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 […]
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
Where, oh where, are you going?
Summertime that is. As my wife shared something with me yesterday from an author that we both enjoy reading, “the days are long, but the months, years and decades are short.” They sure are. June – gone. July – only a few days remain when you read this. It seems that school starts at the […]
Farm Bureau recognizes several at annual meeting
The Coshocton County Farm Bureau held its annual meeting at Schumaker Farms on Monday evening, July 25 with a catered meal of meatballs, cheesy potatoes, salad, corn on the cob, rolls, beverages and cookies. Kayla Durbin, current president of the Coshocton County Farm Bureau, called the meeting to order following dinner and asked members to […]
Why is everyone in such a rush?
If you are even a casual observer of the human species, you can’t ignore the increased pace at which people are driving. Where are we all going – and why are we in such a rush to get there? Good driving habits seem to be decreasing at about the same level as politeness and courtesy. […]
We’re rolling now in Coshocton County
Positive momentum is everywhere you look in and around Coshocton County. It’s an almost frantic pace of improvements, purchases, infrastructure investment and much more. And Intel is still several years away from full reality – but the impact will be felt – and is being felt – now. The coordination and cooperation among groups, organizations, […]
The almost absolute best time of the year is here
That’s my opinion of course. For obvious reasons, many folks enjoy fall – and I am sure there are a few fans of winter while many are fans of the glorious summertime. My personal favorite time of the year is fall – with the county fair, the crisp air, apples, pumpkins, harvest time and the […]
It’s a crazy, crazy, crazy world
To say that the world situation is deteriorating rapidly would be an understatement of the largest magnitude. What started out as a seemingly innocuous movement of Russian troops to the Ukrainian border for “military exercises” has proven to be – as most people with half a brain knew would happen – a large-scale invasion of […]
Springtime is in the air
We all know it’s coming. About the time we flip the calendar page to March to escape the cold of winter, we start to anticipate the warmth of spring, the green grass, flowers blooming, birds chirping and all things, well, spring. While the date on the calendar says March 20 (that’s what my calendar says!) […]
Super-sized wins are all around
I’m sure you’ve heard the news by now. Intel is planning to build a semiconductor microchip manufacturing facility in Licking County that will bring 3,000 new jobs to the area. There is no doubt that the economic impact of this plant, the influx of jobs for construction and the jobs themselves will be a major […]