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 […]
Government
Meet the Candidates Night schedule announced
COSHOCTON – Coshocton Business and Professional Women and Coshocton County Farm Bureau is co-sponsoring the Meet the Candidates Night on Thursday, Oct. 13 at the Coshocton County Career Center. Moderator for the evening will be Ken Smailes, news director at WTNS radio. The schedule is as follows: COMMUNITY MIX & MINGLE – 6:30 P.M. – […]
Sheriff’s Office responds to fatal crash
COSHOCTON – On Oct. 8 at 1:35 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call in reference to a motorcycle down next to the roadway on Coshocton County Road 16 and the rider was not around the bike. Officers responded to the scene and found the rider, Michael Cochran of Coshocton, unresponsive on the south […]
Gibbs applauds passage of water resources bill
WASHINGTON, DC – After two days of consideration on the House floor, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016 was passed this evening with bipartisan support. This legislation provides authorization for critical Army Corps of Engineers projects to our nation’s ports, inland waterways, locks, and dams while containing no earmarks. After major reforms were […]
Treasurer Mandel announces launch of Coshocton County local government Checkbooks on OhioCheckbook.com
FRESNO – Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel announced today the launch of White Eyes Township, Tuscarawas Township, Oxford Township, and the Village of Conesville’s online checkbooks on OhioCheckbook.com. In December 2014, Treasurer Mandel launched OhioCheckbook.com, which sets a new national standard for government transparency and for the first time in Ohio history puts all state spending […]
Reforming the way Washington works
WASHINGTON, DC – Continuing his efforts to rein in out-of-control regulators, Congressman Bob Gibbs joined a bipartisan group in Congress to stop regulations costing $1 billion or more until any pending litigation is completed. With more major regulations being challenged in court, the status of those regulations, including compliance requirements for American businesses, can be […]
Traffic changes for fair time
COSHOCTON – From Monday, Sept. 26 through Friday, Oct. 7, the following changes will be in effect. Kenilworth Avenue will be one way eastbound between 7th and 8th streets. Also from Sept. 30 through Oct. 6, 7th Street will be one way southbound between Kenilworth Avenue and Ash Street. In addition, the usual no parking […]
Gibbs: Reforming the way Washington works
WASHINGTON, DC – Continuing his efforts to rein in out-of-control regulators, Congressman Bob Gibbs joined a bipartisan group in Congress to stop regulations costing $1 billion or more until any pending litigation is completed. With more major regulations being challenged in court, the status of those regulations, including compliance requirements for American businesses, can be […]
Gibbs: Holding regulators accountable to the American people
WASHINGTON, DC – Taking action to ensure Washington bureaucrats are held accountable, the House passed legislation today increasing transparency in the regulatory process. H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act, requires executive branch agencies to create a publicly available, easily searchable system that lists pending regulations and rules before they are finalized. H.R. 5226 also requires […]