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
EMS levy passes: City aggregation fails by slim margin
COSHOCTON – The Coshocton County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) additional 1 mill levy passed with a vote of 2,610 for and 2,421 against in unofficial results and without provisional ballots which are yet to be counted in the Ohio May 8 primary election. EMS Director Todd Shroyer was joined by several staffers at the Coshocton […]
East Main Kitchen & Coffee set to open in Baltic
BALTIC – East Main Kitchen & Coffee is set to open in Baltic on May 1. The former Millers Dutch Kitchen has been purchased and the renovations are complete with a bent toward Chip and Joanna Gaines including the shiplap. Mark Miller and his wife Maureen, who co-owns the business along with J. Mark Miller, […]
Planetarium has grand opening
COSHOCTON – Major donors and guests enjoyed a special demonstration at the grand opening and formal ribbon cutting of the Planetarium at Coshocton High School on Wednesday evening, April 11. Lisa Gibson served as the emcee for the event and Dr. David Hire, Superintendent of Coshocton City Schools presented a special proclamation from the Ohio […]
Coshocton Rotary celebrates 100 years
COSHOCTON – The 74 member strong Coshocton Rotary Club held a 100 year celebration at the Lake Park Pavilion on Friday evening, March 16 with many members, guests and dignitaries in attendance. David Schubach provided piano music while guests enjoyed a dinner catered by Schumaker Farms. Pastor Dale Sutton of Roscoe UMC gave the invocation. […]
Wrestlers perform strong at state meet
COLUMBUS – Wrestlers from Coshocton, River View and Newcomerstown placed high at the 81st annual OHSAA state individual wrestling meet held March 8-10 at The Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus with five earning All-Ohio honors. Seven area grapplers earned their way to the state meet and were supported […]
NWTF banquet celebrates hunting heritage and youth
COSHOCTON – The 29th annual Hunting Heritage banquet of the Muskingum Valley Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) celebrated hunting, preservation of habitat and placed special attention on the youth JAKES (Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Sportsmanship) program. The sold out banquet was held on Saturday evening, March 3 at the Lake Park […]
Elson shares faith at FCA event
COSHOCTON – Teens enjoyed pizza, fellowship, music and an inspirational message by Michaela Elson, a 2012 graduate of River View High School at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes event held Sunday evening, Feb. 11 at Coshocton High School. John Strasser, who heads up the organization with help from his wife Debbie, said, “This would not […]
