It was not only a beautiful weekend on the weather side, but as usual, there were plenty of things going on. The annual Canal Festival parade, crowning of new royalty and the Mayor’s Promenade, which drew 37 contestants this year – were all great things to see. It is always a pleasure to listen to […]
Several local organizations have been busy helping kids get ready to head back to school. The Mentoring Center of Coshocton County hosted a clothing drive to gather items for children in the Bigs/Littles and Side by Side program. Hygiene products, school supplies and backpacks also were collected. Women of Witness and New Beginnings Ministries also […]
The West Lafayette High School Class of 1950 united on Aug. 11, at Edie Ryan’s. Attending were: Jim Foster of Columbus, Esther Maxwell Crouso of West Lafayette, Marjorie Phillips Smith of Dalton, Glenn McCoy of Coshocton, Dorothy Helwig Welch of Ashland, Erma Downes Grace of Coshocton, Edgar Lower of Bakersville, Dick Walker of Coshocton, Ed […]
Leave town for a few days and – lookout! Gas prices increase by twenty cents per gallon at least. Paid only $3.29 in South Carolina on Sunday – arrived back in town to see prices at the pump of $3.79. Jeez. Further, the Palmetto state has a state sales tax of only 6%. Of course, […]
Jared Calvert, left, a pilot from Ranger, Texas, stopped at Coshocton’s Richard Downing Airport this evening, achieving another step in his goal to visit all 48 continental United States. Pictured with Calvert is Airport Administrator Bethel Toler. Calvert is flying a 1946 Piper Cub and has visited 19 states thus far. Calvert said landing at Richard […]
Let’s get positive here people. As I move around Coshocton County covering this or that event, conversations about our community invariably pop up. And that’s enjoyable. There seems to be a common thread that weaves its way through the towns and villages of Coshocton County. While many still bemoan the loss of the GE plant […]
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Robert “Bob” James Worthington
Robert “Bob” James Worthington, age 78, of West Lafayette, died Monday, February 17, 2025 at Genesis Coshocton Medical Center. He was born July 24, 1946 to Charles and Mary (Morosko) Worthington in Tyndall, Ohio. In 1980, Bob began working as an Auxiliary Deputy at the Sheriff’s Department, and spent 8 years serving the community. He […]
Deborah “Debi” Schuler, 64, of Coshocton passed away on February 18, 2025 at OSU Wexner Medical Center. She was born on September 14, 1960 in Sandusky, Ohio to the late Edward and Diane (Sanders) Winebarger. She was a high school graduate and worked locally in Coshocton. On April 24, 1988, she married Philip Schuler, who […]
Vesta M. (Adkins) Norris, 91 of Coshocton passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on Tuesday February 18, 2025. Vesta was born in Pedro, OH on January 25, 1934 to the late Floyd Adkins and Lenora (Evans) Adkins, Simmons Berkey. After graduating from Coshocton High School in 1951 Vesta married Dale W. […]
Pauline “Polly” Pepper passed away peacefully on February 17, 2025, just 5 days after her 92nd birthday, with her family by her side. Polly was born on February 12, 1933, in Adams Mills, Ohio where she grew up in the loving home of Charles and Geneva (Stiner) Slaughter, alongside her siblings, and graduated from Conesville High […]
Sally Ann Hall, 81, of Warsaw passed away Sunday, February 16, 2025 at Morrison Hospice House in Zanesville. She was born in Coshocton, OH on March 7, 1943 to the late John T. and Clara Bell (Wolfe) Cain. Sally was a longtime member of the Otsego First Baptist Church and the Coshocton First Baptist Church. […]
Richard “Dick” Carl Hoop, age 77, of Coshocton, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. He was born on June 5, 1947, in Coshocton, to the late William Hoop and Norma Jean (Grimm) Stanfield. Dick was a master carpenter and mechanic. He also worked at Kraft Foods for many years before retiring. He enjoyed wood […]
Lester “Jim” Kobel, 78, of West Lafayette, OH passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at Oak Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Baltic. He was born in Coshocton, OH on January 27, 1947 to the late Harvey and Mariam (Olinger) Kobel. Jim graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1965, served in the United States […]