I have been employed at the Coshocton County Beacon since September 2009 as a news reporter and assistant graphic artist. I am a 2004 graduate of Newcomerstown High School and a 2008 graduate of Capital University with a bachelor’s degree in Professional Writing. I am married to John Scott and live in Newcomerstown. We have two beautiful daughters, Amelia Grace Scott and Leanna Rose Scott.
FRESNO – Friday nights at Chili Crossroads Bible Church in Fresno are a place where people from all different walks of life can come into a building with a common goal without the fear of being judged or seen as an outsider. The church offers those with addiction or those who know of someone with […]
COSHOCTON – The Christian church as a whole has lost approximately 96 percent of the millennial generation. “That number is staggering,” said Andy Loos, pastor at Liberty Church, 219 N. 15th St., Coshocton. “If we don’t do something to reach this generation, Christianity will become extinct. I feel God will not lose this generation but […]
COSHOCTON – Terry Miller, retired director from Coshocton County Job and Family Services, has recently become a licensed life coach and has his office out of Alternative Therapies and Massage at 409 Main St. Miller started in children’s services as a social worker in 1980 and in the 1990s, he earned his master’s in counselling. […]
COSHOCTON – The discussion of last month’s Our Town Stories focused on life-changing technologies. Nine people braved the snow and came to the museum to talk about what invention during their childhood or young adult years changed modern history. Bob Buxton mentioned that the milking machine was a huge time-saver for farmers in Coshocton County. […]
COSHOCTON – A new nail salon, Simply Beautiful Nails, opened in Coshocton on March 5 and had a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, March 13, introducing them to the community as a new business and a new chamber member. “We’re excited to have a brand new nail salon in Coshocton and all the independent contractors,” said […]
ZANESVILLE – The Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center (MVESC) recently recognized outstanding seniors in Coshocton, Hocking, Morgan, Muskingum and Perry counties and the Newcomerstown Exempted Village School District for their school and community leadership activities at the 29th Annual Student Leadership Recognition Ceremony at Ohio University Zanesville. High school principals nominated outstanding seniors who had […]
COSHOCTON – The Coshocton County Chamber of Commerce annual online auction will be live Friday, March 16 at 9 a.m. and ends Saturday, March 24 at noon. “I am super excited about the donations,” said Amy Stockdale, executive director of the chamber. “There’s so much to choose from. There are lots of gift cards, fun […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – Each Tuesday morning, volunteers at the West Lafayette First Baptist Church meet to fill shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child, a program that is part of the Samaritan’s Purse, an organization founded by Franklin Graham, Billy Graham’s son. “We used to be lucky if we did 40 boxes a year,” said Mary Mansfield. […]
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Dr. John Allen Moore, Ed.D., 91, of Gettysburg, PA., husband of Maria Moore (nee Mendoza), passed away at his home on Monday, November 25, 2024. Born in Dresden, OH on June 17, 1933, he was the son of the late Henry Miles Moore and Allene Davis (nee Howell). He is preceded in death by both […]
Michael C. Hayes, age 70, of West Lafayette, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 24, 2024. He was born on November 10, 1954, in Coshocton, to John and Lois (Kinner) Hayes. Mike graduated from Ridgewood High School in 1973 and then worked part-time at the Post Office for several years in Fresno before being transferred […]
Gene Leroy Ditsler loved life and lived it to the fullest for nearly 88 years, from his birth on February 8, 1937 in Valparaiso, IN, until his death on November 7, in Granville, OH. Gene grew up loving sports, especially basketball, and though he wasn’t tall enough to play on the high school team, he […]
Richard “Dick” Edwin Unger, born on March 12, 1940, in Coshocton, Ohio, passed away peacefully at his home in West Lafayette, Ohio, on November 22, 2024. He was 84 years old. Richard was a devoted husband to Wanda Grace Hardesty, whom he married on September 9, 1961. Together, they shared 63 wonderful years of marriage. […]
Celia Hazel Oliver, age 91, of Lebanon, Ohio, formerly of Coshocton, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2024. She was born in Birmingham, England, on February 27, 1933, to the late George C. and Mabel (Barnatt) Barke and grew up in Sunninghill, England. In January of 1956, Hazel and her husband, Alex immigrated to […]
Audrey Cameron, who would’ve been 90 on the first day of spring, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2024 at Hennis Care Center of Dover. She was born in Flint, MI on March 20, 1935 to the late Roscoe L. And Mildred (Shippey) Hough. Audrey graduated from Northern High School in Flint, MI and worked […]
Kenneth Larry Watson of Coshocton, Ohio, entered into the presence of his Savior on November 19, 2024, at the age of 82, after a courageous battle with dementia. Born on June 21, 1942, in Plainfield, Ohio, Larry was the son of William Max and Anita Mae Watson. He is survived by his devoted wife of […]