Daytona postponed – again? As of this writing, yes. Less importantly, who watched the Oscars? And further, has anyone seen “The Artist”? Please let me know. Most of the time, I think that we live in our world and Hollywood exists on another planet. Super Tuesday looms on the horizon as I write this column. […]
Wondering where winter went? It seems that most don’t care. I imagine the kids care. A lack of snow means no days off school, sledding, snowball fights or crafting a cool snowman – or snowwoman depending of course. Now, you could do what Dad told me they used to do “back in the day”. Make […]
The Beacon accompanied representatives from Richard Downing Airport on Wednesday, Feb. 8 to a meeting in Columbus on funding, operations and the economic impact county airports have on their respective communities. The morning meeting was held at the offices of the County Commissioners Association of Ohio, located on East State Street. Presenters included Brad Cole, […]
The commercials. The hype. The half-time show. Which did you enjoy more? Certainly Madonna, even with a few slips and missteps, still performs admirably at 53 years old. And for those that poked fun at the material girl, come on, wait until you’re 53. . . and try to perform at the Super Bowl half-time […]
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Judy Griffith, 70, of West Lafayette passed away Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at Akron General Hospital. She was born in Coshocton, Ohio on Oct. 4, 1951. Judy worked as a beautician for 35 years before moving on to Precious Treasures for many years before retiring to help watch her grandchildren. Spending time with her grandchildren […]
Cherry LaRue Wilson, 61, of Coshocton, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at OSU James Cancer Center. She was born on May 29, 1960, in Dumas, Arkansas to the late Harry Lee and Georgia Mae (Frazer) Wilson. Cherry worked as the assistant to the Coshocton City Mayor. She loved Coshocton and was very prideful of […]
Susanne “Sue” (Stein) Herrel, 80, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 at her residence. Susanne was born March 23, 1941 in Columbus to the late John and Ida (Griffith) Stein. She graduated from Linden McKinley High School in Columbus in 1958. She worked at Nationwide Insurance until her first child was born. Susanne served on […]
Brenda L. Grewell, 60 of Newcomerstown passed away at her residence with her family by her side on Monday January 17, 2022, after an extended illness. Brenda was born on March 22, 1961, to the late William and Nellie Louise (Hammersley) Kemp. She worked several places throughout her life and sixteen years at Lafayette Meadows […]
Dwight Bryl Jenkins, 75, of Coshocton passed away Friday, January 14, 2022 at the Coshocton Regional Medical Center. He was born in Coshocton, Ohio on August 23, 1946 to the late Paul Owen and Juanita May (Hardesty) Jenkins. Dwight was a member of the Coshocton Eagles Lodge and had worked for the Coshocton County Commissioners […]
Helen I. (Theado) Jones, 90, passed away Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021 in West Lafayette, Ohio. She was born Jan. 2, 1931, in Columbus, Ohio to the late John J. Theado and Marguerite (Michael) Snyder. On June 20, 1950, she married her husband of 60 years, John E. Jones, who preceded her in death on Jan. […]
Lyle Lee Ploetz Jr., 63, of Coshocton passed away Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, at his home. He was born in Buffalo, NY on Nov. 1, 1958, to the late Lyle Ploetz Sr. and Harriet (Newell) Guilliams. Lyle enjoyed working on tractors, watching movies and playing video games. He is survived by his daughter, Rosemary Adkins; […]