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 […]
Josie Sellers
I started my journalism career in 2002 with a daily newspaper chain. After various stops with them, I am happy to be back home!
I graduated from Coshocton High School in 1998 and received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication in 2002 from Walsh University. I also earned several awards while working for daily papers, including being honored by Coshocton County’s veterans for the stories I wrote about them.
I am honored and ready to once again shine a positive light on Coshocton County. I also am the proud mother of a little girl named Sophia!
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Car seat safety classes available
COSHOCTON – Could you use a new car seat for your precious cargo or are you worried that yours isn’t installed correctly? The Ohio Department of Health’s Ohio Buckles Buckeyes program can help WIC income eligible parents or guardians with both of these dilemmas. “The Ohio Buckles Buckeyes program is essential a program to help […]
Rick Merrell retires from Annin
COSHOCTON – Rick Merrell will greatly miss the people he’s worked with at Annin Flagmakers over the last 13 years. “They are good people,” said Merrell, who recently retired as director of operations. “They’ve been a treat to be around. It’s been nice to get up in the morning and want to come to work.” […]
Union students learn about holidays around the world
WARSAW – Did you know that people in India decorate banana trees instead of pine trees at Christmas time? This is just one of the many facts Carter Russell learned while preparing for Union Elementary School’s Holidays Around the World. Students in kindergarten through third grade spend Dec. 15-18, discovering how other countries celebrate Christmas […]
Christian School says goodbye to dearly loved teacher
COSHOCTON – A Coshocton Christian School teacher is moving on to answer God’s calling, but the students and staff couldn’t let her go without a celebration. What started out as a Christmas program on Dec. 16, was really a surprise party in disguise for Tara Parson, who taught social studies and English to the high […]
City Council working on sheriff contract, moving forward with tax ordinance
COSHOCTON – The City of Coshocton is a step closer to finalizing its contract with the Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office. Legislation 46-14, an ordinance authorizing the mayor or service director to enter into a contract with the Coshocton County Sheriff for law enforcement protection for the city of Coshocton, was given a first and second […]
Ridgewood students celebrate with grandparents
WEST LAFAYETTE – Ridgewood Elementary School third graders invited their grandparents to enjoy cookies, hot cocoa and watch Polar Express with them on Dec. 16. The 86 third graders and their grandparents also were welcome to come to the special day in their pajamas. Haylee Kinsey was surprised when both of her grandmothers, Becky Graham […]
Brothers use father’s collection of books to make unique bird houses
COSHOCTON – When Max Williams passed away in 2011 he had more than 800 books in his Little Golden Books collection. Two of his sons, Jim and Fred Williams are now keeping his memory alive by making decorative Golden Book birdhouses. “There was a craft house in Findlay that made them and dad donated some […]
Nine-year-old author signs books
COSHOCTON – Louise Cardenzana couldn’t be prouder of her 9-year-old granddaughter Piper Hawkins who was at Ohio State of Mind on Dec. 13 to sign copies of her book, “Visions of Light: A Christmas Story.” “She’s been writing for such a long time,” Cardenzana said. “She has copies of her stories with her own drawings in […]