All of you fishermen/fisherwomen out there may be interested to know there is a new bait store only five minutes from Wills Creek. As most people know, the Wills Creek Dam area offers great fishing and Tucks Bait & Tackle has everything you need. They have live bait, fat head minnows, crawlers, and wax worms, […]
In 2000 John “Smoke” Sikora decided to turn his dream of running a bait shop into a reality. A little bit of green paint and three shelves later Smoke’s Bait Shop was born. The shop recently opened for its 20th season in the garage behind Sikora’s home at 309 N. 11th St., two houses behind […]
COSHOCTON – The 2018 Coshocton Kids Fishing Derby will be held at Lake Park on Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event is sponsored by the Coshocton County Sportsmen Association, in conjunction with the Coshocton City and County Park District, Friends of the Parks, and the ODNR Division of Wildlife. This will […]
COSHOCTON – The cold temperatures didn’t keep away the county’s smallest fishermen on May 6. The Coshocton County Sportsman’s Association’s annual fishing derby was held at Lake Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The lake was surrounded by kids and their parents trying their luck at catching the biggest fish. Bob Bigrigg is the […]
COSHOCTON – Tanner Ward’s dad, Tim, taught him fishing as soon as he could walk and Tim continues to be Tanner’s favorite person to go fishing with. Recently, that love of fishing helped him out-fish many two man teams and qualify to fish in the National Bassmaster College Series Tournament to be held in August […]
COSHOCTON – There is a fast growing sport in the United States today. That sport is tournament bass fishing at the high school and college level. The nice thing about this sport is that boys and girls can enjoy it and enjoy it the rest of their lives too. Tim Ward started the high school […]
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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 […]