Archive for April, 2020

Meal distribution and remote learning continue for end of school year
With about a month of school left in the 2019-20 school year and the announcement this year will be completed remotely, the schools in Coshocton County are continuing strong. Coshocton City Schools has been utilizing Google Drive to post all of its work bag information and blizzard sheets for easy access for parents and students, […]

Nursing homes, assisted-living facilities protecting residents and employees
With strict isolation measures overtaking extended-care facilities and nursing homes, it can be a stressful time for not only care staff, but also residents. Many people have health conditions. They are away from family and many times isolated in their rooms and can’t socialize with others. Nina Colvin, administrator at Lafayette Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, […]

4-H program using digital platforms to move forward
Due to concerns related to COVID-19, all in-person 4-H programs were cancelled until July 6 this year. All 4-H summer camps were cancelled through August as well. “There is no more face to face, but they can still do their projects at home, which is one of the things they would be doing anyway,” OSU 4-H educator […]

Harold J. Guilliams Sr.
Harold J. Guilliams Sr., 82, of Coshocton passed away at his home on Wednesday April 29, 2020. Harold was born in Conesville, Ohio on January 15, 1938 to the late Martin and Elizabeth (Taylor) Guilliams. He served in the U.S Marine Corp from 1956-1962, was a truck driver for 32 years for Mineral Fiber and […]
John Bradford
John Bradford, 48, of Kimbolton passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. He was born in Coshocton on May 20, 1971. He was a graduate of Newcomerstown High School. He loved spending his time outdoors, fishing, hunting, grilling, camping, listening to music, and going on vacations with his family. […]
Robert J. Corder
Robert J. Corder, 64, of Fresno passed away at Coshocton Regional Medical Center on Wednesday April 29, 2020. Robert was born in Coshocton on June 24, 1955 to Fred and Olive (Richcreek) Corder. In his earlier years, he was a welder by trade, was also a nurse’s assistant for several nursing home and most recently […]

David Richard ‘Dick’ Babcock
David Richard “Dick” Babcock, age 82, of West Lafayette, passed away at his home on April 25, 2020 after a six month illness. Born in Isleta on June 28, 1937, the son of Walter J. and Thelma Isabelle (Neff) Babcock. On April 4, 1956, he married Nancy L. (Olinger) Babcock, who passed away on May […]

Betty Katherine (Hothem) Warren
Betty Katherine (Hothem) Warren, age 92, of West Lafayette passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. She was born in Fresno, Ohio on March 17, 1928 to the late John and Priscilla (Buser) Hothem. Betty married Jacob “Jake” Warren on December 26, 1945. She was a lifelong member of Bakersville Presbyterian Church, a member of […]