On Jan. 12, the Coshocton Elks Lodge held its annual hoop shoot contest in the Coshocton High School gym. The event brought together young athletes to test their free-throw shooting skills. The Elks Hoop Shoot is a national free-throw contest for youth. Participants take 25 attempts, competing in age groups, with winners advancing through local, […]
The local Elks Soccer Shoot will be held from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at the south end of the Lake Park soccer fields. Registration is at the time of the event. The age groups for both girls and boys are 7 and under, 8-9, 10-11, and 12-13. All are welcome. You do not have […]
The Coshocton Elks Lodge 376 is hosting a poker run on Saturday, Aug. 10. There will be motorcycle and ATV routes to follow. First out at 11 a.m. and last out at noon. Cost is $25 per driver and $15 for passengers. This price includes a pulled pork dinner. Entertainment will begin at 4 p.m. […]
The Coshocton Elks Lodge 376 will hold its local hoop shoot from 1-2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21, at Coshocton High School in the gym. Sign ups will begin at 12:15 p.m. and will be completed before the hoop shoot begins. Boys and girls, ages 8-13 from Coshocton and River View school districts are eligible […]
The annual Elks Hoop Shoot will be held Saturday, Jan. 14. Registration will start at 4:30 p.m. and the contest starts at 5 p.m. at Coshocton High School in the gym. The hoop shoot is open to kids ages 8 to 13. Age divisions are: Boys – 8-9, 10-11, and 12-13; and girls – 8-9, […]
The local Elks Soccer Shoot will be held Saturday, Sept. 17 at the soccer fields at Lake Park. Elks members will be set up at the south end where the Halo Sky Boutique was located. The time is from 9-11 a.m. Registration will be at the time of the event. The age groups for both […]
The topic for the 2019-20 Americanism Essay Contest was “What does freedom of speech mean to me.” There were six winners locally advancing to the district competition. The local competition was sponsored by Coshocton Elks Lodge #376. The Div. I winners (grade 5-6) were Lucy Baylor, Aiden Evans and Graysen Searls from Coshocton Elementary’s sixth […]
COSHOCTON – For more than 40 years, the Elks Hoop Shoot has been an annual event in Coshocton. This year’s competition was held on Sunday, Nov. 24 at Coshocton High School. Paul Bowman said he competed in the event when he was a kid and hopes that more kids will try the competition. “There used […]
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Donna Frank Olinger was born on October 9, 1943, to Herman and Helen Frank, and was raised in Fresno, Ohio. She died after a short hospital stay on January 26, 2025. Growing up in the Frank household as one of eleven children (Richard, Ernest, Esther, Albert, Harold, Norma, Harry, Larry, Teresa, and Donald), she happily recounted learning […]
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kathleen “Kathy” King, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, on January 24, 2025, at the age of 67. Kathy was born on October 29, 1957, to the late James and Emily Keating. She was a devoted wife to Tony King and a proud […]
Welch L. Sprague, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully in his home at the age of 83 on January 27, 2025, in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Born in Waterford, Ohio, to the late Rev. Don Leroy and Rita Arlene (Welch) Sprague, Welch lived a life full of love, kindness, and wisdom. A […]
Janice “Elaine” Harper, 64, of Coshocton passed away Saturday, January 25, 2025 at Riverside Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation in Newcomerstown. She was born in Coshocton. Ohio on September 6, 1960. Elaine worked at various restaurants in Coshocton as a waitress, including Spitler’s and The Warehouse. She was very involved with AA and NA recovery programs. […]
Kenneth DeWitt, age 74, of Coshocton passed away on January 22, 2025 at Aultman Hospital. He was born on March 7, 1950 in Coshocton to the late Raymond and Freida (Perkins) DeWitt. Following his graduation from high school, he entered the United States Army where he served as a tank commander in Germany from 1970-1972. […]
Carl R. Thorpe, 84, of Coshocton passed away at Lafayette Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation after a brief illness. Carl was born in Norristown, PA on March 4, 1940, to the late George and Dorothy (Zaehringer) Thorpe Sr. He spent fourteen years at McWane Ductile before owning and operating his own Barber Shop in Coshocton, “Carl’s […]
William “Bill” A. Doyle, 100, of Coshocton passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2025. at his home. Bill was born in Akron, Ohio on December 24, 1924, to the late Leo F. and Mary I. (Hoffman) Doyle. He served in the United States Army during WWII in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater earning a Bronze Star, Good Conduct […]