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 […]
Archive for January, 2016
West Lafayette Police Department Report for Jan. 27, 2016
On Jan. 26, the police department investigated the following calls. A resident in the 300 block of South Oak Street reported a theft
Sheriff’s Office Morning Report for Jan. 27, 2016
On Jan. 26, the Sheriff’s Office investigated one accident(s) and three complaint(s). Accidents Lucas T. Fisher of West Lafayette was traveling North on TR 180 in White Eyes Township when he struck the vehicle being driven by Larry A. Wiggins Jr. of Coshocton. Complaints An illegal dump site was discovered on TR 158 Near TR […]
Columbia Gas investigating explosion in Newcomerstown
NEWCOMERSTOWN – Columbia Gas of Ohio was called to the scene at 540 Beaver St. in Newcomerstown for a house explosion that was reported Tuesday evening Jan. 26. The first priority for its crews at the scene was to ensure the safety of customers and the community by completing safety checks on its system. While […]
Nurses Christian Fellowship meets to pray for nurses
WEST LAFAYETTE – In the mid-1930s, three nurses met to pray for their patients and their peers at a Children’s Hospital in Chicago. From that simple act, the Nurses Christian Fellowship was formed with a purpose to encourage nurses to give spiritual care to their patients and to pray for the nursing profession. In the […]
Garden project taking root at Hopewell Industries
COSHOCTON – LaTasha Fralin loves salads and soon she will be able to make one from fresh mixed greens she helped raise. Mixed greens are just one of several different plants growing in the two tower gardens at Hopewell Industries. The gardens were started on Dec. 10 and the project is being coordinated by Hopewell […]
City government officials encouraged to continue working together
COSHOCTON – Mayor Steve Mercer delivered his state of the city address at the Jan. 25 city council meeting and encouraged everyone in the community to pull together this year. “We need constructive dialogue to add new perspective to old problems,” he said. “Let’s give each other plenty of room to contribute our value to […]
Sheriff’s Office Morning Report for Jan. 26, 2016
On Jan. 25, the Sheriff’s Office investigated one accident(s) and two complaint(s). Accidents 7:56 AM: Shawn M. Guilliams of Coshocton was traveling west on US 36 in Bethlehem Twp. when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a power pole. Complaints 3:57 PM: A Coshocton female reported her prescription medication was stolen. 4:11 […]