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 June, 2022
Special events planned in Downtown Coshocton
Saturday, June 25 will be a busy day in Downtown Coshocton. Our Town Coshocton and the Coshocton Art Guild will be holding the first Off the Walk: Art and Artisan Pop-Up Market during the day and a concert that evening. The art market will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with artists set up […]
Chicken BBQ and tractor pull held in Bakersville
The Bakersville Volunteer Fire Department held a chicken barbecue on June 18. There was also a dead weight tractor pull that was hosted by the Bakersville, Ohio, Tractor Pullers Association. Chris Everhart, part of the pulling committee for the park, said about 38 tractors had entered the pull so far. The committee usually holds two […]
Ross Edgar Shaw
Ross Edgar Shaw, 88, a former resident of Warsaw, passed away June 6, 2022, at Danbury Senior Living in Millersburg, Ohio. Some knew him as “Ross,”while family and close friends called him “Edgar.” He was born March 21, 1934, to Alice Mae Williamson and Ross Davis Shaw on his grandparents, Charles Hayes and Selma (Scheibe) […]
Robert G. Head
Robert G. Head, 85, of Coshocton, passed away on June 12, 2022, in the loving arms of his wife, Gloria. Bob was born on Aug. 30, 1936, to the late Fait and Anne (Zilka) Head. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in Dundalk, Maryland from the age of two. Bob graduated from Dundalk […]
Richard D. Baumgardner
Richard D. Baumgardner, 89, of Coshocton passed away on Friday June 17, 2022, at The Ohio State University Medical Center. He was born in Coshocton on October 26, 1932, to the late Ralph D. and Lilly Baumgardner. Richard graduated from Coshocton High School in the class of 1950 and retired as a Mill Operator at […]
Melenke publishes first book
Lucy Bryan Melenke has published her first book, “In Between Places: A Memoir in Essays.” In her late 20s she was between two significant life experiences. Her marriage was over and her father had passed away due to cancer. She found herself losing faith. She was searching for the meaning of life, trying to feel […]
June 16, 2022 Coshocton County Beacon
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Chicken barbecue and tractor pull planned
The Bakersville Volunteer Fire Department will have a chicken barbecue on Saturday, June 18, at the Bakersville Community Park, State Route 751 in Bakersville. Serving starts at 4 p.m. The menu includes: Half chicken, applesauce, potato salad, drink, and dessert. There also will be a dead weight tractor pull hosted by the Bakersville Ohio Tractor […]
