The Keep America Beautiful organization has an initiative every spring called the Great American Cleanup. Marking its 22nd year in 2020, the initiative inspires people to take action every day to improve and beautify their communities in nearly every way possible. You can join the conversation by following #DoBeautifulThings on Twitter and Instagram or by liking […]
COSHOCTON – The annual “Great American Cleanup” is scheduled for March 20. This project is the country’s largest community improvement project with more than 20,000 communities participating each year. As part of the Keep American Beautiful organization (KAB.org), this national program engages over five million volunteers to take action in their communities each year to […]
COSHOCTON – Disposable battery and cell phone drop-off sites are now available for the public to use throughout Coshocton County. Program Manager Jeff Wherley from the Coshocton County Recycling & Litter Prevention Office said the sites are at no cost to use for all disposable batteries brought by the public. “I have had requests for […]
COSHOCTON – It is so great to have a local company willing to help the community with its services. In this case, it’s Waste Parchment. Waste Parchment is based out of Millersburg, but owned by Coshocton resident Rocky Smith. It specializes in recycling textbooks from area schools. According to Mark Hoxworth, plant manager, they have […]
COSHOCTON – Jeff Wherley from the Coshocton County Recycling & Litter Prevention office is working hard to help businesses find a new place to recycle their paper products now that WestRock is closing. “I am working with some different business and trying to find a possibility,” he said. “We have to find a business to […]
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Charles Warren, 87, of Fresno passed away Thursday, March 4, 2021 at his home. He was born in Fresno, Ohio on Aug. 23, 1933 to the late William C. and Marie (Klein) Warren. Charles graduated from Keene High School and went on to serve in the United States Army. After the military he worked at […]
Irvin H. Diller, 77, of West Lafayette Died on Thursday, March 4, 2021. He was born on July 24, 1943 in Orrville to the late Ira and Beulah (Brenner) Diller. Irvin enjoyed fast cars, motorcycles and taking trips to Colorado. He never met a stranger. Along with his parents, he is preceded in death by […]
Lola Irene Endsley, 100, of Coshocton, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. She was born on April 2, 1920 in Warsaw, Ohio, to the late Everett and Margaret (Ashcraft) Foster. Lola was a graduate of Warsaw High School. On Feb. 14, 1946, after World War II Lola married Lister Endsley who preceded her in […]
Donovan “Don” L. Shivers, 74, of Coshocton passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021 at the Morrison Hospice House in Zanesville, Ohio. He was born in Dennison, Ohio on November 17, 1946 to the late Leroy and Jeanne (Huff) Shivers. Don graduated from West Lafayette High School and Rio Grande University with a bachelor’s degree in […]
Joan Grace Schlegel, 94, of Coshocton died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 at her residence. She was born Nov. 29, 1926 in Wheeling, WV to the late Robert Denley and Olea Marcella (Kasun) Johnston. She was a member of the Coshocton Presbyterian Church, Friends of the Museum, Jr. Woman’s Club, Pink Ladies, and various Bridge Clubs. […]
John L. Dovenbarger, 80, of West Lafayette, Ohio passed away at Lafayette Pointe Nursing Home in West Lafayette on Saturday Feb. 27, 2021. John was born in Morgan County on October 20, 1940 to the late Alfred and Alta (Cain) Dovenbarger. He graduated from Conesville High School, had worked at AEP Conesville Power Plant in […]
Shirley Pearl Foster, 63 of West Lafayette, passed away on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 following an extended illness. She was born Feb. 22, 1957, in Coshocton, Ohio, to the late Harry Ray and Elma (Darr) Carnes. She graduated from River View School in 1975 and worked at Burger Chef, Turner Hardware, then worked as a […]