BAKERSVILLE – The Bakersville Homecoming started on Aug. 9, with the successful chicken barbecue. All 1,000 halves were sold out. The antique tractor pull had 159 pullers and lasted until 1:45 a.m. Winners are given below in all 27 classes. A brief memorial service also was held for eight local residents connected with the pull […]
BAKERSVILLE – Every year on the second weekend of August since 1948, pies are baking, chicken is roasting and tractors are being made ready to pull in the Bakersville community. When you talk about a festival with three days of tractor pulling, you know you are in farm country. The Homecoming starts on Friday, Aug. […]
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Justin Anthony Stewart, 30, formerly of Warsaw, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. He was born Oct. 18, 1994 in Westerville to Edward Lee Stewart Jr. and Laureen Ann Crossley. He was a 2013 graduate of River View High School. Justin’s story is a beautiful one. He never knew a […]
Diana Lynn Cox, age 67, of Zanesville, Ohio passed away Thursday, March 13, 2025, at Genesis Hospice Morrison House, in Zanesville. She was born September 18, 1957, to the late Richard and Francis (Appis) Walker in Coshocton, Ohio. Upon graduation from Coshocton High School in 1975, Diana began a career in customer service, working at […]
John William “Bill” Fox, 84, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, March 7, 2025 surrounded by his family. Born August 10, 1940 in Coshocton, he was the son of the late John H. and Edith R. (Hains) Fox. He was a 1958 graduate of Warsaw High School. He served in the US Air […]
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Glenn Lorenz, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, who departed this life peacefully on March 7, 2025, on his 99th birthday. Born on March 7, 1926, in New Bedford, Ohio, to the late John N. and Emma (Schweikert) Lorenz. Glenn lived a […]
Sandra Mae Burdge, 85, died Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville. She was born March 25, 1939 in Bolivar to the late Raymond and Viola Pearl (Cross) Berentz. She was a member of the Seed Sowers Flower Club, loved to decorate her home and bird watching. She is survived by her husband, […]
Douglas “Doug” Alan Cushman, age 66, of Coshocton passed away on March 4, 2025. He was born June 1, 1958 to Hubert Jr. Cushman and Dorothy (Kempton) Ehrenberg in Coshocton, Ohio. Upon graduation from Coshocton in 1976, Doug had the opportunity to travel. He lived several years in the Cayman Islands as well as London, […]
Diane Lena (Welker) Blubaugh, 76, died Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at Altercare Majora Lane in Millersburg. She was born Nov. 20, 1948 in Batavia, NY to the late Elsworth and Doris Welker. She worked at Heath Consulting for 6 years, and later became the first woman to work in Ohio for Columbia Gas, where she […]