Three years ago — COVID-19. The world was shutting down. AEP Conesville Coal-fired Power Plant stopped producing electricity a month ahead of schedule. There were no formal goodbyes or parting celebrations. Three years ago — a team of OSU researchers led by Dr. Jeffrey Jacquet began studying three communities affected by coal-fired power plant retirements. […]
Three towering concrete stacks that were the most visual reminders of Conesville’s defunct coal-fired power plant came down Sunday morning, the next step in creating prime space for the development of a new industrial park. The 805-foot structures loomed over the Conesville Power Plant, a 2,085-megawatt power generation facility, which closed in April of last […]
A research and arts project to document how eastern Ohio has been shaped by changes in the coal industry was awarded a $35,000 grant from the Sustainability Institute at Ohio State. The Ohio Coal Transition: Pathways for Community Resilience is a partnership between The Ohio State University’s School of Environment and Natural Resources, OSU Extension, […]
A meeting was held at the former AEP Power Plant on Thursday, Aug. 6 to share the plans of the company that purchased the plant and 2,500 acres. Frontier Group of Companies revealed their plans to clean up the site, demolish some of the buildings and look for new tenants for the new Conesville Industrial […]
CONESVILLE – Charlie Dannemiller has volunteered at the AEP Conesville Outdoor Educational Event since it started 20 years ago. “I like being around the kids and seeing them learn,” he said. Dannemiller, an almost 40 year employee of the plant, was just one of many volunteers who spent May 15 helping fifth and sixth graders […]
CONESVILLE – Kaylee Brehm and Weston Lautenschleger got the chance to make it rain at the AEP Conesville Outdoor Educational Event. “It was so much fun,” Brehm said. The Keene Elementary School sixth graders helped Deb Bigelow, program administrator for the Coshocton Soil and Water Conservation District with a presentation using her office’s new watershed […]
CONESVILLE – In the late 1970s and early 1980s there were only two active pairs of reproducing Bald Eagles in Ohio. Today there are around 200 and one of those pairs is located on the AEP Conesville Plant’s land. Almost 800 fifth and sixth graders had the opportunity to view those Bald Eagles on May […]
CONESVILLE – The AEP Conesville Plant Outdoor Education Day for area fifth and sixth graders was held May 13. More than 700 students, teachers and chaperones attended the fun and educational day. “Coal fired power plants like ours often get a negative reputation so we do this to show we are doing a lot to […]
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Delora Louise Taylor, 83, died Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at Altercare of Coshocton. She was born September 20, 1941 in McConnellsville, OH to the late Wayne A. & Lavina Lucille (Harmon) Waite, Sr. She was formerly employed at Bown’s Plumbing & McDonald’s in Coshocton and retired from the Coshocton WalMart. Delora was a member of […]
William “Bill” Lynn Foster, Sr, 79 of Coshocton Ohio slipped away peacefully with his family by his side at 2:50pm Friday October 25th, 2024. After receiving an anoxic brain injury in May of 2021. Bill fought many medical conditions and obstacles put in front of him. Not once did he face them with fear, but defied […]
Betty E. Frye, born on March 13, 1926, in Wooster, Ohio, gracefully journeyed through life until her passing on October 26, 2024, in Plainfield, Ohio. Betty was more than just a name; she embodied a spirit of unwavering dedication, warmth, and a deep love for her family and community. She spent her entire life nurturing […]
Gordon Ralph Gamertsfelder, 92, formerly of Warsaw, passed away Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024 at Lafayette Pointe Nursing & Rehabilitation. He was born Sept. 24, 1932 at home in Clark Twp., Coshocton Co. to the late Perry and Bernice (Fox) Gamertsfelder. He was a graduate of Clark High School in 1950, and served as a US […]
Mary Erman Bache, age 83 of Coshocton, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2024. She was born on April 20, 1941, in Coshocton, to the late Kenneth and Charlene Erman. On October 20, 1969, she married Delbert A. Bache who preceded her in death on February 3, 1992. Mary is survived by her nephew, Todd […]
Catherine Jean Smailes, age 99 of Coshocton, went to be with the Lord at 11:20 P.M., Thursday, October 24, 2024. Born July 29, 1925 in Meridian, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Carrie Stafford. She attended one and a half years at Meridian Business College. She was a cashier in her […]
Philip (Phil) A. Wagner passed away Friday, October 25, 2024 in Coshocton. Phil was born on March 5, 1939, in Coshocton to Jacob and Catherine (Hahn) Wagner. He was a 1957 graduate of Coshocton High School. Phil founded Philip A. Wagner, Inc. in 1957. He was a long standing supporter of the Coshocton community and […]