John L. Dovenbarger, 80, of West Lafayette, Ohio passed away at Lafayette Pointe Nursing Home in West Lafayette on Saturday Feb. 27, 2021. John was born in Morgan County on October 20, 1940 to the late Alfred and Alta (Cain) Dovenbarger. He graduated from Conesville High School, had worked at AEP Conesville Power Plant in […]
On Feb. 26, 2021 at 12:57 p.m. the Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a possible accident at SR 93 just outside of West Lafayette. Upon arrival of deputies, it was determined that 59-year-old David Somers of Coshocton, was driving a 1994 Chevy pickup truck northbound just outside of the village. The vehicle […]
On Feb. 26 the Black Bears traveled to Zanesville to compete for a spot in the Division I Boys State Bowling Championship. In a valiant effort the Black Bears came away seventh overall with a lot of tough competition. Finishing fifth overall and leading the Black Bears was Austin LeBeau with a 577 series. Finishing […]
On February 25th, the Sheriff’s Office investigated 0 Accidents and 7 Complaints. Accidents: Complaints: Janell Hutchison reported vandalism. Jane Ewing reported unemployment fraud. Judith Taylor reported unemployment fraud. April Caley reported unemployment fraud. Dr. Randy Kreuter reported fraud. Jerilee Moore reported unemployment fraud. Randy Jennings reported a theft in the 1900 Block of Fulton […]
The Warsaw Alumni Association is offering scholarships to River View graduating seniors who attended Warsaw Elementary School. These scholarships will be a $1,000 from the Warsaw Alumni Association, the Clodaugh Brenneman Cline Scholarship, the Lawrence Memorial Scholarship, the Davis Educational Grant, and the Buxton Memorial Award. In the past several families of the community and […]
Muskingum Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America, has named Anne Herriage of Pleasant Hill, California, as its new scout executive. She will be the council’s first woman director in its 100-plus year history. Herriage has more than 25 years’ experience with the BSA. She is currently employed as senior director of development for the Golden […]
Tim Dickerson is a native of Coshocton, and has been married to Nancy for 40 plus years. He retired from Asplundh Tree Expert Company and he has recently retired from the Coshocton Christian Tabernacle where he served as both associate pastor and head steward. Tim presently serves on the Frontier Power Board of Directors along […]
Shirley Pearl Foster, 63 of West Lafayette, passed away on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 following an extended illness. She was born Feb. 22, 1957, in Coshocton, Ohio, to the late Harry Ray and Elma (Darr) Carnes. She graduated from River View School in 1975 and worked at Burger Chef, Turner Hardware, then worked as a […]
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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 […]