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 […]
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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GED Graduation held
COSHOCTON – Family members applauded and cheered as a dozen graduates walked across the stage at the Triple Locks Theater to receive their diploma during the 2012-2013 GED Graduation Ceremony, held Sunday evening, June 23. The program is through the Coshocton County Job & Family Services ABLE Program, and coordinated by Nate Hackenbracht. He told […]
Giddy Up!
COSHOCTON The Coshocton County 4-H Advisory Committee held a fun horse show at the outdoor horse arena at the Coshocton County Fairgrounds on Sunday, June 23. The event included events like Stick Pony Showmanship and Stick Pony Relay. Three year old Anna Christine Troyer is pictured here with her “horse” – the blue one – […]
Mark’s Musings – June 19, 2013
Congratulations to all of the folks at the Jones Metal Company on 90 years of manufacturing top quality goods in the good old U.S. of A. For all of those that want to constantly jump on the “Made in China” bandwagon – jump off for a moment. Friday morning started at Annin & Company where […]
Proudly Made in Coshocton, Ohio, U.S.A.
Annin & Company employees celebrated Flag Day in a big way Friday, June 14 with live segments airing on Fox & Friends early in the morning. Fox News correspondent Anna Kooiman broadcast live from Annin with flag bunting cutting and a special segment on how to fold a flag with Honor Guard and veterans […]
Mark’s Musings – June 12, 2013
It was quite another exciting weekend and flurry of activities in our community. You know, the one that some people say, “There is never anything going on here”. That one. The Hot Air Balloon Festival, the corvette show at Roscoe Village, dedication in Warsaw of the Walhonding Valley Historical Society, Farmers Markets across the county, […]
Local track and field athletes state results
With Coshocton and River View represented girls and boys, you can be proud of our local track and field athletes that earned a trip to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus for the state track meet held this past weekend. For Coshocton, senior Nicki Carling finished sixteenth in the girls 100 meter dash. Way to […]
Singers compete in contest
COSHOCTON – RD Promotions held its Singing Showdown contest June 9 at the Hot Air Balloon Festival. Winners of the contest were Kearstin Clark, first; Bobbi Moody, second; and Brian Hayes, third. The youngest contestant was Samantha Corbett who is 11-years-old.
Balloon flights delight community
Article by Courtney Crown and Mark Fortune COSHOCTON – Soaring high in the sky with their sponsors was the hope of the 19 balloon pilots at Friday night’s scheduled balloon launch at the Coshocton County Fairgrounds. Unfortunately the inclement weather prevented the balloons from going up, but ballooner Debby Young got to fly on Saturday […]