With happy tears Kyra Weaver was crowned 2021 West Lafayette Homecoming Queen at Burt Park, Thursday evening, July 29, at the 73rd homecoming festival. “I was junior queen in 2017 and third attendant in 2015 but I had not run for queen yet,” she said. “This is my first year for trying out and I […]
The 73rd Annual West Lafayette Homecoming Parade will begin Friday evening at 7 p.m. on July 30. The theme this year is Down on the Farm. Wendell Waters with his wife Marcia from WenMar Farms will be Grand Marshall of the homecoming parade. They have farmed in the area for many years and in 2017 received the […]
The 2019-2020 West Lafayette Homecoming Queen Destiny Sesser recently donated toys from her Sensory Toy Drive to The Flight School at CBHC. Sesser collected donated toys as part of her community outreach while serving as homecoming queen. The Flight School, a part of CBHC, provides counseling services for children and their families. Sesser said, “Having […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – Destiny Sesser knew right away that her West Lafayette Homecoming Queen service project would be to raise awareness for autism. “Two of my little cousins were diagnosed with autism when they were 3-years-old and the other when she was just 18 months,” Sesser said. “Being a part of their lives, watching them […]
COSHOCTON – Kyra Weaver has a passion for helping children so she used her West Lafayette Homecoming Court community service project to help foster children in our community. On June 22, Weaver, who is the junior queen, donated 54 individually decorated duffel bags to Coshocton County Job and Family Services. Each bag included a stuffed […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – The West Lafayette Homecoming Festival will be held July 28-30 this year and the theme is Coal Was King. Three days of fun are planned for people of all ages. Thursday, July 28 5 p.m. – Eat stand opens – limited menu Carnival rides open by Albanese Amusement Inc. 6 p.m. – Queen […]
WEST LAFAYETTE – The 69th annual West Lafayette Homecoming will be Thursday, July 28 through Saturday, July 30 and will pay special tribute to Coshocton County coal miners with the theme, “Coal is King”. “Sam Bennett came to a chamber meeting and talked about the coal miner memorial and someone said, that would make a […]
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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 […]
