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A new event is coming to Coshocton Friday through Sunday, July 22-24. Rock Coshocton is a motor and music festival that is being sponsored by the Coshocton County Fairboard and Twisted Image Cycles. The festival will be held at the Coshocton County Fairgrounds. On Friday, gates will open at 2 p.m. and the motor part […]
“In March of 2020, we had the COVID restrictions and people were a little stir crazy. Bernie Kenney suggested we should cruise Main Street, like the old days. He felt we could see friends and maintain social distancing. We ended up with 40 plus cars cruising Main, waving and beeping at one another. It was […]
The Coshocton Footlight Players are rehearsing and preparing for their children’s play. This year, 17 children ages 8 to 17 have dedicated their summer to rehearsing and practicing in preparation for the production of “Adventures of a Comic Book Artist.” The play follows Stanley Leonardo Sappovitz who is a janitor at Wonder Comics. Stanley longs […]
Three Rivers Bassmasters held their third club tournament for 2022 with eight members competing. The tournament was held at Wills Creek Reservoir on May 28. Tournament results are: First – Jim Eckelberry, .98 lbs.; second – David DeLong, .93 lbs.; and big bass – Jim Eckelberry, .98 lbs. Three Rivers Bassmasters is a local bass […]
River View High School students Darian Garvin, Jasmine Edgar, and Jaylinn Williamson wanted to complete a senior project revolving around softball. These seniors selected softball Coach Infante as their mentor and set the goals of painting the dugouts, finding and recording softball records on the athletic department website, and organizing the first softball alumni game. […]
Ridgewood High School senior Braden Maleski signed a letter of intent to play basketball for Kent State Tuscarawas Golden Eagles. He was a two-year letterman in basketball for Ridgewood. He earned East District Special Mention honors his senior year and District 5 Honorable Mention as a junior. He was also the leading three-point shooter during his […]
Positive momentum is everywhere you look in and around Coshocton County. It’s an almost frantic pace of improvements, purchases, infrastructure investment and much more. And Intel is still several years away from full reality – but the impact will be felt – and is being felt – now. The coordination and cooperation among groups, organizations, […]
That’s my opinion of course. For obvious reasons, many folks enjoy fall – and I am sure there are a few fans of winter while many are fans of the glorious summertime. My personal favorite time of the year is fall – with the county fair, the crisp air, apples, pumpkins, harvest time and the […]
To say that the world situation is deteriorating rapidly would be an understatement of the largest magnitude. What started out as a seemingly innocuous movement of Russian troops to the Ukrainian border for “military exercises” has proven to be – as most people with half a brain knew would happen – a large-scale invasion of […]
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 […]
The American Red Cross needs new volunteers to assist at blood drives In Coshocton County. In just a few hours a month you can make an important impact as a blood donor ambassador volunteer. Volunteers are asked to commit to at least one drive per month. Flexible schedules are available. Apply now at www.Redcross.Org/Volunteertoday. Responsibilities […]
The United Way Board is opening up its Community Impact Grant Process to local non-profit programs who feel their program would fit into one of the pillars of focus, health, education or financial stability. An application can be found at www.coshoctonunitedway.org. Applications are due by Thursday, June 30 to be considered and should be emailed […]
Leadership Coshocton County held its 31st graduation ceremony for the class of 2022 on May 12, at the M Event Centre, located on the grounds of Coshocton KOA. Family, friends and employers gathered on a warm spring evening to celebrate a year of success. Treated to presentations by members of the class, audience members learned […]
This week’s e-edition of The Coshocton County Beacon is now online. Want to get free mail delivery of the print edition of The Beacon? Request it here!
This week’s e-edition of The Coshocton County Beacon is now online. Want to get free mail delivery of the print edition of The Beacon? Request it here!
This week’s e-edition of The Coshocton County Beacon is now online. Want to get free mail delivery of the print edition of The Beacon? Request it here!
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Donna Faye Olinger, 89, of Fresno passed away Thursday, June 30, 2022, at Genesis Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Coshocton on Sept. 22, 1932, to the late Emmanuel and Nora Guilliams. Donna was a member of the Presbyterian Church. She married Bruce Olinger on Aug. 15, 1953, who preceded her […]
Daniel Leigh Lamp, 88, of Warsaw passed away Friday, July 1, 2022, at Signature Healthcare, with his family by his side. He was born on July 27, 1933, in Beatrice, West Virginia to the late Everette Daniel and Avis Leigh (Haught) Lamp. He was a graduate of Coshocton High School. He entered the service and […]
Gary LeRoy Bethel, 87, of West Lafayette passed away Friday, July 1, 2022 at his home. He was born in Glouster, Ohio on February 20, 1935 to the Otto and Garnett (DeLong) Bethel. Gary had previously worked in the coal mines, was a mechanist for King Cars, and Fairmont Foods of Coshocton before retiring. He […]
Dale Orin Shaw, 95, completed his life on this Earth on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at Signature Healthcare. He was born Feb. 23, 1927, in Coshocton to the late Clay and Mary (Corder) Shaw. Dale was a World War II Army Veteran, serving in Italy with the 350th Infantry, Company G, from June 1945 to […]
Roy Stephen Tipton, 65, of Coshocton passed away Monday, June 27, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by the love of his family. Roy was born on Feb. 2, 1957, in Harlan, Kentucky to the late Clifton “Hoover” and Betty (Miller) Tipton, who survives. He graduated from Coshocton High School in 1975, where […]
Steven Lee Hampton, 70, passed away on June 20, 2022. He was born on Dec. 7, 1951, in Coshocton to Herbert Lee Hampton and June (VanDusen) Miller. Steve was a 1970 graduate of Evergreen High School in Metamora. He played semi-professional football briefly in the Toledo area after graduating. Steve was an active member of […]
Charlene Lousie (Jolley) Knox, 77, died Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. She was born Dec. 28, 1944 in Cameron, IL to the late Hardin and Elizabeth Lousie (Mixer) Jolley. She earned an Associate’s Degree in both Computer Science and Accounting. She married Walter Lewis Knox on Oct. 13, 1963, who […]