WEST LAFAYETTE – Several more Generals were recently added to the Ridgewood Distinguished Wall of Fame. Jarrett Art, Billy Bailey, Zach Donley, Michael Kelley and the late Raymond Border became members of the wall of fame after a special ceremony held before the start of the Aug. 29 varsity football game against Bellaire High School. […]
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WEST LAFAYETTE – The Ridgewood Varsity Volleyball team won in three games 25-6, 25-15, Tuesday, Oct. 1. Laura Crawford had 12 points, 10 kills, five blocks, 11 digs. Laura Frazee had seven points, 19 digs, 10 kills. Amanda Lowery had six points, three kills, two blocks. Erika Micheal had 13 points, one block, 37 assists, nine […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – Ridgewood High School volleyball topped Sandy Valley Aug. 26. The junior varsity won in two 25-21, 25-22. Autumn Brown lead with 16 points and Megan Sharier had seven points. The varsity took it in three, 25-15, 25-17,25-9. Laura Crawford had 12 points, three aces, six kills and eight digs. Erika Michael and 13 […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – For the vast majority of Ohio’s high school football teams, a final record of 6-4 would mean that they have had a successful season. However the players, coaches and communities in the eastern portion of Coshocton County are accustomed to very high standards. “Our kids have heard people commenting about how we […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – A program that has always boasted strong guard play, the Ridgewood High School girls’ basketball team will look to the inside for success as the 2012-13 season unfolds. The Lady Generals have five players who figure to have prominent roles who stand 5-foot-9 or taller, including a trio of 6-footers. The lone […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – When Ridgewood High School boys basketball coach Alan Keesee speaks of competing in the Inter-Valley Conference, he doesn’t back down from declaring just how competitive his players must be. “We’re like the Big East Conference of Ohio,” Keesee said. “You can’t just show up and expect to mail it in. You have […]
Writing is a form of therapy for Brad Latham, a 1971 graduate of Ridgewood High School who now lives in Springfield, Mass. “Five years ago I was very sick,” he said. “I was on my death bed and watching life go by. I had multi system shutdown, but after many months in the hospital I […]
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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 […]