EducationWEST LAFAYETTE – The Ridgewood Local School Board met in regular session on July 17 with all members present. The meeting was called to order and the Pledge of Allegiance was given. Treasurer Jay Tingle gave the financial report. It was then approved by the Board. A donation of musical instruments was accepted from Alex […]
COSHOCTON – Winners of four adult or “non-traditional student” scholarships have been announced by the Coshocton Foundation. Renee Hardesty was awarded the $2,000 Jones Metal Products Company Scholarship. She is a student at Central Ohio Technical College pursuing an Associate Degree in business administration. The Jones Metal award was created in 2013 to honor the […]
COSHOCTON – Head Start and Early Head Start is enrolling now for the fall 2017-2018 school year. They are a federally-funded community based program that supports low income families starting with pregnant moms, infants, toddlers and preschoolers from the age of 3 to 5 years old. Head Start is geared to help with school readiness, […]
WARSAW – The River View Board of Education met on June 28 for a special meeting. Several agenda items were approved including: Approved the recommendation to change the secretary calendar for Lisa Crawford, Conesville secretary, from 206 days to 200 days; approved the recommendation to move Sarah Lindsey, high school physical education teacher to the […]
COSHOCTON – There will be several new faces at Sacred Heart School to welcome students to the 2017/2018 school year and a few staff members will be taking on new roles. Heading up the staff will be Principal Mary Kobel who is replacing Mary Stenner who retired. Kobel has taught at the school for 10 […]
COSHOCTON – If it wasn’t for the children’s movie “Madagascar” many of us would never have heard of the island country off of the southeast coast of Africa. Recently, 19-year-old Sydney Ringenberg traveled there to work as a dive master and research assistant intern. She admits she didn’t know anything about the country until she […]
COSHOCTON – Olivia Slaughter is pictured embracing a Coshocton Opportunity School staff member after receiving her diploma. The opportunity school held its graduation ceremony on May 24 in Coshocton High School’s McKinley Auditorium. Thirty-four students graduated from the school which meets at Coshocton High School from 2 to 7:30 p.m. and is a dropout prevention […]
COSHOCTON – Coshocton Elementary School students and staff spent the last few days of school showing of their talents. Pictured at top is Mandolin Mitchell playing the ukulele and at bottom are Christy Baylor and Amy Cox taking part in a staff dance to ‘N Sync’s “Bye, Bye, Bye.”
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Saundra Lewis, 76, of Coshocton passed away at her home on Sunday, May 11, 2025. She was born in Coshocton, OH on June 14, 1948 to the late Lorenza and Mildred (Moats) Fowler. Saundra was a member of the Coshocton Church of God. She worked as a Registered Nurse for 53 years. She was the […]
Harley Thomas “Tom” Gable, 85, formerly of Warsaw, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at the Oaks at Bethesda. Born on March 17, 1940, in Alliance, Ohio, Tom was the only child of the late Harve and Edna (Heacock) Gable. He was raised on the Heacock family farm near Sebring and went on […]
Paul Edward Arthur, 59, of Coshocton passed away on May 7, 2025. He was born on April 12, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Henry Daniel and Mary Ellen (Williams) Arthur. Paul was a member of the Full Gospel Temple church with his significant other, Catherine Hawk. He enjoyed the slow pace of a […]
Christina Dew Sturtz passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her loving family on May 8, 2025. Chrissy was born to Lois Mae and Myron Dew on February 23, 1952. She always said she could not have picked more perfect parents. She moved to Coshocton at the age of 14 from Massillon, Ohio, when […]
Robert Lewis Lawrence, age 75, of Newcomerstown, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2025. He was born on June 21, 1949, to the late John Lawrence and Virginia (Eaton) Bates. Robert attended Ridgewood High School and worked for Pontiac Motors, upholstered vehicles and he worked for Kurz-Kash Inc. in Newcomerstown before retiring. He was a […]
Renita S. Basiewicz, 61, of New Philadelphia, Ohio passed away on Monday May 5, 2025. Renita was born in Dennison, Ohio on January 19, 1964, to the late Chester and Mary Ann (Galbraith) Ankrom. She was currently working at Majora Lane Care Center in Millersburg, Ohio as a Physical Therapist Assistant. Renita is survived by […]
John Stephen “Steve” Miller passed away peacefully under hospice care on May 4, 2025 after coping bravely with major health issues for over a decade. Instead of complaining, he counted his blessings. Steve was born 6/30/44 in Coshocton to the late Oscar and Mildred (Wright) Miller. He was a graduate of Coshocton High School and […]