COSHOCTON – Water rates were again a hot topic at the Coshocton City Council meeting. Resident Dan Ford had more questions for city council members since their last meeting and brought them up during the Feb. 22 meeting. He wanted to know if the water department had cut back on chemicals and why his water […]
COSHOCTON – City Council heard from several of the concerned citizens who packed council chambers at their Feb. 8 meeting before giving a first reading to an ordinance intended to raise water rates. Many of them wanted to know what was being done with money left over in the general fund, some questioned the raises […]
COSHOCTON – Mayor Steve Mercer delivered his state of the city address at the Jan. 25 city council meeting and encouraged everyone in the community to pull together this year. “We need constructive dialogue to add new perspective to old problems,” he said. “Let’s give each other plenty of room to contribute our value to […]
COSHOCTON – A citizens from the first ward expressed concern about junk vehicles in his area at the Jan. 11 Coshocton City Council meeting. He feels this is a problem in his area and wants to know if the city’s proposed new property code inspector position would be responsible for resolving the issue. Mayor Steve […]
COSHOCTON – Coshocton City Council wrapped up the contract with the Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office at its Dec. 21 meeting, but ordinances involving the description of a new job and wages for several other positions were not as easily finalized. One of the legislative items set to receive a third reading at the meeting was […]
COSHOCTON – City council members, Mayor Steve Mercer and Service Director Jerry Stenner were all impresses with the presentation Our Town Coshocton gave at the Dec. 14 Coshocton City Council meeting. “I always believed this group would be the vehicle (for revitalizing downtown and our business district),” Mercer said after the presentation. “You are a […]
COSHOCTON – Coshocton City Council is one step closer to finalizing its contract with the sheriff’s office. During the Nov. 23 meeting city council heard the first reading of ordinance 52-15, which authorizes the mayor or service director to enter into a contract with the Coshocton County Sheriff for law enforcement protection for the City […]
COSHOCTON – Coshocton County Sheriff Tim Rogers told city council at its Nov. 9 meeting that his office is very appreciative of the new SUV that the city purchased for them. “This is a direct result of the levy that the citizens passed,” he said. “The car it replaced was on its last leg and […]
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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 […]