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.
Ahhhh – March Madness! You just have to like the constant tirades, the rants, ravings and promises of victories to come along with the untiring predictions. What joy! Or you may not enjoy it. It can get tiring. But, like many of you, it is close to being my favorite time of the year. Who […]
The folks in the Ridgewood School District deserve to be proud of their Lady Generals. These young women gave it all they had against an undefeated opponent – indeed they gave it everything all season long – and with just a few breaks one way or another could have been in Columbus this week. Regardless […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – The Ridgewood Lady Generals varsity basketball team had a storybook season and here is what Head Coach Doug Patterson had to say about it. “It’s been crazy. The assistant coaches, Darrell (Ball) and Kirby (Shivers), have been with me the whole time – 13 years we’ve been doing this. We’ve put a […]
COSHOCTON – The Muskingum Valley Chapter of the NWTF held its 27th annual Hunting Heritage banquet on Saturday evening March 5 at Lake Park Pavilion with well over 300 in attendance. Among the many items auctioned during the event was a “mystery” with the proceeds going to the Muskingum Valley JAKES program. Dwaine Scheetz is […]
TIVERTON – Pictured from left are: Ibabelle Gault, Liz Gruhn, Maxine Border, Marcella Hoover, Tess Tisler and Mary Raber who were working behind the counter serving up bowls of split pea soup, potato, chili and others plus desserts all for a donation on Thursday evening, March 3 at the annual Tiverton Institute. By 6:30 p.m. […]
WARSAW – Seth Thomas competed in the power lifting competition at Danville High School in February and set a new mark in the 145 pound weight class by lifting a total of 965 pounds with 315 in the squat, 245 in the bench and 405 in the deadlift. He said of the 405 deadlift accomplishment, […]
Athletes from Coshocton, Ridgewood and River View enjoyed a successful weekend with Coshocton Redskin senior Bryce Philabaum earning All Ohio honors after placing fifth in the 100 meter backstroke with a time of :52.25 in the state swimming meet. He also competed in the 50 meter freestyle swim – placing 12th at a time of […]
The strategies to win played out like a New York Philharmonic solo on a Stradivarius violin. Contestants psyched themselves up well before the competition started by stretching and sharing good natured jibes with the other competitors. Known celebrities proffered comments as the anxious crowd watched and waited for the contest to begin. Once the contest […]
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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 […]