COSHOCTON – 4-H Shooting Sports classes are starting soon! Classes are available to all youth in the community, 4-H membership not required. Spaces are limited, so contact the OSU Extension Office soon to register at 740-622-2265. Are you interested in becoming an instructor? They are in need of adult volunteers that are willing to continue […]
AKRON – Bob (J. Robert) Miller, age 81, passed away November 16, 2018 surrounded by family. He was born May 13, 1937 in Coshocton County, Ohio where he grew up. After graduating from West Lafayette HS (now Ridgewood HS) he moved to Columbus to obtain a degree in Accounting. After graduation he was hired by […]
COLUMBUS – The Division V football All-Ohio teams were announced Monday, Nov. 26 by a statewide media panel. The teams were selected by members of the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association and several Ridgewood High School Generals are listed. 2018 Division V OPSWA All-Ohio Football Teams Second Team Offense Linemen – John Evin, West Lafayette Ridgewood, […]
We’ve celebrated Thanksgiving Day, and participated in the craziness of Black Friday and Cyber Monday as I write this week’s column. Now, we prepare to observe #GivingTuesday – a great day for us to give something back but somewhere a side of me feels that this is a day established so we can somehow feel […]
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP), a division of the Ohio Department of Insurance, will visit Coshocton County to hold a Medicare Check-Up Day event on Friday, Nov. 30, at the Coshocton Senior Center located at 201 Browns Lane in Coshocton. The event will begin at 9:00am. Call (740) 622-4852 to RSVP. “Medicare […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in West Lafayette. The holiday season will kick off this weekend in the village with the annual Christmas parade, which will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. Line-up for the parade will be at noon at the middle school and travel down Russell […]
COSHOCTON- Nella Jean Roupe, 91, passed away peacefully Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. She was born Sept. 1, 1927 in Jollytown, PA to the late Dorsey Melvin and Mary Margaret (Edgar) Hennen. She married John Lester Roupe on June 8, 1946, who preceded her in death on March 23, 2001. […]
Earl J. Patterson, age 87, of Coshocton passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2018. Earl was born December 8, 1930 to the late John and Mary (Stonebrook) Patterson. After graduating from West Lafayette High School in 1948 he went on to earn his electrical degree from Coyne Electric in Chicago. Earl worked for Jones Electric […]
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Renita S. Basiewicz, 61, of New Philadelphia, Ohio passed away on Monday May 5, 2025. Renita was born in Dennison, Ohio on January 19, 1964, to the late Chester and Mary Ann (Galbraith) Ankrom. She was currently working at Majora Lane Care Center in Millersburg, Ohio as a Physical Therapist Assistant. Renita is survived by […]
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 […]
Marilyn L. Wilson, 77, died Monday, May 5, 2025 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. She was born June 4, 1947 in Coshocton to the late Harold and Wanita (Deeds) Cognion. She was a 1965 graduate of Ridgewood High School, and on Nov. 6, 1966 she married Kenneth A. “Kenny” Wilson. He preceded her in death […]
Tiffani Sue Celeschi, 44, passed away Friday, April 25, 2025, at Roscoe Gardens. Tiffani had several family and friends by her side. Tiffani leaves behind her husband John (JD) Celeschi, two daughters, Amia (Erik Kron) and Pheonix of the home. She also leaves her grandfathers, Tom Triplett of Newcomerstown and Roger (Sharon) Bradshaw, FL. Mother-in-law, […]
Patricia A. Alvarez, 75, of Coshocton passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2025. She was born on January 24, 1950 in Coshocton to the late Walter and Mary (Drushl) Chapman. On October 4, 1998, she married James “Jimm” Alvarez who survives. Pat was a homemaker, taking care of her children or other children she brought […]
Victoria “Vicki” (Veigel) Gray, 69, born Jan. 9, 1956 to the late Robert Earl Veigel and Marcella (Tarrh) Veigel Graham at the former Coshocton Memorial Hospital, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2025 after bravely fighting cancer, but a heart attack took her life. Vicki is survived by one daughter, Brandi Mae Bryan, and one son, […]
Wilbur Dean Hall, age 65, of West Lafayette, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at the Truman House in New Philadelphia, Ohio. He was born June 30, 1959 to Wilbur Hall and Deloris Jean (Haines) Leach. Dean was a 1979 Coshocton High School graduate and later became the owner and operator of Hall Brother […]