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Fairboard and CCBDD make fairgrounds more accessible

Fairboard and CCBDD make fairgrounds more accessible

Last year, the Coshocton County Board of DD received ARPA grant money that could be used to make the community more accessible to those with disabilities. With that in mind, those grants were used to purchase a large picture communication board and two adult changing tables to be placed at the Coshocton County Fairgrounds. The […]

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Entries needed for big tree contest

Entries needed for big tree contest

Entries for the annual big tree contest are now being taken by the Coshocton Soil and Water Conservation District. The contest is open to all species of trees growing on privately owned property in Coshocton County. Property line trees and trees growing on federal, state, or local government owned land are not eligible. Any person […]

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Fox Tank Company making $7.9M investment in Coshocton County

Fox Tank Company making $7.9M investment in Coshocton County

Fox Tank Company, a Texas-based leading provider of steel storage tanks and pressurized separation vessels for the oil and gas industry, is proud to announce the expansion of its manufacturing operation to the state of Ohio to accommodate its rapidly growing customer base in the Appalachian Basin region. In collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic […]

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Sports

Ridgewood golf hosting fundraiser

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 […]

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Kids America hosts first college volleyball signing

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. […]

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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 […]

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Opinion

Around the world in just a balloon

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 […]

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Coshocton County is rolling into the New Year

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 […]

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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 – […]

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Notices

Coshocton Community Choir to share Christmas concert

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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E-Edition

July 3, 2025 Coshocton County Beacon

July 3, 2025 Coshocton County Beacon

This week’s e-edition of The Coshocton County Beacon is now online. Want to get free mail delivery of the print edition of The Beacon? Request it here!

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June 26, 2025 Coshocton County Beacon

June 26, 2025 Coshocton County Beacon

This week’s e-edition of The Coshocton County Beacon is now online. Want to get free mail delivery of the print edition of The Beacon? Request it here!

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June 19, 2025 Coshocton County Beacon

June 19, 2025 Coshocton County Beacon

This week’s e-edition of The Coshocton County Beacon is now online. Want to get free mail delivery of the print edition of The Beacon? Request it here!

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