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.
BAKERSVILLE – For the past five or six years, the Faithful Followers group at Bakersville Community Church has been offering breakfast the third Thursday during the autumn and winter months to farmers and other residents in the Bakersville area. “It’s been a really good thing for the church,” said Cheryl Specht, who organizes the breakfast. […]
COSHOCTON – With the cold and snow of an Ohio winter, many people start dreaming of spring and gardeners start preparing for this year’s gardening season. There’s no better time than now to think spring and start planning your garden with some helpful tips from experts at the first Town and Country Garden Club Garden […]
COSHOCTON – When Austin Hill started playing basketball at Conesville Elementary in sixth grade, he never imagined that he would record 1,000 points during his basketball career. On Dec. 19, 2017, he did just that in a game against the Orrville Cagers. “It was a weird feeling for sure,” said Hill. “The game stopped, the […]
COSHOCTON – The commissioners met on Wednesday, Dec. 27 to open and discuss bids for the hydrological station property which they are leasing for hay production. There were three bids presented. The first bid was from Rick Mullet at $1,000 per year. Matthew A. Stein of Stein Farms LLC had a bid of $14,000 per […]
COSHOCTON – The Coshocton Rotary met on Tuesday, Dec. 19 for their December meeting in the Lock Landing in Roscoe Village’s Visitor Center. During that meeting, rotary awarded the Coshocton Planetarium project a total of $7,000. The money will be used to purchase two full dome programs and four constellation projectors, which according to Steve […]
COSHOCTON – The Conesville Class of 1943 lost someone very near and dear to their hearts on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017. George Clarence Milligan, known to his family and friends as Clarence, passed away in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA at the age of 91. Milligan’s unyielding love for his Conesville classmates was made evident […]
COSHOCTON – Those who have driven by the Coshocton County Fairgrounds on Seventh Street this holiday season have been treated to a display of Christmas lights that were featured on the Agricultural Building since the Friday after Thanksgiving. “I have had this idea for the last few years and then Rick Williamson, who is on […]
COSHOCTON – Coshocton County Youth Leadership and Leadership Coshocton County met at the Frontier Power Community Room on Tuesday, Dec. 12 to learn about the impact of poverty in Coshocton County. A poverty simulation led by Kathy Rednour, Leadership Ohio, made both adults and students realize just how hard it is for people to rise […]
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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 […]