Archive for May, 2020

Winner announced in the Pomerene Center mascot contest

Winner announced in the Pomerene Center mascot contest

| May 21, 2020

The Pomerene Center is sometimes mistakenly called the “Pomeranian” Center. To capitalize on this fun pronunciation, we organized a virtual dog show where all dogs could enter and be a “Pom.” The winner of the contest is Rudy. Rudy is a 7-year-old Pomeranian who thinks he is a human boy and is very social. He […]

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Local veteran publishes first book

Local veteran publishes first book

| May 21, 2020

In 1965, a small, pocket-size Bible was handed to a soldier heading for Vietnam.  In 2017, that same Bible was carried to Afghanistan by another soldier. The story of this Bible’s 50 plus year journey through seven soldiers and four foreign countries is told in the new book “Faith in War: The Soldiers Bible.” It […]

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Clubs honor patriotic holidays with lease a flag projects

Clubs honor patriotic holidays with lease a flag projects

| May 21, 2020

This is the second year the West Lafayette Lions Club has partnered with the West Lafayette Rotary Club for the lease a flag project. Lions Club members place flags on personal properties and at area businesses around the West Lafayette community, according to Lions Club President Dan Hardesty. “We have 70 flag placements at this time. People appreciate […]

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Flat Broke Bikers announce plans for bicycle giveaway

| May 20, 2020

The Flat Broke Bikers are hosting a bicycle giveaway for children. “We just decided that with all that’s been going on we wanted to do something for the community and the kids,” said Jesse Conrad, president of the group. “The kids have had an awkward school year. Mine are definitely going stir crazy and I […]

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CCCC graduation

CCCC graduation

| May 20, 2020

Kirsten Kiefner, center, stopped to take a picture with her parents Charity Hunt and Andrew Kiefner on May 20, at the Coshocton County Career Center. The school presented students their career passport one at a time during a special ceremony. Kirsten completed the cosmetology program and will be headed to Columbus to attend the Kenneth […]

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River View discusses cost reductions

| May 20, 2020

The River View Local School District Board of Education is in the process of finalizing plans for the Union Elementary School property. “There is not a lot left there,” said Superintendent Dalton Summers. “We pretty much took what we could use and the Christian school took what they could use in their building.” There are […]

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Coshocton Memorial Day service is canceled

Coshocton Memorial Day service is canceled

| May 20, 2020

The Coshocton County Veterans Council and Veterans Service Office staff would like to extend their sincere regrets for cancelling the Coshocton Memorial Day parade and service this year. They would still like to encourage everyone to visit the Coshocton Memorials on the court square and pay your respects to the many men and women that […]

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Shirley R. Parks

Shirley R. Parks

| May 20, 2020

Shirley R. Parks, 69, passed away at Aultman Hospital in Canton, OH on Sunday, May 17th 2020. She was born in Woodsfield, OH on May 18th, 1950 to the late Susan Waneta (Yost) and Lynn Dale Hall. Shirley is survived by her husband of almost 50 years, Jim Parks; siblings Charlotte Johnson and Dennis (Joyce) […]

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