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.
COSHOCTON – Kurt Bain, Kraft Heinz Company Coshocton Plant Manager accepted the Excellence Award in the Large Manufacturer category at the 2017 annual EODA meeting held at the Carlisle Inn in Walnut Creek on Friday, April 28. Coshocton Port Authority Executive Director Dorothy Skowrunski, who also serves as secretary for the Eastern Ohio Development Association […]
COSHOCTON – Bairaj Arunasalam, DTM, pictured, who is the International Toastmasters President-Elect for 2016-2017 and will take the reins as President of the organization this summer, stopped in Coshocton on Monday, April 24 and spoke to members of the newly formed Coshocton Toastmasters club. He also toured Organic Technologies while visiting the community. Arunasalam has […]
COSHOCTON – The Coshocton City Schools combined choral music department presented their spring program, “Main Street to Broadway” in McKinley Auditorium at the high school on Sunday afternoon, April 23 with a special appearance by 3MP, a registered Sweet Adelines International Quartet. Three seniors were lauded prior to the program: Lauren Annabelle Babcock, Michaela Rae […]
COSHOCTON – Members of the Roscoe United Methodist Church donated funds and their time to package more than 16,000 meals for the Rise Against Hunger program on Sunday afternoon, April 23 at the church. Pastor Dale Sutton said, “It feels great to do this. Our members were so generous in not only giving the money […]
COSHOCTON – Century National Bank announced last year that they will be constructing an additional branch in Coshocton that will be located on North Third Street. The bank donated the light poles that were on the property to the Indian Mud Run. Hubie Cushman, event organizer said, “Century National Bank is getting ready to start […]
COSHOCTON – The 28th annual Hunting Heritage banquet of the Muskingum Valley Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation celebrated hunting, preservation of habitat and a special emphasis on the youth JAKES (Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Sportsmanship) program. Raffles, prizes, silent auctions and drawings were held throughout the night where guests could take a […]
FRESNO – The Chili Crossroads Bible Church Wild Game Dinner and wing eating contest is always a very well attended event and this year was a sellout. Pastor Neal Dearyan said, “Thanks to the community for all they do to support this event and taking the time to participate. We appreciate everyone that helped prepare […]
COSHOCTON – The deadline to purchase tickets or to help sponsor the 28th annual Muskingum Valley Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation Hunting Heritage Banquet is fast approaching. The event will be held Saturday evening, March 4 at the Lake Park Pavilion in Coshocton with doors opening at 4:30 p.m. and dinner at 6 […]
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Dr. John Allen Moore, Ed.D., 91, of Gettysburg, PA., husband of Maria Moore (nee Mendoza), passed away at his home on Monday, November 25, 2024. Born in Dresden, OH on June 17, 1933, he was the son of the late Henry Miles Moore and Allene Davis (nee Howell). He is preceded in death by both […]
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 […]
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 […]
Richard “Dick” Edwin Unger, born on March 12, 1940, in Coshocton, Ohio, passed away peacefully at his home in West Lafayette, Ohio, on November 22, 2024. He was 84 years old. Richard was a devoted husband to Wanda Grace Hardesty, whom he married on September 9, 1961. Together, they shared 63 wonderful years of marriage. […]
Celia Hazel Oliver, age 91, of Lebanon, Ohio, formerly of Coshocton, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2024. She was born in Birmingham, England, on February 27, 1933, to the late George C. and Mabel (Barnatt) Barke and grew up in Sunninghill, England. In January of 1956, Hazel and her husband, Alex immigrated to […]
Audrey Cameron, who would’ve been 90 on the first day of spring, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2024 at Hennis Care Center of Dover. She was born in Flint, MI on March 20, 1935 to the late Roscoe L. And Mildred (Shippey) Hough. Audrey graduated from Northern High School in Flint, MI and worked […]
Kenneth Larry Watson of Coshocton, Ohio, entered into the presence of his Savior on November 19, 2024, at the age of 82, after a courageous battle with dementia. Born on June 21, 1942, in Plainfield, Ohio, Larry was the son of William Max and Anita Mae Watson. He is survived by his devoted wife of […]