Arts & Entertainment
For more than 40 years, the Coshocton Hot Air Balloon Festival has been held at the county fairgrounds. This year, the festival will be Thursday through Saturday, June 5-7. This is a free event thanks to local sponsors. The festival will include kiddie rides, food vendors, craft booths, musical entertainment, children’s activities, fireworks, night glow […]
Sevan Garabedian will be traveling to Coshocton to research a very famous rock ‘n’ roll tour from 1959 that was called the Winter Dance Party Tour. It became infamous for the plane crash that killed some of its headliners on Feb. 3, 1959. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” were killed in […]
The ever-popular Chardon Polka Band will return to the artPARK on Friday, May 30. Tim Cohen will start the street dance party off at 7 p.m. with a free Polka crash dance class. Music starts at 8 p.m. In 2003, 16-year old Jake Kouwe was told there was no place for an accordion in his […]
Chasing Rainbows is part of A World of Color, this summer’s fun family learning program brought to you by Coshocton Public Library, Clary Gardens, Johnson Humrickhouse Museum, Roscoe Village and the Pomerene. Each Thursday at 10 a.m. May 29 – July 17, families coming to the artPARK, 325 Main St. in Coshocton, will explore color in […]
The Pomerene Center for the Arts announced its Dogwood Lunch Concerts, an annual event, with two years off for COVID, since 1985. This year’s scheduled events will be Tuesday through Friday, May 6-9 at noon. Tuesday, May 6 will feature the Coshocton High School jazz band and choir. Wednesday, May 7 will showcase the River […]
This summer Clary Gardens will be “Exploring the Colors of Nature” through its summer children’s program, in partnership with The Coshocton District Library, Historic Roscoe Village, The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, and The Pomerene Center of the Arts. The Clary Gardens summer series will focus on nature and outdoor education. Staff will host two classes on Tuesdays, […]
The Coshocton Community Choir, including auditioned singers traveling from nine Ohio counties, will share its spring concert, “In All Things, Love,” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 27, 2025, at Coshocton High School’s McKinley Auditorium. The concert, including the Coshocton Youth Chorale, The Coshocton Singers, The Roscoe Brass and other instrumentalists, will feature a selection […]
Ridgewood Performing Arts will be presenting Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Friday through Sunday, April 11-13. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. on April 11 and April 12 and at 2:30 p.m. on April 13. Tickets are $10 and are available at ridgewoodperformingarts.ludus.com and at the door. Music for the play is by […]
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Carolyn Woods, 78, of Coshocton passed away on Sunday, June 8, 2025 at Roscoe Gardens. She was born on April 27, 1947 in McArthur, Ohio to the late Marvin L. and Flora E. (Martin) England. She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and began her career as a nurse. She worked at Coshocton Reginal Medical […]
It is with great sadness that the family of James N. “Jimmy Jack” Ayers announce his passing on May 24, 2025, at the age of 92 years. His daughter Lorrie was his caretaker for the last several years, and then James moved to Florida in 2024 to live with his daughter and son-in-law, at which […]
Helen Marie Kimball, 90, of Fresno passed away Thursday, June 5, 2025 at home. Born January 12, 1935 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Emery and Winona Belle (Davis) Poling. She was a graduate of Victory High School, Adamston, WV. Helen later worked quality control at Allied Baltic Rubber […]
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Donald Eugene Ames on June 3rd, 2025, at the age of 80 following a years-long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Don was born in Coshocton, Ohio on November 10, 1944 to Pete and Garnet Ames. Don leaves behind his loving wife of 58 years, Cheryl […]
Steven Stanton, 74, of Nashport, passed away on Thursday June 5, 2025 at home. He was born on February 4, 1951 in Coshocton to the late William E. and Betty (Jones) Stanton. He was a graduate of Centerville High School. In his working years, he was a member of the Union Local #495 Plumbers and […]
Terry Darr, age 55, of Coshocton passed away unexpectedly on June 6, 2025 at his home. He was born on November 6, 1969 in Coshocton to the late William “Bill” Erman and Joann (Wiggins) Erman, who survives. He was a 1989 graduate of River View High School and attended Zane State where he earned his […]
Deborah Ann “Debbie” (Landon) Sampsel, 66, died Friday, May 30, 2025 at the Cleveland Clinic. She was born Sept. 29, 1958 in Millersburg to the late Paul L. and Lillian E. (Smith) Landon. She loved watching and reading mystery stories, painting, and taking care of her home. Her grandchildren were very important to her, and […]