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 […]
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Coshocton County Coordinated Transportation celebrating 20th anniversary
Along with their anniversary, Coshocton County Coordinated Transportation will also be celebrating Ohio Loves Transit Week Feb. 7-14. The agency will be doing several exciting things to celebrate both events, including giving away “Swag bags” with lots of items to anyone who rides the week of Feb. 7. Local celebrities may also be riding the […]
Hot chocolate bombs are tasty ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day
For anyone looking for a special “magical” treat for Valentine’s Day, hot chocolate bombs are one of the hottest treats right now. Hot chocolate bombs are a chocolate shell that has cocoa and marshmallows inside. The bombs are simply dropped into a cup and warm milk poured over it. The shell melts and all of […]
West Lafayette, Coshocton waterline project to benefit residents and businesses
West Lafayette Mayor Steve Bordenkircher said there are a number of benefits in connecting the village water system to the Coshocton system. “Our water treatment plant is 20 years old,” Bordenkircher said. “We’ve been talking about this for about three years. In the southeast corner of the village, we had substandard piping and that has […]
Ribbon cutting held for Coshocton Recovery LLC
The Coshocton Chamber of Commerce invited everyone to come out and support the new Coshocton Recovery LLC with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of their new drug rehab facility. This is a substance abuse rehab clinic that provides treatment to people with drug addiction and other substance abuse problems. They offer individual counseling, group counseling and […]
First community COVID-19 vaccine clinics held
The next phase of distributing the COVID – 19 vaccine began Jan. 19and Jan. 21 at 637 Chestnut Street (the former Hopewell Industries location). This is phase 1b of the vaccination plan and is for people aged 80 and older. According to Rob McMasters, director of the Coshocton County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency […]
Kids America offers fitness activities for all ages
New year’s resolutions almost always include getting fit and working out. Kids America offers some fun opportunities for fitness by joining a sports league like basketball, softball, volleyball, soccer, pickleball or how about a cornhole tournament in February? “Kids can’t get here on their own, it take adults to bring them. Our focus is on […]
Coshoctonians for Peace and Equality present at city council meeting
With so much chaos surrounding the presidential election and the riot that occurred at the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, Mayor Mills took time at the Jan.11 city council meeting to address the energy exerted throughout the nation. Mills said, “Basically, I look at it as definitely an energy waster to think about what […]
Chili and Charli protect and serve the community
Coshocton County is lucky to have two K-9 units with the Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office to protect the county, search for missing persons or suspects and to search for illegal substances. Later this spring, a third K-9 will join the department. Detective Dave Stone has been a K-9 officer since 2007 and is now working […]