John Stephen “Steve” Miller passed away peacefully under hospice care on May 4, 2025 after coping bravely with major health issues for over a decade. Instead of complaining, he counted his blessings. Steve was born 6/30/44 in Coshocton to the late Oscar and Mildred (Wright) Miller. He was a graduate of Coshocton High School and […]
Archive for April, 2018

New community newspaper to be offered at RMS next year
WEST LAFAYETTE – When it was announced that Ridgewood Middle School would be offering a new after-school newspaper class next school year, students swarmed the office for a chance to sign up. By the time the buses left the building, 24 students had expressed interest in participating in the school newspaper. The program is part […]
River View walks away victorious over Dover
WARSAW – The River View Lady Bears beat Dover 4-2 on April 23. River View scored three runs in the sixth inning. Gracie Dunlap, Peyton Werntz, and Bella Heddleson all moved runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning. Werntz led the Lady Bears to victory on the pitcher’s mound. She surrendered two runs on eight hits over seven innings, […]
Coshocton Regional Medical Center receives an ‘A’ for patient safety
COSHOCTON – The Leapfrog Group, a Washington D.C.-based organization aiming to improve health care quality and safety for consumers and purchasers, released the new Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. Coshocton Regional Medical Center was one of 750 hospitals awarded an “A” for its efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in […]

Mark’s Musings – April 25, 2018
Well, it appears that spring – perhaps – perhaps – has finally sprung! We are all ready for some warmer weather, the singing of birds, green grass, flowers and leaves on the trees. We all know that this also brings the inevitable bugs and insects but after such a long wait for spring, bring ‘em […]
Footlight Players bringing ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ to stage
COSHOCTON – The music in the stage version of “The Bridges of Madison County” is phenomenal and so are the people who perform the songs, according to Susan Metz Guthrie who is directing the Footlight Players production. “We have a lot of talent here in Coshocton County and I’m proud to be part of this […]
Coshocton Community Choir Concert set for April 29
COSHOCTON – The Coshocton Community Choir’s Music of the Spheres Spring Concert will be held on Sunday, April 29 at 3 p.m. in Coshocton High School’s McKinley Auditorium. There are over 200 musicians from throughout Central Ohio participating in this concert including the adult choir; The Coshocton Singers (grades four through eight), the Coshocton Youth […]
Fishing club competes at Salt Fork
CAMBRIDGE – The Three Rivers Bass Masters held a tournament on April 22 at Salt Fork. Winners were: First place – Keith Crenshaw, 1.79 lbs.; second place – Brett Lingo, 1.43 lbs.; and big bass – Keith Crenshaw, 1.79 lbs. Three Rivers Bass Masters is a local bass fishing club. Normal meetings are held on […]
Lady Bears beat New Philadelphia by 10
WARSAW – The River View Lady Bears easily dispatched New Philadelphia 13-3 on April 20. Peyton Werntz led River View to victory on the pitcher’s mound. She lasted five innings, allowing five hits and three runs while striking out three. River View collected 11 hits on the day. Bailey Hettinger, Lauren Krystek, Gracie Dunlap, and Kelsie Williamson each racked up multiple […]