Kelsi Reynolds loves being out on the farm and joined FFA to learn more about what she enjoys doing. “I then started working on a dairy farm and not too long after I got my own cattle,” said the Ridgewood High School senior. “My favorite project has been working with my cows for fair. It […]
WARSAW – It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the River View High School as members of the FFA hosted its annual A Touch of Country Christmas event for children in all local school districts on Tuesday, Dec. 17. “It’s for the kids,” said Jim Rich, FFA advisor. “We’ve got a lot of […]
WARSAW – River View FFA members put in a lot of hard work every year to make A Touch of Country Christmas happen. It’s all worth it though when they see how children react to their event. “It makes you feel good to see the kids faces when they see Santa or the animals,” said […]
COSHOCTON COUNTY – If Morgan Matis could share one message about FFA with others it would be that there is more to it than meets the eye. The Ridgewood High School junior has participated in FFA Career Development Events and gone on to compete at state. “CDEs have helped me learn to get my words […]
COSHOCTON – The River View FFA ag shop was once again turned into a Christmas wonderland for area youth. “It takes us two weeks to work on all the finishing touches for this,” said Allyssa Mullett, one of the FFA advisors. “It’s a real transformation in here. It takes a lot of effort and a […]
COSHOCTON – FFA students from the River View and Ridgewood FFA chapters were presented with their American FFA Degree at the 89th National FFA Convention & Expo held in Indianapolis, Ind. Pictured from left are: Katricia Phillips, River View, Cameron Mizer, Ridgewood, Cierra Brown, Ridgewood, Taylor Kellish, Ridgewood and Derek Stocker, Ridgewood. Less than 1 […]
COSHOCTON – On Aug. 2 the River View FFA held a corn roast at Coshocton’s First Friday on Main Street. The members roasted corn over an open fire and accepted donations for the corn they made. Many people generously donated because they had been in FFA or had relatives who have been involved in FFA. […]
The Coshocton County Beacon is pleased to publish this gallery of 2012 Coshocton County Junior Fair livestock champions, reserve champions, showmanship winners and class winners. Please also know that this is not a complete pictorial presentation of these young people – it is those that appeared at the Peddicord Rice Auction Realty trailer near the […]
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James F. Gribble, age 97, of Coshocton, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2024. He was born on August 15, 1927, in Goshen, Ohio to the late Fred and Hazel (Rausch) Gribble. Jim was a 1945 graduate of Midvale High School; he then joined the United States Army serving in Korea from 1946 to 1948. […]
Marilyn Zimmer, 88, of Coshocton passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at Alter Care of Coshocton. She was born in Coshocton, OH on November 16, 1935 to the late Alphonse and Norma (Barrick) DeGendt. Marilyn had previously worked for Uhaul rentals and was the co-owner of “Leo’s Garage” with her late husband. In her spare […]
Rosalie Lucille (Grossenbaugh) Cunningham, 81, passed away Monday, Nov. 11, 2024 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born July 3, 1943 in Coshocton Co. to the late Frank E. and Ada B. (Gibbs) Grossenbaugh. She married K. Dale Cunningham on Nov. 12, 1960. He preceded her in death […]
James R. Gauerke, affectionately known as Jim, was born on June 27, 1931, in the quaint town of Danville, Illinois. He departed this earthly realm on November 9, 2024, in Zanesville, Ohio, leaving a legacy woven with threads of service, leadership, and creativity. A proud graduate of Northwestern University, Jim earned a business degree that […]
Jaxon Bernard Britton, age 5, passed away on the evening on November 4, 2024 at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital from his ongoing battle with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). Jaxon was a light of joy shining on the world around him and was a true heart warrior, who fought for almost six years against the CHD, overcoming […]
David Eugene Eick, age 68, of Coshocton, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2024, with his family by his side at the Morrison House in Zanesville, after a 10 year hard fought battle with cancer. His was born on November 24, 1955, in Coshocton to the late Robert Eick and Marilyn Casey Eick. David was […]
Andrew Ryan Miller, age 9, of Coshocton, passed away at his home with his family by his side after a courageous 2 year battle with cancer on Monday, November 4, 2024. He was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin on December 12, 2014, to Roman and Linda (Wengerd) Miller. He was in the 3rd grade having […]