This was the second year for the All Abilities Camp at Kids America, which was held Sept. 25 and sponsored by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. “A couple of years ago FCA as a global organization, just felt led to reach some people that were missing, because our mission and our goal is to reach […]
For the past six years Angela Wright, business and medical office technologies instructor at the Coshocton County Career Center has been bringing her students to the photography judging at the Coshocton County Fair. She feels hearing the judges comments on their pictures they entered helps reinforce the concepts she teaches them in the classroom. Wright […]
To help introduce the sport of pickleball to families, the Coshocton Pickleball Club held a family event on Sept. 24 at Kids America. Rachael McCreery, pickleball director at Kids America, said, “The event focused on bringing families together to learn how to play and to see how much fun they could have together playing.” McCreery […]
Walking through the 4-H displays in the youth building at the Coshocton County Fair this year visitors can see a wide variety of projects ranging from livestock to welding, food, sewing projects, anything is possible. This is the opportunity for 4-H members to show their hard work over the past year. Area clubs were busy […]
Coshocton County is the place to be if you are looking for fun fall and Halloween activities for your family. Many of these are inexpensive (or free) ways to enjoy the beautiful fall leaves and spend time with your family. Please visit each organizations Facebook page or website for details about pricing and hours. Scarecrow […]
This week’s e-edition of The Coshocton County Beacon is now online. Want to get free mail delivery of the print edition of The Beacon? Request it here!
The Coshocton’s Write-On Writers Guild’s Joy of Writing Workshop will be held Saturday, Oct. 14, at Frontier Power’s Community Room, 770 S. Second St. in Coshocton. Registration and continental breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m. Workshop time is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A $15 registration fee includes the continental breakfast, Wendy Koile’s workshop about finding […]
Belva Leona Langdon, 86, of Coshocton passed away Monday, September 25, 2023 at Signature Healthcare in Coshocton. She was born in Webster Springs, WV on April 6, 1937 to the late Corley and Arizona (McCartney) Hamrick. Belva worked for 17 years as the dishwasher at the New Castle Restaurant, previously known as “Peggy Sue’s Restaurant”. […]
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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 […]