COOPERDALE – Richard H. “Dick” Wright, 89, of Cooperdale passed away Friday, May 27, 2016 at Mt. Carmel East Hospital in Columbus following a hemorrhagic stroke. He was born in Coshocton County on Dec. 11, 1926 to the late Lawrence and Thelma (Moore) Wright. He served in U.S. Army Specialized Unit, Cannon Company, 20th Infantry […]
Andrew Jackson Foster, 87, completed his life on this Earth on May 29, 2016. He was born in Nellie, Ohio, on November 18, 1928, to John Harold Foster and Esther Buelah Given. He attended Nellie School, then Warsaw High School, and graduated from West Lafayette in 1946. Andrew graduated from Ohio University in 1953. He […]
COSHOCTON – A monthly test of outdoor warning sirens, will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 1. The monthly test will also promote public awareness of the eight warning sirens located throughout the county. These eight sirens are located at Bakersville, Conesville, Coshocton City ,Coshocton City Schools, Canal Lewisville, Pleasant Valley, West Lafayette and Walhonding […]
COSHOCTON – Shelly Lillibridge, who is directing the youth production, “Murder at the Goon Show,” said, “This year we are doing a comedy whodunit. It takes place backstage at a big theater, lots of contestants for a show very much like the olden days of a show called the Gong Show. Talent, not so good […]
COSHOCTON – The Pomerene Center for the Arts will host Jazz on the Lawn from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 11. The Lake Park Big Band will grace the terrace for the first time in the history of The Pomerene Center for the Arts at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Home. This performance will kick off the […]
COSHOCTON – The Indian Mud Run is just around the corner and organizer Hubie Cushman needs volunteers to help him prepare for the more than 600 participants that are expected at the Saturday, June 25 event. “We want to have close to 40 obstacles,” Cushman said. This is the fifth year for the Indian Mud […]
WASHINGTON, DC – States, local governments, and mosquito control districts are a step closer to preventing a Zika outbreak in the United States after the House passed legislation suspending a duplicative and unnecessary permitting process for pesticides. H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act, clarifies that pesticides regulated and approved under the Federal Insecticide Fungicide […]
COSHOCTON – Applications are now available for the 2016 Coshocton Canal Royalty Junior Queen, Princess, and Queen Contest. The crowning of the 2016 royalty will be held in Roscoe Village during Apple Butter Stirring Festival on Oct. 22-23. To be eligible for junior queen, the contestant must reside in Coshocton County or attend a Coshocton […]
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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 […]