With happy tears Kyra Weaver was crowned 2021 West Lafayette Homecoming Queen at Burt Park, Thursday evening, July 29, at the 73rd homecoming festival. “I was junior queen in 2017 and third attendant in 2015 but I had not run for queen yet,” she said. “This is my first year for trying out and I […]
The 73rd Annual West Lafayette Homecoming Parade will begin Friday evening at 7 p.m. on July 30. The theme this year is Down on the Farm. Wendell Waters with his wife Marcia from WenMar Farms will be Grand Marshall of the homecoming parade. They have farmed in the area for many years and in 2017 received the […]
The 2019-2020 West Lafayette Homecoming Queen Destiny Sesser recently donated toys from her Sensory Toy Drive to The Flight School at CBHC. Sesser collected donated toys as part of her community outreach while serving as homecoming queen. The Flight School, a part of CBHC, provides counseling services for children and their families. Sesser said, “Having […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – Destiny Sesser knew right away that her West Lafayette Homecoming Queen service project would be to raise awareness for autism. “Two of my little cousins were diagnosed with autism when they were 3-years-old and the other when she was just 18 months,” Sesser said. “Being a part of their lives, watching them […]
COSHOCTON – Kyra Weaver has a passion for helping children so she used her West Lafayette Homecoming Court community service project to help foster children in our community. On June 22, Weaver, who is the junior queen, donated 54 individually decorated duffel bags to Coshocton County Job and Family Services. Each bag included a stuffed […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – The West Lafayette Homecoming Festival will be held July 28-30 this year and the theme is Coal Was King. Three days of fun are planned for people of all ages. Thursday, July 28 5 p.m. – Eat stand opens – limited menu Carnival rides open by Albanese Amusement Inc. 6 p.m. – Queen […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – The 69th annual West Lafayette Homecoming will be Thursday, July 28 through Saturday, July 30 and will pay special tribute to Coshocton County coal miners with the theme, “Coal is King”. “Sam Bennett came to a chamber meeting and talked about the coal miner memorial and someone said, that would make a […]
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Nancy C. Hale, 85, passed away on Oct. 21, 2021, in her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on Jan. 7, 1936, in Coshocton to the late Robert and Lucy (Jones) Richcreek. She was a graduate of Roscoe High School. On Aug. 31, 1956 (65 years), she married Wilbur Hale, who survives. She […]
Jill McFarland Klocek, 57, died on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, at the Salem Regional Medical Center. She was born to John and Lillian Nadine (Butler) McFarland in Cooperdale in 1964. She graduated from River View High School in 1982 and was also a graduate of Bowling Green University in 1986, and then obtained her Master’s […]
Raymond Russell Goodwill, 75, of Fresno passed away Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville due to injuries sustained from a car accident. He was born in Coshocton, on Feb. 10, 1946, to the late Mary Alice (Bicker) Patterson. On July 12, 1969, he married Charlotte (McRoberts) Goodwill, who survives. He retired from […]
Martha Ann (Lowery) Young, 87, of Warsaw, passed on Oct. 17, 2021, following a recent fall and complications after surgery at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. Born June 2, 1934, to the late Clay M. and Nell G. (Swigert) Lowery of Coshocton, Martha and her husband the late Albert L. Young were married Oct. 18, 1952. […]
Mary “Jenny” Virginia Vernon, 92, of Coshocton passed away Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, at Windsorwood Place. She was born in Mt. Perry, Ohio on Aug. 6, 1929 to the late Jesse and Jessie (Kirkbride) Flynn. Jenny attended the Roscoe United Methodist Church and was a Pink Lady for 11 years. She had previously worked for […]
Alice “Betty” Howell, 87, of Fresno passed away Friday, October 15, 2021 at her home. She was born in Coshocton, Ohio on September 23, 1934 to the late Ralph and Mona (West) Henry. Betty was a 1952 graduate of Roscoe High School and was a member of the Coshocton Christian Tabernacle Church and TOPS 506. […]
Dennis A. Thompson, 64, of Coshocton passed away at the Morrison House Hospice in Zanesville on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. Dennis was born in Coshocton on June 6, 1957, to the late Francis and Alma (Wilden) Thompson. He graduated from Coshocton High School in the class of 1975. Dennis was a volunteer fireman for the […]
