The 75th annual Bakersville Homecoming will be held Thursday, Aug. 8 – Sunday, Aug. 11. Every day has something fun planned for the whole family. This year, there will be special events to honor and remember Austin Yoder, a young man who lost his life last year in a farm accident. The homecoming will begin […]
Some Bakersville ladies are working on a project to have a farmers market in the village this summer at the community park. “We are calling it Bakersville Market, but I really want it to be a fun Friday night event for the community,” said Marissa Henninge, market manager. “We are looking for local makers, bakers, and […]
The Bakersville Summer Showdown Deadweight Pull will be held Saturday, June 17, at Bud Hawk Arena in Bakersville. Scales will be on and signup will open at 8 a.m. Start time is 9 a.m. for the following classes: 6,500lb, 8,500lb, 11,000lb, 13,000lb. Eighteen inch hitch cut tires are allowed, but no weights can be hanging […]
The Bakersville Homecoming is a yearly event that has grown and changed over time. Wanda Lorenz , Martine McPherson and Susan Wolfe Shuck worked at the eat stand and have been a part of the homecoming through the years. The ladies reminisced about past homecoming events they could remember. They recalled that a galvanized wash […]
The Bakersville Volunteer Fire Department held a chicken barbecue on June 18. There was also a dead weight tractor pull that was hosted by the Bakersville, Ohio, Tractor Pullers Association. Chris Everhart, part of the pulling committee for the park, said about 38 tractors had entered the pull so far. The committee usually holds two […]
The Bakersville Volunteer Fire Department will have a chicken barbecue on Saturday, June 18, at the Bakersville Community Park, State Route 751 in Bakersville. Serving starts at 4 p.m. The menu includes: Half chicken, applesauce, potato salad, drink, and dessert. There also will be a dead weight tractor pull hosted by the Bakersville Ohio Tractor […]
The Bakersville Volunteer Fire Department chicken barbecue will be held Saturday, June 19, at Bakersville Community Park, State Route 751. Drive-thru only starting at 4 p.m. Cost is $8. Call 330-897-5293. The Stoneboat Tractor Pull also will be held at the Bud Hawk Arena. Starting time for the pull is 9 a.m. on June 19. […]
Due to the recent COVID-19 mandates the Bakersville Homecoming Antique Tractor Pull has been canceled. However, the chicken barbecue will still take place on Friday, Aug. 7. “For the first time in 70 years, tractors will not be pulling at Bakersville,” said Larry Stahl, event organizer. “I am so sad about this for so many […]
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Shirley “Jean” Miller of Fresno passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at her home. She was born on September 11, 1949 in Coshocton to the late Abe and Nancy (Mounts) Stokes. She was a part of the first graduating class of River View High School. On January 2, 1971, she married John Miller, who […]
Glen Allen Grewell, age 50, of Coshocton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 15, 2024. He was born on July 24, 1974, in Coshocton, Ohio to Thelma (Roahrig) Grewell. He attended Ridgewood Schools and worked for 24 years at Coshocton Trucking as the Facilities Manager. On February 4, 2000, he married Bobbi (Elliott) Grewell. Glen […]
Katheryn Martin, age 100, of Coshocton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 15, 2024. She was born on May 15, 1924, in Reform, Alabama to the late John L. and Minnie Leaster. On April 18, 1944, she married Grady Martin Sr., who passed away on November 9, 1998. She was a life-long member of the […]
Gloria Jean Murray went peacefully to be with our Heavenly Father on December 15, 2024 at home surrounded by her close loved ones. Born on October 30, 1950 to the late John and Ester Hough. Gloria happily spent a lifetime of loving and selfless care creating priceless memories for family, friends, one and all. She […]
Sonja J. Ruby, affectionately known as “Jean” was born on September 4, 1938 in Coshocton County, passed away on Friday December 6, 2024. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Nathan E. Ruby on July 15, 1997, as well as her parents, Ernest Cochran and Georgia (Darr) Stingle. Jean put dedication and effort […]
Jeffery O. Conrad, 70, of Fresno passed away Friday, December 6, 2024 at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark. He was born in Zanesville, OH on February 14, 1954 to the late Richard Myron and Wilma Jean (Emery) Conrad. Jeff graduated from Tri-Valley high School in 1972 and worked for Pretty Products for 32 years, Ariel […]
June Spinks, age 75 of Coshocton, passed away on November 29, 2024 at her home. She was born on June 26, 1949 in Spring Mountain to the late Forrest and Hazel (Randles) Duncan. She was a graduate from Ohio University and went on to work as a loan officers in banks local to Coshocton. Throughout […]