Mark Fortune
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.
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Thompson memorial dedicated
COSHOCTON – A large crowd gathered near the entrance to Lake Park for the dedication of the Tom Thompson Memorial at Ben Tufford field. Ken Smailes gave the invocation and Bob Bigrigg greeted everyone. Bigrigg thanked the following organizations and area businesses for making the site possible. “I would like to thank the Coshocton Foundation, […]
Chapman sweeps contest with first of firsts
COSHOCTON – Sharry Chapman placed first in each pie category and the specialty cake category at this year’s Coshocton County Fair. The specialty cake was a three layer chocolate cake and bakers had to follow the recipe as published in the 2019 Premium Fair Magazine. Chapman also won the best of show prize with her […]
Tractor Pull
COSHOCTON – Scenes from the tractor pull on Monday, Sept. 30 at the grandstands at the Coshocton County Fair.
Dash for Cash
COSHOCTON – Scenes from “Dash for Cash” in the grandstands at the Coshocton County Fair on Saturday, Sept. 28.
OSTPA Pull
COSHOCTON – Scenes from the OSTPA Pull Friday, Sept. 27 at the grandstands at the Coshocton County Fair.
Anderson recognized as Master Speaker
COSHOCTON – Emma Anderson has been giving speeches at 4-H public speaking events for several years and her speech on Saturday evening, Sept. 28 at the Coshocton County Fair was number 15 and gave her the right of being a Master Speaker. Anderson, who is a senior at River View, said, “It’s really fitting that […]
