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 […]
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Health, Safety and Wellness Expo is back
Kids America will be the site of the ninth annual Health, Safety and Wellness Expo on Saturday, March 11 from 8 a.m. to noon. Co-sponsored by Coshocton Regional Medical Center, Coshocton County Safety Council and Coshocton County Chamber of Commerce, this is a free event. Many exhibitors will be there with wellness and safety information […]
Novel Coronavirus outbreak being monitored
The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus (termed “2019-nCoV”) first identified in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China in December 2019 and which continues to expand. Public health officials have described the immediate health risk to […]
MVHC announces free cervical cancer screenings
COSHOCTON – In honor of Cervical Health Awareness month (January), the Muskingum Valley Health Centers (MVHC) will provide a free cervical cancer screening to any woman age 21 to 65 at all our locations in Muskingum, Morgan, Coshocton, and Guernsey counties until March 31. Appointments for the Pap test can be made by calling MVHC […]
Results of community health assessment announced
COSHOCTON – The Coshocton City and Coshocton County health departments collaborated with the Appalachian Rural Health Institute (ARHI) at Ohio University on a community health assessment for Coshocton County. The 2017 Community Health Assessment identified the following six main health issues in the community: Substance abuse, cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, depression and chronic low respiratory […]
Help improve the health of Coshocton County
COSHOCTON – The Coshocton City Health Department and the Coshocton County General Health District in collaboration with the Ohio University’s Appalachian Rural Health Institute need community members to participate in focus groups that will recognize goals needed to improve the health of Coshocton County. These focus groups will be scheduled for 3 to 4:30 p.m. […]
MVHC announces free Cervical Cancer screenings
COSHOCTON – Beginning Feb. 1 and continuing through April, MVHC will provide a free cervical cancer screening to any woman age 21 to 65 who reside in Muskingum, Morgan, Coshocton or Guernsey County. Appointments for the Pap test can be made by calling the MVHC Centralized Call Center at (740) 891-9000 or (888) 454-5157. Annually, […]