Gene Leroy Ditsler loved life and lived it to the fullest for nearly 88 years, from his birth on February 8, 1937 in Valparaiso, IN, until his death on November 7, in Granville, OH. Gene grew up loving sports, especially basketball, and though he wasn’t tall enough to play on the high school team, he […]
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Meet Eckelberry from the LCC Class of 2025
Morgan E. Eckelberry is a Coshocton County resident, who was born in Mt. Gilead, but raised in Plainfield and West Lafayette. A 1988 graduate of Ridgewood High School, Eckelberry attended Plainfield Elementary followed by Ridgewood Junior High School. While in high school, Eckelberry participated in the OWA/OWE programs. He admits he “did not like school” […]
Meet Thomas from the Leadership class of 2025
Ashley Grassbaugh-Thomas a.k.a, Ashley Thomas, grew up in Coshocton and is a 2003 graduate of River View High School. Thomas enjoyed volleyball and was a member of the National Honor Society during her academic career. Outside of schooling, she worked at McDonald’s in Coshocton where she met her future husband, Jonathon. She intended to move […]
Meet April Johnson from the leadership class of 2025
April Johnson is a Coshocton County native with both sides of her family deeply rooted in the county. She lived in Coshocton until first grade when her family moved to West Lafayette. A 1998 graduate of Ridgewood High School, Johnson played volleyball and basketball and was in Teen Institute, an “antidrug/Prom Promise” type of program. […]
Coshocton Foundation announces leadership class of 2025
Leadership Coshocton County held its welcome reception on Aug. 13, at Clary Gardens and treated everyone to snacks by Schumaker Farms. Members of the Leadership Coshocton County Class of 2025 were joined by family; employers; Leadership Alumni; and members of the Leadership Advisory Board for the official welcome and kick-off to the program year. The […]
Leadership Coshocton County holds graduation
Leadership Coshocton County held its 33rd graduation ceremony for the Class of 2024 on May 16, at the M Event Centre, located on the grounds of Coshocton KOA. Family, friends and employers gathered on a warm spring evening to celebrate a year of success. Treated to presentations by members of the class, audience members learned […]
Meet Gatto from the leadership class of 2024
Jen Gatto was born in Cleveland and raised in Old Brooklyn, near the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. She attended Catholic schools; graduating in 1993 from Erieview Catholic School, an all-girls school located in downtown Cleveland not far from Cleveland State University. Hers was the first class to be offered post-secondary coursework, so Jen took classes at […]
Meet Jackson from the LCC Class of 2024
Mary Jackson was born and raised in Liberty, Texas, a small town not unlike Coshocton, southeast of Houston. Following graduation from Liberty High School Jackson enlisted in the Army in 1995. She attended basic training in Fort Jackson, SC and then went to Fort Lee, VA for training as an automatic logistics specialist. Upon graduation, […]
Meet Hernandez from the LCC Class of 2024
Jose Hernandez was born in Puerto Rico and his grandfather moved his entire family- aunts; uncles; cousins, etc., to New York when he was an infant. The family initially lived in a six-story building but finding that space too confining, they relocated to Philadelphia, PA. There his mother worked in the nearby Nerf Factory while […]
