COSHOCTON – A community meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, March 5 in council chambers to discuss the noise ordinance being worked on by Coshocton City Council. The meeting was announced at council’s Feb. 26 meeting. At that same meeting Councilmen Roger Moore and Mike Gross expressed their frustration with how long it’s […]
COSHOCTON – Medical Marijuana has been a popular topic at Coshocton City Council meetings this year. Numerous pastors from the community and other concerned citizens have shared their thoughts and feelings at meetings and council used its second to last meeting of the year on Dec. 11 to read a prepared statement on the topic. […]
COSHOCTON – Mayor Steve Mercer announced at Coshocton City Council’s Oct. 10 meeting that the city is making plans to become a regional water supplier throughout the county. “We want to use our strengths we have here as a city and one of those is our utilities,” Mercer said. “We’ve had people from Hillsdale Drive […]
COSHOCTON – Coshocton City Council’s first meeting back from its summer break included presentations by several visitors. Tina Dobson attended the Sept. 11 meeting to thank city council for listening to her requests about extending waterlines to her neighborhood just outside of the city limits. “I’ve been here many times asking, begging for water for […]
COSHOCTON – At the July 24 Coshocton City Council Meeting Mayor Steve Mercer again stressed how well everyone worked together to assist city hall when employees there dealt with an anthrax and bomb scare on July 19. “A lot of agencies responded to help and while it is something we hope to never experience again, […]
COSHOCTON – Coshocton City Council’s June 26 meeting started out with citizens stepping up to the podium to express their concerns about the community welcoming medical marijuana manufacturing facilities. Pastor Mike Jansen from the Coshocton Christian Tabernacle presented council with a report called, “The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado: The Impact.” The report was compiled […]
COSHOCTON – Coshocton City Council will have a special council meeting on Tuesday, May 30 at 7 p.m. in council chambers to discuss a resolution concerning Medical Marijuana manufacturing/dispensary facilities in the City of Coshocton. The public is encouraged to attend. Mayor Steve Mercer brought up the subject of medical marijuana, which is now legal […]
COSHOCTON – There was a special guest at the May 8 Coshocton City Council meeting. Colton Conkle, a fourth grader at Coshocton Elementary School, was honored for winning the Elks National Hoop Shoot Contest for the boys’ ages 8-9 division. “We are totally amazed by you,” said Mayor Steve Mercer. Mercer presented Conkle with a […]
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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 […]