I live with my beautiful wife Nancy on a small farm just outside Coshocton. We have been married for thirty two years and have two grown children, Jessica and Jacob. Jessica is married to Aaron Mencer and they are employed with Coshocton City Schools. Jacob is a sophomore at Kent State University. I graduated from River View High School, have a Bachelor’s Degree from North Carolina Wesleyan University and am actively involved with the Roscoe United Methodist Church, serve on several local committees and am a member of the Coshocton Kiwanis Club, having served as Past-President. I love reading, especially military thrillers, the Civil War and history in general. My goal is to write a novel. My wife and I are also AdvoCare distributors and encourage anyone wanting to lose weight, gain energy and better health to explore AdvoCare at our website; www.fortunes4advocare.com. I love the media field, innovative technology and have worked in newspapers for over 30 years – in fact, my first job was delivering newspapers. The Beacon is a dream made possible by the support of this community and a great team. I hope to continue serving Coshocton County for many years.
With COVID-19 cases rapidly on the rise, an election that we think is over, a Senate majority that will hang in the balance until early January – and families poised on the edge with holiday plans also hanging in the balance – is it any wonder that we all seem frazzled? Well, most of us […]
“Barreling” down Main Street early this Monday morning (Nov. 9) the headline above is the phrase displayed on the wonderful Rotary sign at the corner of Fourth and Main Streets. That is close if not the exact words. Yes, we do. Yes, we do. Regardless of how the election turned out for you on the […]
The Buckeyes looked pretty sharp in their season opener against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. It took a bit to get going, but once they did, it was almost like watching the team from last year on the field. In fact, the Buckeyes made enough of an impression in the first game that they soared from the […]
Someone said there was a football game in Pittsburgh on Sunday. That’s odd, because I never found a football game. I saw a thrashing though. Just think, only a couple more weeks and all this craziness will be over, and we can go back to being civil with each other. I’m sure that the national […]
Town seemed a bit quieter as I made the left turn onto Main Street on Monday morning. Then I remembered – this is Columbus Day – Monday, Oct. 12. Gee, I thought that this may have went away with the dodo bird, statues, monuments, team names, and on and on. You get the idea. So, […]
Sure, I picked up, paid for and chomped down my share of “fair food” at the Coshocton County Fairgrounds over the past few days – it would seem that the candidates for the junior fair king and queen court were right on when they said that, “the Stromboli was their favorite” as witnessed by the […]
Yep. That’s the truth. While some weeks it is more challenging to put together a column that neither offends nor crosses any of the many great divides in today’s culture, this week is not that week. Folks are coming to Cleveland. Some really important people actually. Oh sure, I know that President Trump and former […]
There’s a point in time each year in Coshocton County, as the leaves start turning, the hummingbirds head south, the gardens have produced their last tomato, that many of us – I dare say most – start thinking about the Coshocton County Fair. The sights, the smells, the chance to meet up with friends old […]
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Howard “Hod” Francis Lahna, 93, of Coshocton, passed away on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020 at his home with his loving family by his side. Hod was born on Aril 4, 1927, in Coshocton, to the late Charles and Cecelia (Royer) Lahna. On April 15, 1950, he married Anne Jayne “Nancy” (Stewart) Lahna who preceded him […]
Kenneth Freetage, 68 of West Lafayette, passed away Nov. 27, 2020 after losing his battle with COVID. Born in West Lafayette on May 10, 1952 to Wilma and the late Rueben Freetage. He served in National Guard for six years and was a long time member of Coshocton County React. He is survived by his […]
Floyd Edward “Ed” Cabe, 65, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville following complications associated with COVID-19. He was born Jan. 19, 1955 in Knoxville, TN to the late Edward Roscoe and Juanita Christine (Hines) Cabe. He was a miner at Broken Arrow Mine and Peabody (Simco), and a former employee […]
Faith Marcella Giffen, 93, of New Castle, left her earthly body to be with her Lord Jesus Christ early Wednesday morning, November 25 at 2:55 am, at the Ohio Eastern Star Home- Mount Vernon, Ohio. Faith was born May 6, 1927, in Coshocton County near Warsaw to the late Calvin Hart and Elmina (Kanuckle) Hart. […]
Barbara L. Smith, 78, of Andover formerly of Coshocton passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Ashtabula County Medical Center in Ashtabula, Ohio. She was born in Coshocton on March 19, 1942 to the late John and Mildred (Dickerson) Smith. Barbara was a graduate of Coshocton High School and worked for many years at Gross […]
Judith “Judy” Meddings, 74, of Coshocton passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. She was born in Coshocton, Ohio on January 30, 1946 to the late Milton and Audrey (Corder) Florence. Judy was a 1964 graduate of Coshocton High School and worked for Novelty Advertising for more than 30 years before […]