Paula Ann Meek, 49, of Coshocton passed away Monday, July 14, 2025 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. Born March 26, 1976 in Coshocton, Paula is the daughter of the late Rolland Lee Meek and Pauline Kay (Hart) Wilson. Paula will be missed by her significant other Brad Young; step daughter Kayla Swartz of Coshocton; granddaughter […]
Archive for March, 2017
Sheriff’s Office Morning Report for Mar. 23, 2017
On Mar. 22, 2017 the Sheriff’s Office investigated 2 accident (s) and 4 complaint (s) Accidents 5:23 P.M. Ryan Hawthorne of Coshocton was traveling east on Cedar Street when he went off the left side of the roadway striking a house and then a vehicle. 6:42 P.M. Clayton Corder of Coshocton was traveling […]
Ridgewood school board congratulates music students and athletes
WEST LAFAYETTE – The Ridgewood Local School District Board of Education met in regular session March 20. The board, administrators and visitors were surprised by an impromptu performance by the Acapella Choir from Ridgewood Performing Arts Center. Two selections were performed and enjoyed. Choral Director Haley Evans directed the group. Commendation and congratulations were given […]

Johnson-Humrickhouse museum to host annual What Women Want
COSHOCTON – The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum will be offering a night out just for women featuring elegant cuisine and wine at What Women Want on April 22. What Women Want: A Night out Just for Women features a luxurious five-course dinner and a What Women Want auction of unique packages and exclusive experiences. The affair begins […]
Presentation at Roscoe to focus on flood of 1913
COSHOCTON – The Roscoe Village Foundation will host a free event featuring facts and photos of the flood of 1913 on Saturday, March 25. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Lock Landing located on the lower level of the visitor center. Dave Snyder, curator of the Walhonding Valley […]
Dorothy M. Lee
COSHOCTON – Dorothy Marie (Summers) Lee, 87, died Wednesday, March 21, 2017 at Coshocton Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Dec. 21, 1929 in Cleveland to the late Dewford and Mary Frances (Birch) Summers. She was a 1937 graduate of Warsaw High School, and she married Eugene Hosfelt in Feb. of 1950, who […]

March 22, 2017 Coshocton County Beacon
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Margaret Irene “Peggy” (McCormick) Ours
WEST LAFAYETTE – Margaret Irene “Peggy” (McCormick) Ours, 92, of West Lafayette, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Peggy was born in Huntsville, Ohio, on May 16, 1924, to the late William Boyd and Mary Day (Hover) McCormick. Peggy attended the Ohio State University, where she met the love of her life and future […]

Anna O. Temple
WEST LAFAYETTE – Anna O. Temple, 96, of West Lafayette, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at her residence following a short illness. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 25, 2017, at the Free Funeral Home Coshocton. Burial will be at the Coshocton County Memory Gardens. Friends may call one hour prior […]