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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Charlotte Henderson, 70, of Stow formerly of West Lafayette passed away Monday April 5, 2021 at her home. She was born in North Olmsted, Ohio on October 12, 1950 to the late Harry P. and Helen (Marcin) Beck. Charlotte attended St. Richards Church through grade school and graduated from North Olmsted High School in 1968. […]
Dudley “Ray” Wilson Sr., 86, of Warsaw passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at his home. He was born in Kenova, West Virginia to the late Henry Maxwell Wilson and Ruth (Brumfield) Perry. Ray was a volunteer firefighter and a store manager for Cumberland Farms in Seminole, Florida for many years before moving to Ohio. […]
Richard Allen Stubbs Sr., 72, of Coshocton, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021 at the Morrison House, Zanesville, Ohio after an extended illness. Born Oct. 21, 1948 in Coshocton, he was the son of the late Robert and Yealldain (Mullins) Stubbs. Richard served honorably in the United States Army in Vietnam. He is survived by […]
Lucy Jo Baumgardner passed away on April 5, 2021 at Windsorwood Place in Coshocton. She was born on May 11, 1923 to the late Dale W. Dye and Keziah Day Dye of Meigs County. Lucy Jo married C. Chester Baumgardner on October 1, 1950. Chester preceded her in death on January 24, 2007. Three siblings […]
Norman Tennis Pyles, of Warsaw passed away on Monday, April 5, 2021 at SKLD of New Lexington. He was born on March 29, 1933 in Parkersburg, WV to the late Harvey Wesley Pyles and Alta Meta (Kieffer) Pyles. He served honorably in the Unites States Air Force from 1952 to 1956 and earned several citations. […]
Timothy Lee Goodrich, 34, of Coshocton passed away on Thursday April 1, 2021. Tim was born in Coshocton on December 31, 1986. He graduated from Coshocton High School in the class of 2005 and was currently working for McWane Ductile. Tim was an avid outdoorsman, he treasured spending time with his son Javen, family and […]
James Lester “Jim” Daugherty, 87, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville, surrounded by his family. He was born March 22, 1934 in Mill Creek Township to the late Robert H. and Bernice (Martin) Daugherty. He was a 1952 graduate of Keene High School, and later served in the US Army […]