On Saturday, Dec. 30, the Ridgewood Boys Basketball Booster club will host an alumni game and second annual chicken dinner to benefit the Trevor Griffith Memorial Scholarship Fund. All Ridgewood High School boys alumni are welcome. Player cost is $25, which includes a t-shirt. Teams will be determined based on graduating class. Family and friends […]
Ridgewood High School is celebrating a big milestone this spring. This is the 30th year for the girls’ softball program at the school. Robin Hire was the head coach of the first girls’ softball team. “I started the fast pitch program in the spring of 1993. I was to take 13 dedicated athletes who had […]
The Ridgewood High School Drama Class will present “Stone Soup” this Thursday at 7 p.m. “Stone Soup” is a family-friendly tale that tells the story of two knights who have vanquished a pair of dragons who have been terrorizing a local town. When they arrive in the town of Whisker, they are instant celebrities. However, […]
The Scott Rose Memorial Fund has been established at Park National Bank. Scott was a 1986 graduate of Ridgewood High School and an avid Ridgewood Football supporter and motivator. Scott lost his courageous battle to melanoma on Aug. 22, 2021. As a way to honor and remember him a bronze football will be made with […]
Marching band season has been reduced to playing at home football games only, but that isn’t dampening the spirits of the high school musicians. “They are pretty excited and happy to just see each other again,” said Barry Hardesty, band director at Coshocton High School. “No matter what happens this year if you enjoy the […]
Ridgewood High School senior spring sports athletes didn’t get a chance to wrap up their careers, but their dedication to the orange and black is still being celebrated. Vinyls of the 17 students are now hanging in downtown West Lafayette. The project was coordinated by photographer and Ridgewood teacher Justin Seibert, school and village officials, […]
The gym at Ridgewood Middle School was full of people laughing at staff and students trying to stay on or lead donkeys that had little interest in Donkey Basketball. The event was held Feb. 19 and was a fundraiser for Ridgewood FFA. Jadyn Art is a junior and is the one who set up the […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – Nationwide Children’s Hospital will be at Ridgewood High School in the general assembly on Tuesday, Jan. 28, from 6 to 7 p.m. The community is invited to attend the discussion on the differences between normal teenage ups and downs and a mental health concern. Attendees also will learn the warning signs for […]
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George Doaty Myers, 76, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 31, 2025 at his residence. He was born March 25, 1949 in Coshocton to the late Earl J.H. and Mary (Rohskopf) Myers. He served in the U.S. Army from 1969-1971, and later received an Associate’s Degree in Agriculture from Clark St. College in Springfield. George […]
Ramona S. “Monie” Geiger, 63, passed away Sunday, March 30, 2025 at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus. She was born Nov. 14, 1961 to the late Ralph and Virginia (Nichols) Geiger. She was married to David “Wayne” Bratton from 1980 to 1993, and together they had two children, Malinda (Jason) Harmon of […]
Lewis Foster, 89 of Conesville, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2025 at his home. He was born on June 27, 1935 in Canal Lewisville to the late James and Blanche (Lapp) Foster. Lewis worked at Peabody Coal for over 28 years and went to work at Conesville Coal Preparation for another 10 years. Meanwhile, […]
Angela Mae Matthews, 55, of Coshocton passed away Monday, March 31, 2025 at the Morrison House Hospice in Zanesville. She was born in Akron, OH on September 2, 1969. Angela loved fishing, camping, riding four wheelers but most of all spending time with her grandchildren and children. Angela is survived by her children, David (Larissa) […]
Cathy A. Kirker, 76, of Coshocton passed away Saturday, March 29, 2025. She was born in Coshocton, OH on September 17, 1948 to the late Charles and Laura (Howe) Silverthorn. Cathy was a member of the Shepherd’s Christian Assembly Church; had previously worked at Buckeye Fabric, Ansell Edmont, and Hunt-Crawford before retiring. She also enjoyed […]
Beverly Ann Woods, age 69, of Coshocton, Ohio passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at her residence in Coshocton. She was born August 4, 1955, to James and Louise Woods in East Liverpool, Ohio. Beverly graduated from Coshocton High School in 1973. Over the years, she pursued office work for many companies, including Shaw Barton, […]
Mark A. Madison, 61, of Coshocton, passed away at Aultman Hospital on Thursday, March 27, 2025. He was born on October 20, 1963 in Coshocton, Ohio to the late Jack and Barabra (Collins) Madison. He graduated from Coshocton High School and worked at Mineral Fiber before retiring. On February 7, 1986, he married Debbie (Holdsworth) […]