Ridgewood Local School District hosted a mortgage burning ceremony on Jan. 7 in the Jill Collins Performing Arts Center at Ridgewood High School. School Board President Frank Mathews thanked everyone who came to celebrate paying off the high school debt. “Back in 1998-99 during the Ridgewood School year the community and school board started the […]
This week’s e-edition of The Coshocton County Beacon is now online. Want to get free mail delivery of the print edition of The Beacon? Request it here!
Coshocton CARES will sponsor FASFA Night from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the Coshocton County Career Center. Amber Grump, director of student financial services at Muskingum University, and her support staff will be on hand to help students and parents complete the FASFA. No appointment is necessary. Chrombooks with Internet access will be available […]
Auditions for the Coshocton Community Choir’s adult choir spring season are now being scheduled. “We have openings in our 100-voice choir in all sections (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass), but we especially need second bases, tenors and first sopranos,” said Charles R. Snyder, the choir’s founder and conductor. The Coshocton Community Choir has members from […]
Get ready to experience Shakespeare like never before. Ridgewood High School is bringing a hilarious and irreverent twist to the Bard’s classic tragedy Hamlet with the uproarious comedy Save Hamlet, written by Mark Levine. The play will be performed at the Jill Collins Performing Arts Center on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at 7 p.m. Tickets […]
This week’s e-edition of The Coshocton County Beacon is now online. Want to get free mail delivery of the print edition of The Beacon? Request it here!
Coshocton Public Health District will present Coffee with A Doc, on Monday, Jan. 13, featuring Dr. Stephanie Kelley. The event topic for January is “Healing Chronic Pain: Muscle, Joint and Spine.” The event is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Rust Décor, located at 341 Main St. in Coshocton. Parking is available in front of the […]
Before you get the call that school is closed this winter, be ready for some fun with our snow day activity ideas. The kids will want to play outside – so why don’t you join them? Dress warm and jump on a sled or have a snowball fight with your kids. Have some hot chocolate […]
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Donald Eugene Billman, age 82, of Coshocton died Friday, January 17, 2025, at the Morrison House, Zanesville, Ohio. He was born September 17, 1942, in Coshocton to the late James Lewis and Anna Gertrude (Glazier) Billman. Donald served in the United States Navy 1959-1963. Donald was a printer at the Coshocton Tribune for 4 years, […]
Daniel “Dan” Bruening, 73, of Coshocton passed away Sunday, January 19, 2025 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in St. Petersburg, FL on May 5, 1951 to the late Raymond and Olga (Olsavsky) Bruening. Dan was a graduate of West Geauga High School and Kent State University. He worked at Edmonts […]
Larry Lee Bailey, affectionately known as Beetle, passed away on January 14, 2025, at the age of 87 in Canton, Ohio. Born on December 20, 1937, to Fred Bailey and Pauline Hite Bailey, Larry spent his life dedicated to helping others who crossed his path, both through his work and personal life. Larry proudly served […]
Betty D. Bratton, 93, of Coshocton, passed away at her home on January 19, 2025 surrounded by her family. Betty was born in Pulaski, VA, to the late Robert and Hazel (Kane) Via on January 10, 1932. Betty graduated from Pulaski High School in 1950. On December 22, 1951, she married the love of her […]
Jeannie Renee Jacobs, age 54, of Coshocton, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2025. She was born on September 16, 1970, in Coshocton to the late Clarence Wright Jr. and Sherry (Bryant) Shivers. On May 26, 2001, she married Robert “Rob” Jacobs who passed away on August 24, 2020. Jeannie was an amazing mother, grandmother, […]
Marjorie E. Lessig passed away on Friday, January 17, 2025 at Altercare of Coshocton. Marge was born on March 25, 1940 to the late Harvey and Alice Gatchel in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. She graduated from Salem High School and Riverside White Cross School of Nursing. She was a dedicated Hospice volunteer for 30 years and […]
Emma Jean Brown, age 97, of Coshocton passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, January 13, 2025. She was born in Guernsey County on September 3rd, 1927, to the late Bion and Blanche Larrick. Jean was a 1945 graduate of Sarahsville High School, Sarahsville, Ohio. She then moved to Coshocton, Ohio and married Gerald […]