GovernmentWASHINGTON, DC – The House recently voted on H.R. 3172, the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, which repeals Obamacare and eliminates taxpayer funding of organizations that provide abortion procedures and increases funding for Community Health Centers to provide comprehensive health care for women. H.R. 3172 repeals the individual mandate, the employer mandate, the “Cadillac […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – On Thursday, Dec. 31, Mayor Jack Patterson of West Lafayette retired from his position after 24 years and Stephen Bordenkircher was sworn in as the new mayor. “I have enjoyed my time, but it is time for retirement and to get some other things done that I wanted to do,” said Patterson. […]
COSHOCTON – The Coshocton County Commissioners spoke with Rob McMasters, Coshocton County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director, at their Dec. 30 meeting in regards to getting a new vehicle for his agency. The vehicle EMA currently uses to drive to incidents, meetings and conferences is a 2000 blazer that has experienced several mechanical issues. “Two […]
COSHOCTON – Mother Nature seems a little confused lately, but if she ever decides to bring us winter the county and the city are ready for it. Coshocton County Engineer Frederick T. Wachtel said the county probably has 1,200 to 1,300 tons of salt in its possession right now. “We haven’t used any salt so […]
When terrorists attacked the streets and soccer stadiums of Paris, ISIS sent a clear message: They can strike in the West, far from the battlefields of Syria and Iraq. Their reach has increased, moving out from the Middle East and crossing the borders of Europe. The attack in France has once again shaken our allies. The French President […]
COSHOCTON – Your Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office is happy to announce that in cooperation with Papa Johns, officers will be performing “Kindness Stops” throughout the holiday season. Instead of traffic warnings, officers will be passing out gift cards for a free large one topping pizza at our local Papa Johns. We would like to thank […]
COSHOCTON – The Coshocton County Commissioners met with County Auditor Christine Sycks to discuss newly-installed county software that will import information for the Affordable Care Act that previously had to be manually updated. For 2015, each county employee who was eligible for insurance had to have their information keyed into the county’s system. This software […]
COSHOCTON – Sheriff Timothy Rogers and Lt. Dean Hettinger accepted a check for the amount of $12,500 from the Skelton family on Tuesday, Dec. 22 at the Pomerene, Burns, and Skelton office. “We have been blessed by the community and we strongly believe in giving back to Coshocton,” said Robert Skelton, who presented the check […]
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Kristopher S. Hains, age 38, of Coshocton, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024. He was born on April 18, 1986, in Coshocton, Ohio to Sandra (Crossley) Ungurean. Kristopher graduated from Coshocton High School in 2005. Kristopher was a very hard worker. He loved working with children and adults with special needs, working with them […]
Gregory M. Cox Sr., age 73, of Conesville, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2024, with his wife and beloved dog by his side. He was born on April 5, 1951, in Coshocton, to the late James F. and M. Wanetta (Whiteus) Cox Sr. He was a 1969 graduate of River View High School and […]
Jean Catherine “Kitty” Severance
Jean Catherine “Kitty” Severance, age 80 of Coshocton, passed away on April 24, 2024 at the Morrison Hospice House. She was born on May 27, 1943 in Huntington, WV to the late Charles and Frances (Gress) Brown. She attended Wahama High School in Mason, WV. She married her first husband, Larry Turley, and they had […]
James K. “Jim” Wright, 63, of Coshocton passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at his home. Jim was born on October 30, 1960 in Coshocton, Ohio to the late James A. and Barbara (McCoy) Wright. He retired from Ohio Fabricators and was a member of the Coshocton Eagles. In his younger years he enjoyed […]
Marjorie J. “Marge” Groff, 87, of Coshocton passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024, Riverside Manor in Newcomerstown. Marjorie was born in Newcomerstown on May 12, 1936, to the late Lawrence Samuel and Beatrice Susan (Schweitzer) Groff. Marge graduated from Newcomerstown High School in the class of 1953 and retired from Stone Container in Coshocton […]
Donald Rex Padgett, age 82, of Coshocton, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024. He was born September 6, 1941, in Linton, Indiana to the late John and Helen (Utterback) Padgett. Don graduated from Franklin College in Indiana. While living in Indiana, he worked in Insurance, owned two bakeries and worked as a mine construction […]
Jean C. Raber, 84, of Coshocton passed away at her home surrounded by family on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. She was born in Coshocton on August 16, 1939 to the late Vincent Francis and Laura (Hiser) Lauvray. After graduating from Sacred Heart High School, Jean worked at the County Home before marrying her husband, Noah […]