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Catherine Elizabeth “Betty” Magness

Catherine Elizabeth “Betty” Magness

| October 11, 2024

Catherine Elizabeth “Betty” Magness, 101, passed away Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, at Lafayette Pointe Nursing Home in West Lafayette. She was born on Sept. 30, 1923, in Coshocton County to the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Roahrig) Balo. She graduated from Conesville (Jefferson) Rural High School in 1941. During WWII she worked at Firestone in Coshocton […]

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Coshocton Public Health District welcomes new health commissioner

Coshocton Public Health District welcomes new health commissioner

| October 10, 2024

Kristina Bell was appointed health commissioner for the Coshocton Public Health District on Sept. 23. With over 30 years of experience in public service, she spent the past 16 years working for the Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department in Zanesville. During her tenure at ZMCHD she led numerous community initiatives in community and school health education, […]

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Elizabeth M. Young

Elizabeth M. Young

| October 9, 2024

Elizabeth M. Young, 74, of Coshocton passed away at Majora Lane Care Center in Millersburg on Saturday October 5, 2024. Liz was born in Coshocton on December 18, 1949, to the late Raymond J. & Kathleen May (Young) McIntyre.  She graduated from River View High School in 1968 and retired from Kraft Foods in Coshocton […]

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Irwin R. Gibson

Irwin R. Gibson

| October 9, 2024

Irwin R. Gibson, 99 and nine-months, of Coshocton passed away Monday October 7, 2024, at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville with his loving family by his side. He was born in Marion, Ohio on January 10, 1925, to the late Harry A. and Emma Jane (Johnson) Gibson. On June 7, 1947, he married the love of […]

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Meet April Johnson from the leadership class of 2025

Meet April Johnson from the leadership class of 2025

| October 9, 2024

April Johnson is a Coshocton County native with both sides of her family deeply rooted in the county.  She lived in Coshocton until first grade when her family moved to West Lafayette.  A 1998 graduate of Ridgewood High School, Johnson played volleyball and basketball and was in Teen Institute, an “antidrug/Prom Promise” type of program. […]

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Coshocton Art Guild shares upcoming events

Coshocton Art Guild shares upcoming events

| October 8, 2024

The Coshocton Art Guild will host its October open mic night on Monday, Oct. 21, in the community room at 637 Chestnut St. in Coshocton. Local singers, songwriters, musicians, poets, and comedians are invited to perform three songs or 15 minutes of material. Family friendly, everyone is welcome, free to attend and participate. Performers sign […]

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Beverly Ann Bookless

Beverly Ann Bookless

| October 7, 2024

Beverly Ann Bookless, 88, of Coshocton passed away on Wednesday October 2, 2024. Bev was born in Coshocton on August 13, 1936, to the late Eldred and Evelyn L. (Clough) Young. She retired from Pretty Products after working for thirty years, was a member of the Coshocton Eagles for fifty two years and a member […]

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Mary Louise Guthrie Bowers

Mary Louise Guthrie Bowers

| October 7, 2024

Mary Louise Guthrie Bowers, 88, of Coshocton passed peacefully at her home on Thursday, October 3, 2024. She was born on September 10, 1936 in Warsaw to the late Lawrence and Evelyn (Saylor) Guthrie. She married her first husband, Clarence Longstreth who passed away in 1954. She married her second husband, Robert Bowers in 1956, […]

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