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Coshocton farmer Steve Finton was recently honored among the nation’s highest-producing soybean farmers of his region in the 2020 Asgrow® National Yield Contest. Finton won the award with an impressive yield of 90 bushels per acre with Asgrow AG33X8 Brand. “Pushing the performance boundaries comes natural to these farmers and we could not be more […]
Eleanor Gail (Muller) Ford, 81, passed away Monday, April 19, 2021 at Lafayette Pointe Care Center, surrounded by family. She was born Aug. 17, 1939 in Shreve to the late Leroy L. and Medelon A. (Longstreth) Muller. She was a 1957 graduate of Coshocton High School. Eleanor married Ivan E. Ford on Dec. 29, 1956, […]
On April 19, the Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office took 19-year-old Blake A. Grewell a Coshocton resident, into custody in reference to the disappearance and death of 20-year-old Brianna Ratliff. During the investigation it was learned that Blake Grewell was a former friend of the victim. On April 20, Grewell, was charged with aggravated murder, an […]
Grover L. Chadwick, 85, of Coshocton passed away Monday, April 19, 2021 at his home. He was born in Newark, on Feb. 28, 1936, to the late Albert and Ava (Bechtel) Chadwick. Grover is survived by his wife, Geri (Means) Chadwick; children, John Chadwick, Molly (Chris) Balo, Penny Chadwick; stepchildren, Leslie Morgan, Kelvin (Brenda) Grimmett, […]
Diane Sue Laughlin, 65, of Warsaw died Sunday, April 18, 2021 at her residence. She was born Dec. 1, 1955 in Coshocton to the late Dale Wayne and Maxine Delores (Baab) Foster. She was a 1974 graduate of River View High School, a member of the Prairie Chapel United Methodist Church, she loved the outdoors […]
The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum is excited to announce the high school A Playground of Talent winners. Special thanks go to judges Shara Prindle of The Frame Shop and Rachel Hall of Hillbippie Clay and art teachers Carissa Dickerson (RHS), John Miller (CHS), Rodney Stein (RVHS), and Michelle Woodie (Coshocton Opportunity School). All submitted high school works […]
LeRoy Miller, 75, of Coshocton passed away Sunday, April 18, 2021. He was born in Quincy, IL to the late Ray and Ilah (Chandler) Miller on Feb. 28, 1946. LeRoy was an Army Veteran serving in the Vietnam War. He was a jack of all trades, he enjoyed doing carpenter work and was a talented […]
The regular meeting of the Ridgewood Local Board of Education met April 19, at West Lafayette Elementary School in the library. Commendations were given to Jeff Drennen Car and Truck Dealership and Circle K for supplying the district with PPE face masks. Participation in the Seamless Summer Program, where meals are provided during the summer […]
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Eleanor Gail (Muller) Ford, 81, passed away Monday, April 19, 2021 at Lafayette Pointe Care Center, surrounded by family. She was born Aug. 17, 1939 in Shreve to the late Leroy L. and Medelon A. (Longstreth) Muller. She was a 1957 graduate of Coshocton High School. Eleanor married Ivan E. Ford on Dec. 29, 1956, […]
Grover L. Chadwick, 85, of Coshocton passed away Monday, April 19, 2021 at his home. He was born in Newark, on Feb. 28, 1936, to the late Albert and Ava (Bechtel) Chadwick. Grover is survived by his wife, Geri (Means) Chadwick; children, John Chadwick, Molly (Chris) Balo, Penny Chadwick; stepchildren, Leslie Morgan, Kelvin (Brenda) Grimmett, […]
Diane Sue Laughlin, 65, of Warsaw died Sunday, April 18, 2021 at her residence. She was born Dec. 1, 1955 in Coshocton to the late Dale Wayne and Maxine Delores (Baab) Foster. She was a 1974 graduate of River View High School, a member of the Prairie Chapel United Methodist Church, she loved the outdoors […]
Cathy Lynn Courtright, 72, of Coshocton passed away Sunday, April 18, 2021 at her home. She was born in Coshocton on Sept. 7, 1948 to the late Timothy and Francis (Hosfelt) Crossley Sr. Cathy was a 1966 graduate of River View High School and worked for Annin Flag Company for more than 20 years before […]
Lillian (Janice) Akins,93, passed peacefully on April 13, 2021. She will be “Together Again” with her husband (Charles Akins) of 59 years. Janice was the daughter of Forrest & Lillian (Layland) Taylor. Janice was the true definition of a Lady. She worked for a short time at Coshocton Nat’l Bank. She then dedicated her life […]
Dennis L. “Denny” Wetzel, 52 of Springfield, OH, died Thursday, April 8, 2021, at his home, in Springfield, OH. He was born on Friday, Aug. 9, 1968, in Highland, IL, the son of David and Jessica (nee Sedlacek) Wetzel. He was raised in Alhambra and graduated from Highland High School in 1986. While serving in […]