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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Salvation Army to honor veterans
COSHOCTON – The Coshocton Salvation Army Military Appreciation Day will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Nov. 7, in the gym. All Coshocton County Veterans and their spouses are invited. A free breakfast of SOS, scrambled eggs, orange juice and coffee will be served. At 11 a.m. Retired Master Sergeant Maurice Sheffield will […]
Fair passes available for veterans
COSHOCTON – Free fair passes for military veterans for the Coshocton County Fair are being made possible again through the Blue Star Mother’s Chapter OH59 and the Coshocton County Veterans Council. Passes are good for one free admission to the fair Oct- 1-3. The fair runs from Sept. 27 – Oct 3. Passes can be […]
River View holds veteran’s recognition
WARSAW – Friday, Jan. 18 was a special night at River View High School. Between the junior varsity and varsity boys’ basketball games against New Philadelphia, the school recognized veterans from the area. Rod Lindsey, athletic director at River View, said the event is just something that has happened over time. “We want to take […]
Gibson special guest at Salvation Army veterans’ event
COSHOCTON – Irwin “Gibby” Gibson doesn’t just carry battle scares with him. He still has bullets in him that tore through his body during World War II. “If I pick up my left hand you can see the bullet sticking out and that’s just from one hit,” he said. “I also took machine gun fire […]
Gibbs office hosting Veterans History Project session in Coshocton
WASHINGTON, DC – The Office of Congressman Bob Gibbs will be at the Coshocton County Courthouse from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a recording session of the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project (VHP). The VHP collects and preserves the personal stories of American war veterans. Volunteers will be on hand to welcome veterans […]
Schools unite to walk for homeless veterans
WEST LAFAYETTE – Ridgewood High School principal Todd Stoffer was excited to not only welcome veterans, but also students from Newcomerstown High School to his school’s gym on Friday morning, Nov. 10. “We may be neighboring schools and rivals and joke about who the real orange and black is, but the nice thing is that […]
Walk being organized to help homeless veterans
WEST LAFAYETTE – Three military veterans are doing their part this year to start an annual event to help homeless veterans. Brian Hawkins, Chad Elliott and Phil Valdez are working together to organize the first Ruck for Homeless Veterans. The event is set for Friday, Nov. 10 at Ridgewood High School. Check in will be […]
Dilly selected for 2017 class of the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame
COSHOCTON – Dave Dilly is honored to have his name mentioned among others associated with the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame. On Nov. 9 the Fresno resident and Vietnam Veteran will be one of 20 Ohio veterans inducted into the Hall of Fame Class of 2017. The Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame honors those who […]
