Joan Elaine Hall, age 88, of West Lafayette, Ohio passed away Saturday, March 23, 2024 at the Lafayette Pointe Nursing Home. She was born in Hemlock, in Perry County, Ohio on September 16, 1936, to the late Paul M. Williams and Mae (Fouts) Williams. Joan graduated from The Plains High School in Athens County in […]
Archive for May, 2020
Mayor requesting feedback from residents
At the May 26 City Council meeting, Mayor Mark Mills stated he wants to hear from the residents of Coshocton regarding the legislation he has been working on that would allow the use of UTVs (Utility Task Vehicles) on city streets. A UTV is a four to six-wheel off-road vehicle furnished with a steering wheel, […]
Russ Brintnall
On May 20, 2020 Russ Brintnall passed on due to cancer. He was in his home surrounded by his wife and girls. Russ was born in Lakewood, Ohio on October 1, 1948 to Roger and Martha Brintnall of Medina Ohio. He was a 1966 graduate of Buckeye High School. Immediately after graduation, he enlisted into […]
Our status is still pending
Do you feel like the above headline is where we are on “reopening the economy,” “reopening the state,” etc? When in your life did you ever think that we would even consider uttering phrases like that – let alone have them as part of our daily language? It almost seems like the past two months […]
Roscoe store adds new department
Abigail Birch in Historic Roscoe Village has added a new department to their ladies boutique. Now along with their ladies clothing store on the main floor, they have added REVIVAL, a clothing boutique consignment store, on the upper level of the building. “We are accepting clothing for ladies, juniors, men’s, children’s, infants; along with shoes, […]
Shriver earns scholarship
Caleb Shriver, a 2020 graduate of River View High School, is this year’s recipient of the Sue Hawthorne Norris Memorial Scholarship. Shriver, son of Craig and Stacey Shriver of Warsaw, plans to study political science/economics in the Ashbrook Scholar Program at Ashland University. Norris was a speech-language pathologist for many years in the Coshocton County […]
4-H members earn scholarships
The Coshocton County 4-H Endowment Committee recently awarded scholarships to four area seniors who have excelled in leadership in their club, the county and at the state and national level. Lindsey Ashcraft from River View High School is the daughter of Rob and Angie Ashcraft of Coshocton. She is a member of Millfork Valley 4-H […]
May 27, 2020 Coshocton County Beacon
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!
Library offering curb side services
“Since day one of being closed to the public we have been actively working on restoring services,” said Coshocton Library Director Jennifer Austin. “We took a realistic look at what we could launch.” Patrons can get access online and look to see what items are available for them or they can call. They are notified […]