Community News

Windsorwood Place hosts tea party
Windsorwood Place hosted a tea party in honor of all mothers on May 9 for its tenants, families and friends. Kelbie Cameron the activity director at Windsorwood said, “We have a guest speaker Judy Elliot who is going to do a short little service with them and then we are just going to mingle. We […]

Chase rainbows at the artPARK this summer
Chasing Rainbows is part of A World of Color, this summer’s fun family learning program brought to you by Coshocton Public Library, Clary Gardens, Johnson Humrickhouse Museum, Roscoe Village and the Pomerene. Each Thursday at 10 a.m. May 29 – July 17, families coming to the artPARK, 325 Main St. in Coshocton, will explore color in […]
Kizy Flea Fest offers space for vendors
Open Space Event Center, located at 1148 Walnut St., will hold Kizy Flea Fests beginning Saturday, May 31 and continuing every Saturday in June. David Martin, son of Katherine Martin – a 75-year resident of Coshocton, purchased the building last year while home celebrating his mom’s 99th birthday. “She was excited I was moving home.” […]
Sports

Ridgewood golf hosting fundraiser
Ridgewood Golf Boosters is sponsoring the 26th annual Rick and Bernie Fisher Memorial Golf Scramble on Saturday, June 14 at River Greens Golf Course in West Lafayette. The cost is $260 for a four player team which includes green fees, cart and dinner. The 18 hole scramble will begin at 1 p.m. with a shotgun […]

Kids America hosts first college volleyball signing
On May 4 Kids America hosted its first college signing of four young women who are members of the Kids America Volleyball Club. Cari Bahmer, club director at Kids America said, “I have also coached these kids through the years whether it was at high school or here at Kids America. I am so proud of them. […]
Montgomery records big bass
Three Rivers Bassmasters held its first club tournament for 2025 with six members competing. The tournament was held at Buckeye Lake on April 12. Tournament results were first – Greg Montgomery, 1.19 lbs.; second – Herb Stevens, .92 lbs.; and big bass – Greg Montgomery, 1.19 lbs. Three Rivers Bassmasters is a local bass fishing […]
Opinion

Around the world in just a balloon
Those of us that are in a certain “age range” will recall the original 1956 movie, “Around the World in 80 Days” starring David Niven as the English inventor Phileas Fogg. The film was remade in 2004 and starred Steve Coogan as the inventor. The film was based on the Jules Verne classic 1873 novel […]

Coshocton County is rolling into the New Year
You can choose the wording but regardless of how you want to construct your sentence (I just got chills from thinking about sentence structure in high school) our community is on the move. New construction projects dot the landscape, businesses are opening, expanding, moving to new locations in both the public and private sectors. It […]
Squeezin’ the stuffins out
That’s what it looked like to me – the Buckeyes maybe ate too much Thanksgiving turkey and stuffing. Brilliant at times, lethargic when it mattered. Apparently TTUN just wanted it more. Serious fans have already crunched all the numbers and know that the Buckeyes still have an outside chance to make the four-team playoff – […]
Notices

Coshocton Community Choir to share Christmas concert
The 90-voice Coshocton Community Choir, including auditioned singers from 11 Ohio counties, will share its Christmas concert, “In Endless Light,” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8, at River View High School. The concert, including the Coshocton Youth Chorale, The Coshocton Singers, The Roscoe Brass and additional instrumentalists, will feature a selection of sacred choral […]
Sheriff Office Report for Nov. 3, 2021
The Sheriff’s Office investigated 1 Accidents and 6 Complaints. Accidents: Chris Winegar of Coshocton reported a non injury accident in the Wal-Mart parking lot. Complaints: A female reported an assault. A White Eyes Township Trustee reported damage to a property on Township Road 172. Marcia Hardesty of Coshocton reported vandalism in the 400 block of […]
Sheriff Office Report for Nov. 2, 2021
The Sheriff’s Office investigated 0 Accidents and 10 Complaints. Accidents: Complaints: Deputies responded to an overdose in the 500 block of North Oak Street in West Lafayette John Barker of Coshocton reported a stolen vehicle in the 1500 block of Adams Street Muskingum County Job and Family Services reported a sexual abuse case that took […]
Clubs & Organizations
America in Bloom launches national certification program
America in Bloom, a national non-profit organization, is proud to announce a new sustainability initiative sweeping across the United States recognizing exemplary gardens and landscapes in residential, commercial, educational, and public space properties. America in Bloom’s Gardens Across America program is a self-certification program honoring those properties that showcase environmental, sustainable, and civic beatification efforts […]
County board of DD info event planned
In honor of Developmental Disabilities Awareness month, ASK Autism and the Coshocton County Board of Developmental Disabilities will hold an informational event on Tuesday, March 11. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. and will be held at the Coshocton County Career Center. The CCBDD provides services to those with disabilities from birth through death. […]
OVHV planning golf scramble
Operation Veterans Helping Veterans will hold its annual golf scramble on Saturday, May 24 at Hickory Flats Golf Course. Registration is at 7:30 a.m. and the shotgun start is at 9 a.m. Cost is $200 per team and it must be prepaid. There will be a 50/50, door prizes, skins, and mulligans. Hot dogs will […]
E-Edition

May 8, 2025 Coshocton County Beacon
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May 1, 2025 Coshocton County Beacon
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April 24, 2025 Coshocton County Beacon
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