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 May, 2022

Sabrena Weese
Sabrena Weese passed away on May 7th 2022, after a brief illness at OSU Wexner Medical Center. She was 56 years old. No matter how sick she was, she was always determined. When anyone else would have broken, Sabrena stay strong. Through her, we know what resilience and perseverance truly look like. There was no […]

May 12, 2022 Coshocton County Beacon
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Local Special Olympics bowler chosen for Team Ohio
Jacob LaVigne has been participating in Special Olympics for eight or nine years. He plays basketball, softball, golfs and bowls. This year, he was chosen as part of a four-person team to represent Ohio in the USA Games to be held in Orlando, Florida in June. Toby Collins, director of Special Olympics, said that she […]

Constance “Connie” Ann Tom
Constance “Connie” Ann Tom, age 77 of Coshocton, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2022. She was born on November 29, 1944 in Zanesville, Ohio to the late Dwight and Bonnie (Brown) Clossen. Connie graduated from Zanesville High School in 1963 and then married Roger Tom on December 28, 1963. Connie is a long time […]
The Pomerene summer program is all about puppets and wonder
Every summer Coshocton Public Library, Clary Gardens, Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, Roscoe Village and Pomerene Center for the Arts coordinate their fun educational programming. This year the Pomerene Arts invites families to join them in the artPARK on Main Street on Wednesdays, for morning or evening sessions of “if → then,” from June 1 — July 20. […]

CHS hires new boys basketball coach
James Herman was approved as the next head boys basketball coach at Coshocton High School during a special board of education meeting on May 4. Herman is a 1992 graduate of Indian Valley High School and a 1999 graduate of South Wesleyan University where he played basketball and baseball. Herman has more than 230 wins […]
Rick A. Davis
Ricky Allen Davis, 64, died Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born Feb. 20, 1958 in Millersburg to Myron E. Davis and Martha (Ames) Gilbert. He worked as a surveyor for Precision Geophysical in Millersburg, and for a short time at the former Clow Water Systems. He loved caring […]

Parade entry forms due
The Coshocton County Veterans Service Office is preparing for the annual Coshocton Memorial Day Parade. If you would like to participate, contact the Coshocton County Veterans Service Office, Monday thru Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 740-622-2313 or at the office located in the basement of the court house for an entry form. […]