Jean C. Raber, 84, of Coshocton passed away at her home surrounded by family on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. She was born in Coshocton on August 16, 1939 to the late Vincent Francis and Laura (Hiser) Lauvray. After graduating from Sacred Heart High School, Jean worked at the County Home before marrying her husband, Noah […]
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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Local pair earns Eagle Scout rank
An Eagle Scout court of honor was held at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church on Sunday, June 9 for Zachary Pessia and Henry Couts. The pair are members of Boy Scout Troop 438. The boys were presented with a plaque signifying their Eagle rank and both boys gave their fathers a special mentoring pin. Zachary and […]
Corvettes roar into Roscoe Village!
COSHOCTON Dozens of Chevrolet Corvettes roared into Roscoe Village on Sunday, June 9 for the annual show. With hoods open and rock ‘n roll music blaring, auto enthusiasts strolled the streets peering into custom interiors, engine bays and dreaming about cruising the highways in one of the powerful beasts. With many of the Corvettes boasting […]
Nightglow lights up the night
COSHOCTON The 32nd annual Hot Air Balloon festival, sponsored by the Frontier Power Company, wraps up Sunday at the fairgrounds. The nightglow event on Saturday night is always a thrill to watch as six hot air balloons shoot blasts of propane into their canopies creating a background of light and thrills. Nightglow was sponsored by […]
On the mark
COSHOCTON Sean Askren, hometown Middletown, Ohio, was the first balloon pilot to toss his beanbag marker towards the target during the Saturday morning flight. Attempting to come as close to the “T” target at the end of the runway at Richard Downing Airport, Askren came the closest before the target “closed” at 9 a.m. The […]
Balloons to possibly launch this morning!
COSHOCTON Hot air balloon pilots will meet at the Visitor’s Center at Roscoe around 7 a.m. to launch a pie ball weather balloon to see if weather conditions will allow a morning launch. Pilots have been given two taskings for the morning flight which typically means a flight is highly likely. Watch the skies around the […]
Friday balloon launch a no go – try again Saturday morning
COSHOCTON A low ceiling prevented the Friday night launch of the hot air balloons. Balloon pilots and chase crews will meet at the fairgrounds at 6 a.m. on Saturday morning to get an update to see if weather conditions are right for the Saturday morning flight. The Railers performed at the grand stand to the […]
Hospital moving forward, reports positive start to 2013
COSHOCTON – Coshocton Hospital CEO Robert Miller shared the results of 2012 and the performance of the hospital thus far in 2013 during the annual meeting, held Monday evening, June 3 at the hospital. Max Crown, hospital Board of Trustees Chair, introduced Mr. Miller to the hospital staff, trustees and media present. Using a PowerPoint […]
Mark’s Musings – June 05, 2013
On the local athletic scene, there are several recognitions and congratulations in order. The Ridgewood Generals baseball team made it all the way to the regional finals. Great job boys, coaches, fans and parents! It takes a community effort to continue a strong tradition and the Generals proved that once again this year. Local track […]