Education
COSHOCTON – Thanks to Toby Collins, Macy Patterson and their amazing crew of volunteers, the gym at Hopewell School was transformed into Candy Land for the Coshocton County Board of Developmental Disabilities Prom on Friday, May 12. About 45 prom attendees chose to have a fancy dinner of either chicken or steak served to them […]
COSHOCTON – Coen Bible found Youth Health Day to be fun and helpful. “It’s been really entertaining and we’ve learned lessons on how to treat yourself and take care of yourself,” said the River View Junior High Student. All seventh graders in Coshocton County were invited to Youth Health Day on May 11 at Kids […]
COSHOCTON – Students who graduated from Union High School gathered on Saturday, May 6 at the Coshocton County Career Center for a catered dinner by Schumaker Farms and to reminisce about their alma mater. Hazel Crouthers went to New Guilford School, a two-room school house, until it closed. She began going to Union in 6th […]
COSHOCTON – Mackenzie Hudson has been involved with the American Red Cross for a long time. “It’s like a second family and fit right in with my senior project,” she said. Hudson is a senior at River View High School which started a senior project program with the class of 2017. The students were encouraged […]
NEWARK – Matthew Covic, 28, has waited for his college graduation day for 10 years. That day finally came on May 5 when Covic graduated from Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) with a degree in digital media design (DMD). However, without the help of the Park National Bank and Associates’ Next Generation Challenge scholarship this […]
COSHOCTON – Camp Invention, a nationally recognized, nonprofit summer enrichment camp program, is coming to Coshocton Elementary School June 12-16. Regional program sponsors include The Ohio Lottery, Honda of America Mfg., Inc., GPD Group Employees’ Foundation, Inc., and Simpson Family Donor Advised Fund of the Coshocton Foundation. For students entering kindergarten through sixth grade, Camp […]
WARSAW – River View High School’s Chamber Choir competed in the Ohio Music Education Association’s State Level Competition at Massillon Jackson High School on April 21, and earned a superior rating. This is the first time in school history that the choir has competed in Class A, and earned a superior rating at the state […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – The Ridgewood Local Schools Board of Education met in regular session on April 24. Tony Griffith, 529 E. Union Ave., West Lafayette, addressed the board on a personnel issue. The issue was referred to be submitted at the May meeting in executive session. Commendations and recognition were given to students and staff: […]
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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 […]