Coshocton County News

COSHOCTON -- Farmers and agricultural landowners in the townships of Bedford, Jefferson, Monroe, New Castle, Perry, Pike, Tiverton and Washington should have received ballots in the mail to select who they want to be their representative to the Farm Service Agency County Committee for the next three years.

COSHOCTON - A test has determined that a former patient at Coshocton Hospital had the H1N1 influenza virus.

COSHOCTON - The official election results were certified by the Coshocton County Board of Elections Thursday and remain unchanged from what was posted Nov.

COSHOCTON -- An appeals court upheld the five-year sentence a Warsaw man received for the March 2008 death of Sam Rivera.

The Coshocton County Health Department will be administering the H1N1 vaccine Thursday.

Singing, good friends and a potluck-style dinner have singers from all over the state attending Karaoke in the Country with Barb and Bill Marling.

COSHOCTON -- It's been 23 years since the 911 dispatch center was installed at the Coshocton County Sheriff's Office.

WEST LAFAYETTE -- The Coshocton Port Authority and Coshocton County Chamber of Commerce will host Deal or a Not a Deal for the second year at 7 p.m. today at Ridgewood High School.

COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Department of Health has awarded more than $645,000 in grant funding to the Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department, Coshocton Health Department and Genesis Health Care System, State Rep.

COSHOCTON -- Bids came in so far under the engineer's estimate the county might have more funds available to address blighted properties.

COSHOCTON -- A public meeting will take place at 2 p.m. Monday, in room 150 at the Coshocton Campus, 200 N. Whitewoman St.

COSHOCTON -- Seasonal flu clinics will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Coshocton County Health Department, 724 S. Seventh St.

COSHOCTON -- A man accused of killing a 2-year-old girl was in court Thursday on charges involving another minor.

COSHOCTON -- A bench warrant has been issued for a Roseville man who failed to appear for sentencing in Coshocton County Common Pleas Court this week.

COSHOCTON - The fate of 4-H in the county remains uncertain as finances for the office that operates the program - The Ohio State University Extension Office - are also in question.

COSHOCTON -- Local farmer Larry A. Frye was recognized at the recent 67th annual banquet of the Coshocton Soil and Water Conservation District as the 2009 Outstanding Conservation Farmer of the Year.

During Coshocton County Fair week, Barbara and I worked as volunteers collecting admissions at the fair gate entrance.

COLUMBUS - Franklin and Scioto counties had the most driving under suspension arrests over the past three years according to new statistics recently released by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Some happenings in life are defining moments that one never forgets. For me, many years ago, one of those indelible moments was the first time I laid eyes on the wistful-looking toddler that was to become my adopted child.

COSHOCTON -- A local company has been awarded both the Fresno wastewater project and the system that would connect Pearl Valley to Fresno, eventually carrying waste to the West Lafayette wastewater treatment plant.