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 […]
Mark Fortune
Mark Fortune, along with his wife Nancy, is the former owner and founder of The Coshocton County Beacon, the highest circulated newspaper in Coshocton County. He has over 40 years in the publishing business with sales, marketing, and journalism experience. After selling The Beacon to the AloNovus Corp., in January 2020, Mark has been a Business Development Strategist with the company. They publish a network of weekly news publications with almost a half million distribution weekly, a quarterly tourism magazine and a digital division. Mark enjoys
history, and has a passion for genealogy, currently researching and discovering his Fortune ancestry. He and his wife Nancy live on a small farm outside of Coshocton.
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Men’s Conference held at Tabernacle
COSHOCTON – The third annual men’s conference was held at the Coshocton Christian Tabernacle on Saturday morning, March 2 with nearly 70 men representing churches from all over Coshocton County in attendance. The theme of the event was Men of Truth & Wisdom focusing on Proverbs 3 with two main speakers, Pastor Chris Cutshall of […]
30th annual NWTF banquet deadline approaching
COSHOCTON – The deadline to purchase tickets or to help sponsor the 30th annual Muskingum Valley Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation Hunting Heritage Banquet is fast approaching. The event will be held Saturday evening, March 2 at the Lake Park Pavilion in Coshocton with doors opening at 4:30 p.m. and dinner at 6 […]
Coshocton’s Woodie signs with Ashland
COSHOCTON – Wesley Woodie, son of Dusty and Michelle Woodie of Coshocton, signed his national letter of intent to play football for the Division II Ashland University Eagles at Coshocton High School on Wednesday morning, Feb. 6 with his parents, brother, coaches, teammates and friends watching. Woodie anchored the offensive line in his three varsity […]
Turkey Trot surpasses target
COSHOCTON – The annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot, held each Thanksgiving Day morning at Lake Park, brings together running enthusiasts and walkers that want to get involved, have some fun and help raise funds for a good cause. The event is sponsored by Dean’s Jewelry, who bought all of the event gifts for this year’s […]
Drawing held to benefit animal shelter
COSHOCTON – Coshocton Furniture pulled the winning ticket on Friday, Nov. 23 for its annual 50/50 drawing that benefits the Coshocton County Animal Shelter / HATA. Half of the proceeds go to the shelter and half to the winner. The amount of $251 will be donated to the shelter and Angie Rotruck held the winning […]
Shopping spree will help many families
COSHOCTON – They say that one good turn deserves another and Monday morning at Buehler’s was a fine example of this playing out in our community. Each year the Cosmetology Department at the Coshocton County Career Center donates several food items to the New Life Ministries food bank for the holidays. Doug Nagle, who is […]
COTC recognizes Corbett
COSHOCTON – Dr. Bonnie L. Coe, president of Central Ohio Technical College, thanked those that have helped the Coshocton campus grow and flourish and presented a special Legends of Loyalty award to Richard Corbett, who passed away in 2015. The award was accepted by his wife Judy Corbett in his memory. The Legends of Loyalty […]
