{"id":475309,"date":"2025-12-27T16:44:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T16:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/475309\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T16:44:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T16:44:12","slug":"community-news-and-events-from-the-dover-new-philadelphia-area-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/475309\/","title":{"rendered":"Community news and events from the Dover-New Philadelphia area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Faith-based film to be shown<\/p>\n<p>SUGARCREEK \u2212 The screening of &#8220;Light of the World&#8221; will be shown at 1 p.m. Jan. 10 at Ohio Star Theater. It is in partnership with the Faith Content Network and is the first movie from Salvation Project, a nonprofit ministry and creative studio.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for children, available online at OhioStarTheater.com, by phone at 855-344-7547, and at the door. The theater is at 1387 Old Route 39 NE.<\/p>\n<p>Highway Patrol offers ride-along program<\/p>\n<p>COLUMBUS \u2212 Experience what it\u2019s like to be an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper. The patrol\u2019s ride-along program is designed to give interested recruits a real-world look at life as a trooper.<\/p>\n<p>This opportunity is for people genuinely interested in exploring a career with the patrol. To be eligible to participate in a ride-along, you must hold a valid driver\u2019s license, be 18 to 39 years old and complete a brief interview with the post commander.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit http:\/\/alturl.com\/vxezw. To apply to participate in a ride-along, contact your local Ohio State Highway Patrol post.<\/p>\n<p>Seven graduate law enforcement training<\/p>\n<p>NEW PHILADELPHIA \u2013 Buckeye Career Center recently graduated<\/p>\n<p>Seven cadets of Buckeye Career Center&#8217;s Adult Education Law Enforcement Training Academy recently graduated. They and their employers are:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Carter Stephen Begue, New Philadelphia Police Department<\/li>\n<li>Martin Andrew Marcoguiseppe II, Tuscarawas County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/li>\n<li>Joseph Cooter McDole, unaffiliated<\/li>\n<li>Angel Mae Morrow, Beach City Police Department<\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Henry Osborn, Carrollton Police Department<\/li>\n<li>Brady Kristopher Positano, Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District<\/li>\n<li>Rhett Allyn Usternul, Wooster Police Department<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Scholarships available<\/p>\n<p>MILLERSBURG \u2212 Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative is accepting applications for its 2026 scholarship program for high school seniors who have a grade point average of 3.6 or better, will be attending an accredited institution of higher learning and whose parents or guardians are members of and live in a home served by the Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative.<\/p>\n<p>Applications and rules are available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hwecoop.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.hwecoop.com<\/a>. Deadline to apply is Jan. 23.<\/p>\n<p>Library events<\/p>\n<p>The Tuscarawas County Public Library System will host a walk-in passport clinic from 3 to 7 p.m. Jan 13. Participants must have all paperwork, forms, and photographs ready along with a check or money order to pay the Department of State fees. Children applying for passports are required to be present with their parents. This first-come, first-served clinic is for new passports only. For a list of required paperwork and additional fees, visit www.tusclibrary.org or call 330-364-4474.<\/p>\n<p>The Tuscarawas County Public Library System&#8217;s reading challenge begins Jan. 1 and ends Dec. 31. Adults and teens can read 25 books of their choice and log on to the Beanstack reading app or a paper tracker to win a literary-themed tote bag while supplies last. For more information call 330-364-4474<\/p>\n<p>Bookmobile schedule<\/p>\n<p>NEW PHILADELPHIA \u2212 The Tuscarawas County Public Library System\u2019s bookmobile schedule through May includes the following community stops:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mondays <\/strong>Warren Township Community Center, Jan. 26, Feb. 9, 23, March 9, 23, April 6, 20, May 4 and 18 from 10 to 11 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Baltic Community Park, Jan. 26 through May 18, from 3 to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesdays<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dundee Ballfield, Jan. 27; Feb. 10, 24, March 10, 24, April 7, 21, May 5 and 19 from 10 a.m. to noon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesdays<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stone Creek Grace Community Church, Jan. 28, Feb. 11, 25, March 11, 25, April 8, 22, May 6 and 20 from 4 to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursdays<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Roswell General Store, Jan. 29, Feb. 12, 26, March 12, 26, April 9, 23, May 7 and 21 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Sandy Valley Estates: Feb. 5, 19, March 5, 19, April 2, 16, 30, May 14 and 28 from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Meetings<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf The Tuscarawas County Commissioners meeting time has been moved to 9 a.m. Dec. 29.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf The Dover Township Trustees will meet in special session at 8 a.m. Dec. 31, in the township hall to close business for 2025 and reorganize for 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Indian Valley School Board will hold a organizational meeting at 6:15 p.m. Jan. 7, at the high school followed by its regular meeting at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf The East Central Ohio Forestry Association will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 7, at the Dover Public Library, with wildlife consultant Jacob Stutz who will talk about programs and projects available to landowners in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf The Tuscarawas Valley Civil War Round Table will meet at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 8, at the Dover Public Library, with award-winning author Robert Hilliard who will present \u201cSpies, Slaves and Secrets of the Civil War.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf A public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 12, in New Philadelphia City Hall so residents can review and comment on the city&#8217;s plan to permanently rezone 153 parcels to regional business district.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Faith-based film to be shown SUGARCREEK \u2212 The screening of &#8220;Light of the World&#8221; 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