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

Meet Jay Williams – Leadership Coshocton County Class of 2022
Jay Williams moved with his family to Coshocton from nearby Licking County when he was six. Always driven, Williams graduated from Coshocton High School in 1984, as a “three-year grad.” Seventeen years old and with no direction, Williams took the ASVAB (military entrance exam). With a high score, recruiters took an interest in him immediately, […]

Martin “Mick” Ray Baumgardner
Martin “Mick” Ray Baumgardner, 80, of Warsaw, passed peacefully on May 2, 2022, after a courageous journey with cancer. Born Jan. 19, 1942, in Coshocton, he was the son of the late Jack and Gertrude (Mencer) Baumgardner. A graduate of Roscoe High School, he received both his Bachelor of Science Degree in Secondary Education and […]

Thomas Allen Miller
Thomas Allen Miller, 74, of Coshocton, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2022. He was born in Coshocton on Sept. 2, 1947, to the late Kenneth R. and Ila (Casey) Miller. Thomas honorably served in the United States army from 1966 – 1972, and worked as an instrument control tech at AEP where he retired. […]

Maurita Jane Garber
Maurita Jane Garber, 65, of Fresno died Thursday, May 5, 2022, at the Truman Hospice House in New Philadelphia. She was born Dec. 6, 1956, in Zanesville to the late Walter and Elnora Ellen (Shellenbarger) Randles. She was also preceded in death by an infant brother. Maurita was a graduate of River View High School […]

Ethel Virginia Fawley Goss
Ethel Virginia Fawley Goss, 101, passed May 5, 2022, at Morrison Hospice House, Zanesville, Ohio. Ethel was born to Philip and Anna (Anderson) Fawley in Binghamton, NY, on Jan. 13, 1921. The Fawley family relocated to Auburn, NY to establish a printing business. Ethel suspended her education to care for her ailing father. This enabled […]

Fishing derby a hit with kids
The Coshocton County Sportsmen Association hosted the 30th annual Coshocton County Kids Fishing Derby on May 7 at Lake Park. There were five categories based on age: 3-6 boys, 3-6 girls, 7-12 boys, 7-12 girls, and 13-16 boys and girls. The event is always open to the public and it is free . There are […]
School-based driver education programs to begin
The Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center (MVESC), in collaboration with the Ohio Valley Educational Service Center (OVESC), is developing and implementing driver education programs across the region in 15 school districts. The program is designed to meet a need expressed by the districts, as well as address a significant barrier to student employment. Information from […]

Deanna K. McCloy
Deanna K. McCloy, 49, of Coshocton passed away at The Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Deanna was born in Coshocton on Sept. 16, 1972, to Bobby and Marjorie (VanSickle) McCloy. She loved spending time with her family and friends, caring for animals, fishing, outdoors, traveling and camping. She is […]