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Altercare Coshocton to hold car show and fall festival

| September 5, 2023

Altercare Coshocton’s Fall Festival will make its return on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The last time the festival was held was in 2019.  This year, a car show has been added to the day. Admissions Coordinator Susan Conkle said that they are hoping to get a lot of local people […]

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Bean dinner held in Necastle

Bean dinner held in Necastle

| August 23, 2023

The Grand Army of the Republic – 156th annual GAR bean dinner was held in McElwee Park at Newcastle on Aug. 20.  “We had a church service first, the flag raising by the Mohawk Valley 4-H club was at 10:45 a.m. and the meal was served from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.,” Lisa Johnson said. […]

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New staff members tour Coshocton

New staff members tour Coshocton

| August 15, 2023

New staff members at Coshocton City Schools were taken for a ride on Aug. 14. Retired Coshocton High School teachers Ann Leppla and Marty Bickel started this adventure tour several years ago to get new hires at the school familiar with the city. “We have done this for a long time but we didn’t for […]

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Banners can be purchased for veterans

Banners can be purchased for veterans

| August 13, 2023

Anyone driving over Three Rivers Bridge in the last few months may have noticed the military banners that are on display. According to Angie Williamson, the first banners were hung by the Coshocton Street Department in May. As new banners are purchased, she coordinates with the street department to have them hung up. Robert Moore […]

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School districts share news about new administrators

School districts share news about new administrators

| August 9, 2023

The three county school districts have shared their new administration positions for the year. Ridgewood School District has a new principal at the elementary school. This will be Nate Carpenter’s first year as a principal, but he grew up in the Ridgewood School District. “I spent three years as an intervention specialist at the elementary, […]

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End of Summer Soiree to be held at Clary Gardens

End of Summer Soiree to be held at Clary Gardens

| August 1, 2023

A fun, free event is planned for Thursday, Aug. 24 at Clary Gardens. The End of Summer Soiree will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Rust Décor will be at the event from 1-4 p.m. with ceramics that can be purchased and painted right there. “Clary Garden’s event planner, Jessica, reached out to us […]

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Downtown shopping events to be held this fall

| July 31, 2023

The Downtown Retailers Association and Our Town Coshocton have several unique shopping events planned throughout the fall. On Saturday, Aug. 26th, downtown businesses will hold fall open houses at their stores. Each participating business will have fall items for sale and there will be a scavenger hunt and door prizes. Saturday, Sept. 16 will be […]

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CRMC sponsors community fun day

CRMC sponsors community fun day

| July 31, 2023

Coshocton Regional Medical Center hosted a free event on July 29 from 9 a.m. ton noon. Open to the public, the third  annual community fun day presented an opportunity for residents to meet  local first responders and tour their emergency vehicles. The sheriff’s office presented a K-9 demo and there was a MedFlight landing planned, weather […]

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