a similar offense, is being held on a $25,000 bond and is prohibited from contact with animals. A second man is also facing charges related to the same incident and is being held on a higher bond.
Cast your vote for your pick for the Times-Reporter Athletes of the Week for May 5-10

4 days ago | timesreporter.com | Kevin Sutton

The spring season is entering the final stretch for Tuscarawas-area student-athletes in baseball and track and field, while softball teams begin tournament play this week. Cast your vote for the top performances from local student-athletes during the week of May 5-10 action from which to choose in the Times-Reporter Athletes of the Week polls for boys and girls sports. High school sports fans can vote in two polls this week to pick their top performance. The polls run until 5 p.m. Wednesday.
OHSAA softball tournament 2025: East District schedule, scores

4 days ago | timesreporter.com | Kevin Sutton

Kevin SuttonCambridge Daily JeffersonianThe high school softball regular season is in the books. The tournament draw is in, and May 12 marks the opening day of the 2025 OHSAA softball tournament. District champions will be crowned by May 21-22. Follow the East District tournament schedule and results here. OHSAA softball tournament: East District Division IVOpening round | Tuesday, May 13Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
21-year-old Canton man shot and killed on Clarendon Avenue SW. Police looking for shooter

6 days ago | timesreporter.com | Nancy Molnar

CANTON ‒ Police are searching for the suspect in Thursday night's fatal shooting of 21-year-old city resident Stephon J. Dunn. Police Chief John Gabbard said in a prepared statement that the suspect is Malachi L. Fortner, 18, of Canton. Gabbard said Dunn appeared to have been shot in the back in the 1500 block of Clarendon Avenue SW. Dunn, of 14th Street NW, did not appear to be conscious or breathing when officers found him lying in a front yard at 8:51 p.m. One officer performed CPR on the victim.
King, Crown and Indica among baby names rejected in New Zealand in 2024. See full list

1 week ago | timesreporter.com | Greta Cross

Under New Zealand federal law, registered names cannot be offensive, resemble a title or rank, be unreasonably long, or include numbers or symbols. What do Rogue, Crown, Fanny and Mighty all have in common? They are all baby names rejected by New Zealand's federal government last year. New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs recently published a full list of names (40, to be exact) that were requested and rejected in 2024.
Memorial Day luggage sale: Save up to 40% on Delsey Paris

1 week ago | timesreporter.com | Jessie Quinn

Delsey Paris is having a Memorial Day Getaway sale with up to 40% off sitewide. Closeout luggage items are up to 40% off, while popular brands like Jeep, Chatelet Air 2.0 and United Colors of Benetton are 25% off. A free 4-pack of packing cubes is included with any purchase from the Florence by Mills x Delsey Paris collection, which supports an animal shelter. High-quality luggage often comes with a higher price tag.
Cause of death revealed for former Ohio State football offensive lineman Ben Christman

1 week ago | timesreporter.com | Joey Kaufman

Former Ohio State offensive lineman Ben Christman died of heart issues in February, according to the Clark County coroner’s office. The coroner’s office listed both cardiac arrhythmia, an irregular heartbeat, and cardiomyopathy, a disease of the heart muscle, as causes of death in an update released on May 8. Christman, who spent two seasons with the Buckeyes before he transferred to Kentucky and later UNLV, was found dead in his apartment in Las Vegas on Feb. 11.
Carrollton Exempted Village Schools treasurer facing theft-in-office and tampering charges

1 week ago | timesreporter.com | Nancy Molnar

Carrollton Exempted Village Schools Treasurer Amy J. Spears has been indicted on charges of theft in office and tampering with records. Spears is accused of stealing $27,600 and creating fraudulent university documents. She was placed on paid leave in March and is scheduled for arraignment on May 22. This is the second theft-in-office case in the district since 2022.
Who is the new pope? Meet Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church.

1 week ago | timesreporter.com | Chad Murphy

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an American, has been named the new pope of the Catholic Church, USA TODAY reports. The successor to Pope Francis, who will go by the name Leo XIV, goes down in history as the first pope from the United States. Francis, a native of Argentina, was the first pope from the New World when he was elected. The new pontiff will go by the name Leo XIV.
NC residents saw a power outage. The reported cause? A black snake.

1 week ago | timesreporter.com | Saman Shafiq

Over 10,000 people in North Carolina were without power earlier this week due to an unlikely suspect: a snake, according to reports. North Carolina's Durham area faced a power outage that lasted several hours around 11 p.m. May 5 with a Duke Energy spokesperson telling local media outlets WBTV , WSOC-TV, and WNCN that it may have actually been caused by a snake.