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.
Mark Fortune's Latest Posts
Buckeye Brine seeks to diversify with well conversion
COSHOCTON – Buckeye Brine, founded in 2011, has three operating brine injection wells at the company facility on Airport Road. The company has filed with the Ohio EPA to convert two of the three Class II wells into Class I non-hazardous injection waste wells. The facility employs 38 people and recently contributed to the repaving […]
On field performance
COSHOCTON – Members of the Coshocton City Schools Festival Choir made up of students from Coshocton Elementary School, Coshocton Junior High and Coshocton High School had the honor of singing the National Anthem at Progressive Field prior to the Chicago White Sox versus Cleveland Indians game on Wednesday afternoon, May 30. The performance was directed […]
Relay raises $57,961.79 – goal is in sight
COSHOCTON – The 24th annual Coshocton County Relay for Life wrapped up at noon on Saturday, May 12 as teams prepared to head home after 18 hours of walking the track, talking about friends near and dear around the campfire, playing games, participating in Miss Relay but overall, joining together to raise funds to fight […]
Team Alana takes home 2018 Miss Relay crown
COSHOCTON – Connor Blakley, a sixth grader at Ridgewood Middle School, took home the highly coveted Miss Relay crown after out dancing his nearest competitor in the contest held Saturday morning, May 12 at the fairgrounds. The contest is typically a highlight of the Relay for Life of Coshocton County and despite fewer contestants than […]
