The Scott Rose Memorial Fund has been established at Park National Bank. Scott was a 1986 graduate of Ridgewood High School and an avid Ridgewood Football supporter and motivator. Scott lost his courageous battle to melanoma on Aug. 22, 2021. As a way to honor and remember him a bronze football will be made with […]
Marching band season has been reduced to playing at home football games only, but that isn’t dampening the spirits of the high school musicians. “They are pretty excited and happy to just see each other again,” said Barry Hardesty, band director at Coshocton High School. “No matter what happens this year if you enjoy the […]
Ridgewood High School senior spring sports athletes didn’t get a chance to wrap up their careers, but their dedication to the orange and black is still being celebrated. Vinyls of the 17 students are now hanging in downtown West Lafayette. The project was coordinated by photographer and Ridgewood teacher Justin Seibert, school and village officials, […]
The gym at Ridgewood Middle School was full of people laughing at staff and students trying to stay on or lead donkeys that had little interest in Donkey Basketball. The event was held Feb. 19 and was a fundraiser for Ridgewood FFA. Jadyn Art is a junior and is the one who set up the […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – Nationwide Children’s Hospital will be at Ridgewood High School in the general assembly on Tuesday, Jan. 28, from 6 to 7 p.m. The community is invited to attend the discussion on the differences between normal teenage ups and downs and a mental health concern. Attendees also will learn the warning signs for […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – The Ridgewood High School boys’ baseball team is headed to the state semi finals. The Generals will play Canton Central Catholic at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 8 at Akron Canal Park. You can listen to the game on WTNS.
WEST LAFAYETTE – Coach Kirby Shivers recently resigned his position as head softball coach at Ridgewood High School to spend more time with his family. Shivers has dedicated the last 25 years to Ridgewood’s softball program (21 years as head coach and four years as an assistant) tirelessly devoting his time to build the program […]
COSHOCTON COUNTY – If you once represented the Lady Generals or Lady Bears on the soccer field, grab your cleats and come on out for their upcoming alumni games. The third annual River View High School girls’ soccer alumni game will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 28, at the school’s soccer complex in […]
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Mitzie Lynn Reichelderfer, age 75, of West Lafayette passed away, Sunday September 25, 2022 at her home. She was born on June 25, 1947 in Millersburg, Ohio to the late Thomas Marlow and Jessie Maxine (Caton) Reiss. She was a graduate of Coshocton High School and went on to work 31 years at Pretty Products. […]
Elizabeth Ann (Sheppard) Gehrke
Elizabeth Ann (Sheppard) Gehrke, 92, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2022 surrounded by family. She was born January 7, 1930 in Coshocton to the late Earl and Helen (Burrell) Sheppard. Her family settled in Coshocton in the early 1800’s. After graduating from Coshocton High School in 1947, Liz worked at the Farmers Exchange. She married […]
Glenn Dale King, “Dale” to everyone who knew him, was unexpectedly called to perform maintenance on the hinges of the pearly gates of Heaven on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 while vacationing in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee with his wife and closest friends. Dale was born July 8, 1947 in Zanesville to Glenn William […]
Walter Ray Sharrock, age 71 of Coshocton, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2022. He was born on November 26, 1950 in Coshocton to the late Walter J. Sharrock and Merle (Windland) Snow.Walter graduated from Coshocton High School in 1967 and then joined the United States Navy from 1968 to 1971, serving his country proudly. […]
Funeral services for Ben Harvey Avery, age 81, of Wedowee will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 2:00 PM at Fellowship Baptist Church with Bro. Danny Geter officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery with Quattlebaum Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from […]
John Stanley Grossenbaugh, 72, of Coshocton passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at his home. He was born in Coshocton, OH on June 30, 1950 to the late John Eugene and Leah Esther (Dobson) Grossenbaugh. John graduated from River View High School in 1969. He was a Bunbury Operator at Pretty Products for over 30 […]
Sondra Jean (Holmes) Dunfee, 82, passed away Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. She was born March 6, 1940 in Fallsburg to the late Cary Loren and Geneva A. (Dillon) Holmes. She married Robert L. “Tob” Dunfee on June 23, 1963, who preceded her in death on Feb. 26, 2013. She worked […]