I live with my beautiful wife Nancy on a small farm just outside Coshocton. We have been married for thirty two years and have two grown children, Jessica and Jacob. Jessica is married to Aaron Mencer and they are employed with Coshocton City Schools. Jacob is a sophomore at Kent State University. I graduated from River View High School, have a Bachelor’s Degree from North Carolina Wesleyan University and am actively involved with the Roscoe United Methodist Church, serve on several local committees and am a member of the Coshocton Kiwanis Club, having served as Past-President. I love reading, especially military thrillers, the Civil War and history in general. My goal is to write a novel. My wife and I are also AdvoCare distributors and encourage anyone wanting to lose weight, gain energy and better health to explore AdvoCare at our website; www.fortunes4advocare.com. I love the media field, innovative technology and have worked in newspapers for over 30 years – in fact, my first job was delivering newspapers. The Beacon is a dream made possible by the support of this community and a great team. I hope to continue serving Coshocton County for many years.
That’s what it looked like to me – the Buckeyes maybe ate too much Thanksgiving turkey and stuffing. Brilliant at times, lethargic when it mattered. Apparently TTUN just wanted it more. Serious fans have already crunched all the numbers and know that the Buckeyes still have an outside chance to make the four-team playoff – […]
It’s like going from one form of punishment to another – while still enduring the first punishment. I thought we typically had a few days of respite between the political “vote for me” commercials and the onslaught of Christmas television commercials that started this past weekend. Are these starting a bit early this year? Or […]
I’m referring to the newest miracle on the shores of Lake Erie. Certainly not the Browns. The Cleveland Guardians are the darlings of the diamond – having surprised everyone but themselves and their coaches. And probably a few fans too. As I write this (Monday morning, Oct. 17) the Guardians are headed to the Bronx […]
Sure, that’s quite a lengthy headline for a subject that’s familiar to everyone in Coshocton County. It’s exciting to see the calendar flip to September and even more so as we hit the autumn season. We’re so fortunate that our county fair is the next to last fair in the state with only Fairfield next […]
I know that many of you will agree that a favorite time of year in Coshocton County is the fall season. With one week to go on the calendar before it is “officially” fall, it’s time to recap why I consider fall my favorite time to be in Coshocton County. There is only one not […]
I dare ya to say that three times real fast – in fact, I double dog dare ya! Yes, I know. That is a breach of etiquette and of course, I know how to spell “you.” I just chose the shorter option. I am referring to the most recent statistics posted on inflation – they […]
Summertime that is. As my wife shared something with me yesterday from an author that we both enjoy reading, “the days are long, but the months, years and decades are short.” They sure are. June – gone. July – only a few days remain when you read this. It seems that school starts at the […]
The Coshocton County Farm Bureau held its annual meeting at Schumaker Farms on Monday evening, July 25 with a catered meal of meatballs, cheesy potatoes, salad, corn on the cob, rolls, beverages and cookies. Kayla Durbin, current president of the Coshocton County Farm Bureau, called the meeting to order following dinner and asked members to […]
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Delores Blanche (Riggle) Lent, 90, of Coshocton passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022 at Alter Care of Coshocton. She was born in Nashport, Ohio on May 29, 1932 to the late Clark and Mildred (Everhart) Riggle. Delores married Fredrick Allen Lent in 1952. She quit school to go to work. She was a devoted military […]
James Michael “Mike” Bachman, age 72, of Fresno, passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2022, following an extended illness. He was born on December 17, 1949, in Coshocton to the late James and Donna (Fisher) Bachman. Mike graduated from River View High School in 1968 and was a farmer on his family’s farm and worked at Pretty […]
Elmer R. Wright, 90, of Coshocton passed away at Lafayette Pointe Nursing Home on Tuesday November 29, 2022. Elmer was born in Greenville, Kentucky on January 4, 1932, to the late William E. and Grace (Evitts) Wright. In his early years, he was a Farmer, worked at Peabody Coal Company and owned a Sharpening Shop […]
Judy Patricia (Howard) Adams, 69, of Warsaw, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, November 28, 2022 at Coshocton Regional Medical Center. She was born in Evarts, Kentucky on September 16, 1953 to the late Tesco and Arkey (Cornett) Howard. She and her family relocated to Coshocton in January of 1962; where she remained […]
Harvey Kent Lipps, 74, died Monday, Nov. 28, 2022 at his residence. He was born Feb. 16, 1948 in Weston, WV to the late Roscoe Harvey Lipps and Juanita Lucille (Francis) Marks. He was a proud Veteran, having served in the US Army in Vietnam from 1967-1970. He married Sandra Sue (Shetler) Lipps on Dec. […]
Marian Rochelle Stephen, 60, departed the earth for her heavenly home with Jesus on November 28, 2022 surrounded by family at her home. She fought a hard fight against liver cancer for nearly two years. Marian was born in Cambridge, Ohio to the late Wayne Warne and Phyllis Rippith (Koons). In January of 2011, she […]
Esther Irene Freshwater, 94, of Mount Vernon passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2022 at Country Court Nursing Home in Mount Vernon. She was born on April 27, 1928 in Muskingum County to the late Wilbur and Velma (Baughman) Untied. She worked at Essex Wire in Zanesville, Ohio Plastic in Frazeysburg, she was a cook at Harrod’s […]