The West Lafayette-Ridgewood Alumni Association announced any Ridgewood senior graduating in 2021 can apply for a scholarship provided by the alumni association scholarship program. Three $1,000 scholarships will be awarded at the Ridgewood Awards Ceremony in May. Forms are available from Jill Collins at Ridgewood High School or the administration office at Coshocton County Career […]
The Ridgewood Local Board of Education held a budget hearing Jan. 7, at Ridgewood Elementary in the cafeteria with all members present. Treasurer Jay Tingle reported on the Tax Budget for Fiscal 2022. The organizational meeting followed. John Riebesell was elected president and Alan Folkert vice president. The oath of office was administered by Tingle. […]
The Ridgewood Local Board of Education met in regular session on Nov. 16, at Ridgewood Elementary in the cafeteria. A moment of silence was observed for the untimely death of Greg Mast, husband of staff member Penny Mast. Superintendent Mike Masloski gave commendations to Lexi Zimmer, RHS senior for her participation in the state golf […]
Ridgewood High School athletes started off their fall seasons with a brand-new field house. The building, which took about eight months to construct, features a weight room, locker room for the football teams and office for the football coaches and will have an indoor batting cage with turf. “This isn’t just for football,” superintendent Mike […]
The Ridgewood Local Board of Education met on July 17. Superintendent Mike Masloski announced commendations to all the summer employees for their hard work in the buildings and grounds this summer; The Block R organization for their hard work and dedication to the new athletic facility; and thanking the great staff and people of the […]
The Ridgewood Local School Board met in regular session on May 11. Superintendent Mike Masloski updated the board on the weekly instructional lessons the students are currently receiving. The online learning sessions have been going very well. The graduating class of 2020 were commended for their impending graduation. The senior parade was held on May […]
On April 22, second and third grade teachers from Ridgewood Elementary held a teacher parade through the streets of West Lafayette. The chief of police escorted the teachers as they drove around town with their cars decorated and honked their horns. Families were made aware of the route before the parade and a number of […]
The Ridgewood Local Board of Education met in regular session on Monday April 20, at Ridgewood Elementary School with all members present. Superintendent Mike Masloski gave the board an update of an example of the weekly instructional lessons compiled by Ridgewood Elementary, middle and high school teachers. The lessons are geared to engage the students […]
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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 […]
Sharon Marie (Welch) Moore, 75, of West Lafayette, passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021. She was born in Newark on August 10, 1946 to the late Clarance and Florence (Welch) Moore. Sharon graduated from Sacred Heart Catholic School and was an active member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was on the bereavement committee […]
Ronald Earl Lewis, 84, of Coshocton, passed away on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. He was born on Oct. 2, 1937 in Canton to the late Benjamin and Grace Elizabeth (Green) Lewis. Ronald graduated from Coshocton High School in 1956, and then served in the United States Navy. He retired from the Coshocton City Fire Department […]
Elderess Marcia Joan Coffman, 58, of Coshocton, departed this life on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. Born May 7, 1963, in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Marvin “Buddy” Fox and Elderess Iris Fox. She was married to her husband, Brother James “Jim” Coffman, for 40 years. Elderess Marcia was a member and […]