Coshoctonians for Peace and Equality invites you to a free Juneteenth Celebration on the Coshocton Court Square on Saturday, June 19, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Juneteenth, also called Freedom Day, celebrates the emancipation of slaves in the U.S. There will be a food truck and live music from Rece Jhordan. African American community members […]
COSHOCTON – Two and a half years ago, Jessica Paynter, a 2010 graduate of River View High School, attempted suicide for the second time. Outwardly, she had a happy life. Her boyfriend had survived a health emergency and she had a beautiful baby girl she adored. On that day, she was thinking about the twins […]
COSHOCTON – National Day of Prayer will be celebrated at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 5, at the Coshocton County Court Square. Praise and worship music begins at 6 p.m. There will then be a time of prayer, following that the entire Bible will be read in 15 minutes and then there will be a children’s balloon launch. […]
COSHOCTON – Since at least 1985 a Confederate Flag has flown on the court square in honor of a soldier from the south that died here and is buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery. On Monday, March 28 the Coshocton County Commissioners will meet with a man from Zanesville who would like that flag removed. Veterans […]
COSHOCTON — Our Town Coshocton is hoping to bring people out of their winter hibernation this weekend. “We wanted to do a winter event to get people out and do something fun,” said Ginny Mizer from Our Town Coshocton. The organization will host an ice carving festival from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, […]
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John William “Bill” Fox, 84, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, March 7, 2025 surrounded by his family. Born August 10, 1940 in Coshocton, he was the son of the late John H. and Edith R. (Hains) Fox. He was a 1958 graduate of Warsaw High School. He served in the US Air […]
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Glenn Lorenz, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, who departed this life peacefully on March 7, 2025, on his 99th birthday. Born on March 7, 1926, in New Bedford, Ohio, to the late John N. and Emma (Schweikert) Lorenz. Glenn lived a […]
Sandra Mae Burdge, 85, died Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. She was born March 25, 1939 in Bolivar to the late Raymond and Viola Pearl (Cross) Berentz. She was a member of the Seed Sowers Flower Club, loved to decorate her home and bird watching. She is survived by her husband, […]
Douglas “Doug” Alan Cushman, age 66, of Coshocton passed away on March 4, 2025. He was born June 1, 1958 to Hubert Jr. Cushman and Dorothy (Kempton) Ehrenberg in Coshocton, Ohio. Upon graduation from Coshocton in 1976, Doug had the opportunity to travel. He lived several years in the Cayman Islands as well as London, […]
Diane Lena (Welker) Blubaugh, 76, died Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at Altercare Majora Lane in Millersburg. She was born Nov. 20, 1948 in Batavia, NY to the late Elsworth and Doris Welker. She worked at Heath Consulting for 6 years, and later became the first woman to work in Ohio for Columbia Gas, where she […]
Charles E. “Gene” Leigh, beloved husband, father, and friend, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at home surrounded by his family. Born on July 27, 1946, in Danville, Kentucky, Gene touched the lives of many throughout his years and will be deeply missed by all who knew him. A proud graduate of Coshocton […]
Mary Jane Thomas, aged 84, passed away on March 4, 2025, at home with her loved ones. Born on October 14, 1940, in Coshocton to the late, Ambrose and Mary (Marie) Scott Cognion. She graduated from Sacred Heart School in Coshocton in 1959. After school, she worked for 31 years at Pretty Products. After her […]