Arts & Entertainment
The 51st candlelighting will be held in Roscoe Village on Saturday, Dec. 3 and Saturday, Dec. 10. The event is free and is a special way to begin the Christmas Season. The candlelighting ceremony begins at 6 p.m. at the main stage in the village and there are activities planned in the afternoon for everyone. […]
The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum announced the 2022 winners of The Mary Harris Prizes for non-fiction writing. This yearly competition, sponsored by Coshocton native Dr. Scott Butler, encourages the study and better understanding of Coshocton’s frontier history. It is open to persons of any age who reside or work in Coshocton County, including students whose permanent home […]
The Coshocton Planetarium, located on the fourth floor of Coshocton High School, will present the annual Christmas presentation, “Season of Lights,” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, Dec. 6, 8, and Monday and Wednesday, Dec. 12, and 14. “Season of Lights” traces the history of many Christmas traditions around the world, all of which […]
The Coshocton Community Choir recently welcomed 16 new members to its 100-voice choir as they prepare for the upcoming Christmas Festival Concert, Come, Let Us Adore, on Sunday, Dec. 4, at Coshocton High School. The new members include: Olivia Crouso, Mason Gano, Terri Phillips, Emily Blair, Dannan Stewart, Madison McWilliams, Colleen Schimmel, Cheryl Stevens, Bryan […]
The Coshocton Footlight Players present “The Hallelujah Girls” directed by Nathan Mayse and produced by Marsha Cusin. The production takes place over the span of a year in a small Georgia town. After the sudden death of a dear friend, a gutsy group of ladies commit to change their lives and realize their dreams. Sugar Lee Thompkins […]
Santa Claus will be arriving in Coshocton on Friday, Nov. 18. The Coshocton Fire Department will be carrying Santa at the end of the Our Town Coshocton’s Miracle on Main parade. The parade will leave the Coshocton County Fairgrounds at 5:30 p.m. and travel on Seventh Street to Main Street. Parade line-up will begin at […]
Ridgewood Performing Arts will present A Musical Theater Showcase Saturday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. A freewill donation to support Ridgewood Performing Arts students will be taken for admission (suggested donation $5-$10). This exciting musical showcase will feature current and past students from the Ridgewood Performing Arts program singing Broadway favorites. Special guest alumni will […]
Meet Me at the Museum will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 29 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum. Bring a lunch or enjoy some snacks on the museum as guests gather together and casually discuss a new topic each time they meet. The next program will be all about art in Coshocton. […]
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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 […]