Thanks to Governor DeWine’s announcement that festivals and fairs can resume this summer, the Coshocton County Fair Board is making plans for a full fair this fall. The dates for the fair are Oct. 1-7. Mary Knicely, secretary/fiscal officer for the agriculture society, said, “We are very excited that it appears we will be able […]
At least one part of the Coshocton County Fair will be as normal as possible this year: the food. Fourteen food vendors will be at the Coshocton County Fairgrounds Friday, Oct. 2 through Tuesday, Oct. 6 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The vendors will be set up by the grandstand, and there will be […]
“I kept hoping and praying we could have our fair, but July 31, the rug got pulled out from under me,” said Jason Massie, Coshocton County Fair Board President. That was the day Governor Mike DeWine announced that no full county fairs would be allowed. This October, the fairgrounds will be bare, as there will […]
COSHOCTON – With the help of Yellow Bus Sales in Newcomerstown, the Coshocton County Fairboard was able to try a new idea to help promote area schools. The company donated four buses to the fairboard, which then invited Coshocton, Newcomerstown, Ridgewood, and River View high schools to have students decorate them for fundraising efforts. “Newcomerstown […]
COSHOCTON – For more than 30 years, the lamb lead show was a favorite of Nancy Porteus. She was a gifted seamstress and loved to create outfits from wool for the show. Sadly, Porteus passed away recently. The show on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at the Coshocton County Fair was a tribute to her memory. “The […]
COSHOCTON – Judge Brandy Kemmer asked the crowd in Hunter Arena to give everyone who competed for grand champion supreme showmanship a round of applause. “You all did amazing,” she told the competitors. All first and second place winners of showmanship classes of current year only were eligible to enter the contest held on Oct. […]
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COSHOCTON – Emma Anderson has been giving speeches at 4-H public speaking events for several years and her speech on Saturday evening, Sept. 28 at the Coshocton County Fair was number 15 and gave her the right of being a Master Speaker. Anderson, who is a senior at River View, said, “It’s really fitting that […]
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Gary LeRoy Bethel, 87, of West Lafayette passed away Friday, July 1, 2022 at his home. He was born in Glouster, Ohio on February 20, 1935 to the Otto and Garnett (DeLong) Bethel. Gary had previously worked in the coal mines, was a mechanist for King Cars, and Fairmont Foods of Coshocton before retiring. He […]
Dale Orin Shaw, 95, completed his life on this Earth on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at Signature Healthcare. He was born Feb. 23, 1927, in Coshocton to the late Clay and Mary (Corder) Shaw. Dale was a World War II Army Veteran, serving in Italy with the 350th Infantry, Company G, from June 1945 to […]
Roy Stephen Tipton, 65, of Coshocton passed away Monday, June 27, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by the love of his family. Roy was born on Feb. 2, 1957, in Harlan, Kentucky to the late Clifton “Hoover” and Betty (Miller) Tipton, who survives. He graduated from Coshocton High School in 1975, where […]
Steven Lee Hampton, 70, passed away on June 20, 2022. He was born on Dec. 7, 1951, in Coshocton to Herbert Lee Hampton and June (VanDusen) Miller. Steve was a 1970 graduate of Evergreen High School in Metamora. He played semi-professional football briefly in the Toledo area after graduating. Steve was an active member of […]
Charlene Lousie (Jolley) Knox, 77, died Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. She was born Dec. 28, 1944 in Cameron, IL to the late Hardin and Elizabeth Lousie (Mixer) Jolley. She earned an Associate’s Degree in both Computer Science and Accounting. She married Walter Lewis Knox on Oct. 13, 1963, who […]
James Dillino Allen, III, 81, died Monday, Sept. 27, 2021 in Fairfax, VA of Burkitt’s Lymphoma. He was born Dec. 7, 1939 in Coshocton to the late James Dillino Allen, Jr. and Beulah M. (Simmons) Allen. He was a 1957 graduate of Warsaw High School. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Mary […]
Jeanne Colleen (DeWitt) Frye, 88, passed away at the Lafayette Pointe Care Center on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Jeanne was born in Coshocton on February 6, 1934 to the late William and Cozetta (Shaw) DeWitt. She married Kenny Frye on July 11, 1987, who preceded her in death on Nov. 5, 2014. She was a […]