The topic for the 2019-20 Americanism Essay Contest was “What does freedom of speech mean to me.” There were six winners locally advancing to the district competition. The local competition was sponsored by Coshocton Elks Lodge #376. The Div. I winners (grade 5-6) were Lucy Baylor, Aiden Evans and Graysen Searls from Coshocton Elementary’s sixth […]
COSHOCTON – For more than 40 years, the Elks Hoop Shoot has been an annual event in Coshocton. This year’s competition was held on Sunday, Nov. 24 at Coshocton High School. Paul Bowman said he competed in the event when he was a kid and hopes that more kids will try the competition. “There used […]
COSHOCTON – A little bit of change can add up and go a long way. Every year the Coshocton Elks Lodge 376 sends coin banks out to members when it’s time to pay their dues. Five hundred to 600 of these are sent out and the goal is for each member to collect $3.65 worth […]
COSHOCTON – The local Elks lodge knows how important the youth of the community are and on Thursday, May 3, they celebrated several accomplishments of local students with a banquet and awards ceremony. Mike Wilson said, “We will be honoring youth of Coshocton County who participated in soccer and hoop shoot outs and the Elks […]
COSHOCTON – Colton Conkle’s competitive drive is taking him all the way to Chicago, Ill. for the National Elks Hoop Shoot. The 9-year-old Coshocton Elementary School fourth grader won the local competition in December 2016. From there he moved on to districts in Dover, state in Columbus and then regionals in Indiana. “I made it […]
COSHOCTON – On cold days this winter World War II Veteran Dick Scherer is able to warm up with a patriotic lap quilt he was surprised with during the holidays. Scherer’s quilt is just one of many that the Coshocton Canal Quilters make each year and are delivered with help from members of Coshocton Elks […]
COSHOCTON – Basketball is a sport Aaliyah Better loves to play and the Elks Hoop Shoot gives her the opportunity to show off her skills. The 2016 Elks Hoop Shoot was held Dec. 11, in the Coshocton High School gym. Any boy or girl age 8-13 was eligible to compete in the free throw shooting event. […]
COSHOCTON – The Coshocton Elks are giving out free smoke detectors to area residents thanks to a grant from the Elks National Foundation. Every resident in Coshocton County should have smoke detectors in their homes. These units can save lives and every house should have at least one in the kitchen, one in each bedroom […]
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Gwendoline “Gwen” Louie (Barke) Stotler
Gwendoline “Gwen” Louie (Barke) Stotler, 102, died on Sunday, November 28, 2021 surrounded by loving family. Gwen was born in Cheadle Heath, Stockport, UK on February 12, 1919—the eldest of three daughters. She is preceded in death by parents, George and Mabel Barke, sister, Babe Thompson, husband, Harold Stotler, and nephew, Jimmy Thompson. As a […]
Pearl Ann Snell, 71, of Coshocton, passed away Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. She was born on June 11, 1950 in Cambridge, Ohio to the late Robert and Martha (Sickles) Snell. Pearl was with her loving RHDD Family for 14 years; and enjoyed spending time with her cat, Maggie. She was very compassionate, loving, and full […]
Lois Kathryn (Thompkins) Jennings
Lois Kathryn (Thompkins) Jennings passed away Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 peacefully at her home. She was born June 27, 1926, in Coshocton, Ohio. Daughter of LeRoy E. and Clementine E. (Scheetz) Thompkins. Graduated from Coshocton High School, Class of 1944. She married William D. Jennings on March 18, 1945. He passed away Dec. 25, 2001. […]
Franklin L. Hill, 81 of Coshocton died Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, at Lafayette Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in West Lafayette. Frank was born to Frank and Nannie Hill in Wellston, Ohio. He graduated from Wellston High School where he excelled as a three-sport athlete and was later inducted into the Wellston High School Athletic […]
Shirley Jean Lauvray, 81, of Coshocton passed away surrounded by her family on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, at the Coshocton Regional Medical Center. She was born in Coshocton, on March 27, 1940, to the late Kenneth G. and Florence A. (Lumm) Murray. Shirley was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Coshocton and had […]
Zachary “Zack” Hardesty, 38, of Coshocton passed away on November 28, 2021 at the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, after a 30 year battle with kidney disease. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio on March 19, 1983. Zack was a graduate of Coshocton High School and had previously worked for Wal-Mart. He loved woodworking and […]
Ronald Leon Booth, 62, of Warsaw, Ohio died Friday morning, November 26, 2021 at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark, Ohio. Born August 29, 1959 in Newark, Ohio, he was a son of the late Roy L. and Stella (Evans) Booth and was a 1978 graduate of River View High School. Ronald spent years on the […]