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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Bookless crowned Showman of Showmen
COSHOCTON – Ten youngsters competed for the Showman of Showmen title at the Coshocton County Fair on Wednesday evening, Oct. 4. Each of the 10 youth took their turn at showing hogs, llamas, horses, goats, sheep, small animals, poultry, fielded questions about dogs, feeder calves and dairy. At the end of the evening and traipsing […]
Bidders stir it up at pie auction
COSHOCTON – The annual pie auction at the Coshocton County Fair typically brings out some spirited bidders to compete for their favorite pie. The auction was held on Monday evening, Oct. 2 at the Rotary Pavilion with a nice crowd in attendance. Local auctioneers devoted their time and talent to raise funds for the bakers […]
Couple honored at West Lafayette Chamber dinner
WEST LAFAYETTE – West Lafayette Mayor Steve Bordenkircher welcomed everyone to the annual West Lafayette Chamber of Commerce dinner which was held Tuesday evening, Sept. 26 at Schumaker Farms with a meal of Swiss steak, ham loaf balls, corn, potatoes, salad, dessert and beverages catered by Schumaker Farms. Local officials, members of the chamber, West […]
Coshocton Kiwanis Club inducts officers
COSHOCTON – The Coshocton Kiwanis Club inducted their new slate of officers for the 2017-2018 year, which begins on Oct. 1, at the regular club meeting held Wednesday, Sept. 27 at the Elks in Coshocton. Members of the Mount Vernon Kiwanis Club were in attendance as guests and the induction ceremony was conducted by Lt. […]
Leadership team bids farewell
COSHOCTON – The Leadership Team of Coshocton County Job & Family Services met Thursday morning Sept. 21 at Hannah Marie’s to finalize the transition of director from Mindy Fehrman to Danny Brenneman which will be effective Oct. 1. Fehrman’s final day at the office will be Friday, Sept. 29. Members of the team pictured from […]
2017 bacon festival court selected
COSHOCTON – Downtown Coshocton was the site of the Appalachian Bacon Nation Festival on Saturday, Sept. 2, following the First Friday event put on by Our Town Coshocton on Friday evening, Sept. 1. Brad Fuller, along with his wife Cathy, worked tirelessly alongside other volunteers to ensure that Coshocton, home to Kraft Foods premium bacon […]
Bacon Festival court selected
COSHOCTON – Six young ladies and three young men competed for the title of 2017 Appalachian Bacon Nation Festival King and Queen along with the best recipe. Hunter Hamilton was awarded the title of King while Rebekah Lillibridge won the best recipe trophy (center). Elle Coffman was announced as the Queen. Kraft Foods sponsored a […]
New bookmobile rolls into Coshocton
COSHOCTON – A large brown and green wheeled project 18 months in the making rolled into town on Thursday, Aug. 31 making its debut at the Coshocton Public Library. That project of course, is a brand new bookmobile, replacing a 21 year old vehicle that has logged thousands of miles and hauled knowledge to all […]
