Coshocton County was awarded 6.7 million dollars by Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, Governor’s Office of Appalachia Director, John Carey, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik. These monies are a funding of the Appalachian Community Grant Program. The Commissioners’ Office worked collaboratively with the City of Coshocton, The Coshocton Port Authority, […]
Coshocton County was awarded 6.7 million dollars by Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, Governor’s Office of Appalachia Director, John Carey, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik. These monies are a funding of the Appalachian Community Grant Program. The Commissioners’ Office worked collaboratively with the City of Coshocton, The Coshocton Port Authority, […]
The Coshocton County Emergency Management Agency in conjunction with the National Weather Service conducted extensive damage surveys in relation to the severe storm that passed through Coshocton County the night of May 7, 2024. The damage surveys began near the Coshocton and Muskingum County line and extended to the area between Conesville and State Route […]
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik announced 18 new economic development projects that will significantly improve waterfronts, trails, parks, and historic downtown districts in Ohio’s Appalachian region. More than $51 million will be awarded to 18 communities in 10 counties as part of the $500-million […]
The River Greens Thursday Morning Ladies League played on May 9 for low putts. The A-flight winner was Rhonda Barlan and B flight was Francie Berg. Low scores were Mardella Rice 42, Rhonda Barlan 44, Missy Vanderkam 46, and Connie Lahna 48.
The 2024 season for the Hickory Flats Tuesday Evening Ladies started on April 30. There were 10 members present with the play of the day being low gross minus putts. Linda Miller won A-flight by draw. B-flight winner was Janet McIntyre. Sue Olinger had a low score of 47. The River Greens Thursday Morning Ladies […]
April marks National Pickleball Month. On April 19, the Coshocton Pickleball Club hosted an event filled with excitement. Participants enjoyed a king and queen contest, a creative pickle-themed food competition, and a challenging trivia contest. The esteemed judges for the event were Dr. Danielle Ellis, Dr. Allie Reed, and Dr. Don Tupper. Teresa McGuire was […]
Those of us that are in a certain “age range” will recall the original 1956 movie, “Around the World in 80 Days” starring David Niven as the English inventor Phileas Fogg. The film was remade in 2004 and starred Steve Coogan as the inventor. The film was based on the Jules Verne classic 1873 novel […]
You can choose the wording but regardless of how you want to construct your sentence (I just got chills from thinking about sentence structure in high school) our community is on the move. New construction projects dot the landscape, businesses are opening, expanding, moving to new locations in both the public and private sectors. It […]
That’s what it looked like to me – the Buckeyes maybe ate too much Thanksgiving turkey and stuffing. Brilliant at times, lethargic when it mattered. Apparently TTUN just wanted it more. Serious fans have already crunched all the numbers and know that the Buckeyes still have an outside chance to make the four-team playoff – […]
The Sheriff’s Office investigated 1 Accidents and 6 Complaints. Accidents: Chris Winegar of Coshocton reported a non injury accident in the Wal-Mart parking lot. Complaints: A female reported an assault. A White Eyes Township Trustee reported damage to a property on Township Road 172. Marcia Hardesty of Coshocton reported vandalism in the 400 block of […]
The Sheriff’s Office investigated 0 Accidents and 10 Complaints. Accidents: Complaints: Deputies responded to an overdose in the 500 block of North Oak Street in West Lafayette John Barker of Coshocton reported a stolen vehicle in the 1500 block of Adams Street Muskingum County Job and Family Services reported a sexual abuse case that took […]
The Sheriff Office investigated 5 Accident and 4 Complaints. Accident: Alia Everhart of Coshocton reported a hit skip in the 300 block of South Third Street. Elisha Shaw of Washington Court House was traveling eastbound on US Route 36 and rear ended a vehicle being operated by Fredrick Wachtel of Coshocton Ceicie Rhoades of Blissfield […]
Jen Gatto was born in Cleveland and raised in Old Brooklyn, near the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. She attended Catholic schools; graduating in 1993 from Erieview Catholic School, an all-girls school located in downtown Cleveland not far from Cleveland State University. Hers was the first class to be offered post-secondary coursework, so Jen took classes at […]
The West Lafayette Rotary Club would like to remind everyone in the West Lafayette area that it still has American flags available for lease for the year. Flag orders received before Wednesday, May 15, will be installed Saturday, May 18 and Saturday, May 25. If you don’t have your application in by May 15, your […]
Janae Stevens was born in Long Beach, Calif., and lived there until the age of 10, when her family moved to Colorado. The middle child of three girls, Stevens’ family moved as her father was an airline pilot. In high school, she was involved with drama and theater in a backstage role and did a lot […]
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Charles “Buz” Glass, 84, of Coshocton passed away on May 8, 2024 at his home. He was born on January 3, 1940 in Jackson, Ohio to the late Charlotte S. (Carter) and Andrew Steppenbacker. In his younger years, Buz enjoyed sports, playing softball, football and ice hockey. After high school, he entered the United States […]
Gregory K. Hall, 54, of West Lafayette passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024. He was born in Coshocton, Ohio on April 27, 1970. Greg graduated from River View High School in 1988 and West Liberty State College with a bachelor’s degree in business management and accounting. He was working at Wal-Mart in Newark for 31 […]
Glen Ray Cognion, 54, of West Lafayette passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at Coshocton Regional Medical Center Emergency Room. He was born on April 5, 1970 in Coshocton to the late Anthony and Judith Ann (Moore) Cognion. He enjoyed working on cars and keeping up with his family on social media. He never […]
Marjorie Lynn Els passed away peacefully on May 7, 2024, at the age of 87. Born on January 22, 1937, in Coshocton, Ohio, Marjorie was a lifelong resident who touched the hearts of everyone she met with her loving nature. Marjorie graduated from Coshocton High School in the class of 1954. Her dedication to community […]
Terry Lee Cornelius, age 76, of West Lafayette, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. He was born on January 22, 1948, to the late Betty Casey in Coshocton County. He graduated from West Holmes High School in 1966 and married Charlotte (Smith) Cornelius on February 14, 1968. Terry worked at the Paper Mill for […]
Helen Bethel, 89, of West Lafayette passed away Saturday May 4, 2024, after a brief illness at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. She was born in Athens, Ohio on January 27, 1935, to the late Wilbur and Anges (Scott) Powell. Helen was a homemaker throughout her life, she treasured her time taking care of her home, […]
Donald Dayle Lacy, age 89, passed from this earthly life into eternity on May 1, 2024. After a valiant fight with a harsh case of shingles, Don’s strength was taken from him. He was born on April 9, 1935, in Trinway, Ohio, to the late Donald William and Agnes Runkel Lacy. He was raised with […]