COSHOCTON – Leadership Coshocton County Class of 2014 used its class project to raise money to help the Sheriff’s Office purchase bullet proof vests. Part of the fun that evening was watching Mayor Steve Mercer and County Commissioners Gary Fischer and Dane Shryock take pies in the face. The mayor’s wife was gracious enough to […]
COSHOCTON – The Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center is reaching out to veterans in rural areas with its mobile medical unit. “We want to bring VA to where the veterans are,” said Pam Richardson, outreach coordinator for the Columbus VA. The mobile medical unit was in town April 29 at the intersection of […]
WARSAW – The River View High School Music Department will present the new Gershwin musical “Crazy For You” Friday and Saturday, May 2-3, in the high school auditorium. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. The play is about a young man, Bobby, who is from a banking family, but just wants to dance. “They send him […]
Mary Catherine Davis, 76, formerly of Zanesville passed away at 9:15 A.M., Saturday, April 26, 2014 at her home in Conesville where she had resided for the past 30 years. Born February 13, 1938 in Zanesville, she was the twelfth child of fourteen born to the late William and Mary (Wiseheart) Denton. Mary was a […]
COSHOCTON – Spring is slow to unroll this year but a harbinger of the season, the Pomerene Center for the Arts’ Dogwood Festival, begins Thursday, May 1, right on time. For the 29th year, the Coshocton community will come together to celebrate the visual, literary and performing arts. The theme of this year’s Dogwood Festival, […]
COSHOCTON – The Coshocton County Health Department and the Holmes County Health Department in collaboration with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed one case of measles and are investigating two more suspected cases in the White Eyes area of Coshocton County. The three individuals […]
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James Dillino Allen, III, 81, died Monday, Sept. 27, 2021 in Fairfax, VA of Burkitt’s Lymphoma. He was born Dec. 7, 1939 in Coshocton to the late James Dillino Allen, Jr. and Beulah M. (Simmons) Allen. He was a 1957 graduate of Warsaw High School. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Mary […]
Jeanne Colleen (DeWitt) Frye, 88, passed away at the Lafayette Pointe Care Center on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Jeanne was born in Coshocton on February 6, 1934 to the late William and Cozetta (Shaw) DeWitt. She married Kenny Frye on July 11, 1987, who preceded her in death on Nov. 5, 2014. She was a […]
Gary E. Dutro, 73, of Adamsville, passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2022 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. He was born on March 29, 1949 in Zanesville to the late Harry and Faye (Black) Dutro. He was a United States Army Veteran, having served in the Vietnam War. He worked at Edmont Manufacturing Company until […]
Ruth M. Bradford, 93, of West Lafayette, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2022. She was born on Sept. 3, 1928, in West Lafayette, to the late Clarence and Audrey (Walker) Fleming. Ruth graduated from West Lafayette High School in 1947, and then married Robert R. Bradford on June 3, 1950. She was a member […]
Harry D. Mardis, age 63, of Fresno, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 19, 2022 following a brief illness. Harry was born on October 30, 1958 in Coshocton to the late George and Lillian Frances (McCormick) Mardis. On October 9, 1982, he married the love of his life, Alisha (Mencer) Mardis. Harry worked at Kraft […]
Carl David Keeran, 68, died Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at Signature Healthcare of Coshocton. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 23, 2022 at Smith Hill Union Cemetery, with military rites performed by the Coshocton Co. Joint Veterans Council Honor Guard. The Fischer Funeral Home in Warsaw is handling arrangements. www.fischerfuneralhome.com
Mary Martha Babcock, 84, of Coshocton passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022, at the Coshocton Regional Medical Center. She was born in Guernsey County, Ohio on Oct. 9, 1937, to the late Leland and Glenna (Gibson) Watson. Martha Graduated from New Concord High School in 1955 and was employed by the Coshocton County Recorders office […]