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Funds being raised for Andrew Miller
CONESVILLE − The Village of Conesville is conducting a fundraiser for Andrew Miller, a second-grader at Conesville Elementary School.
Miller had emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix and it was discovered he had cancer. Additional testing also found brain cancer. Funding will help to defray chemotherapy expenses.
A donation jar is at the Conesville Post Office. Donations will be taken through Dec. 23. Those who can't get to the post office can contact Mayor Marge Donley at 740-502-1772.
CAC gives service awards
COSHOCTON − The Kno-Ho-Co Ashland Community Action Commission recently honored employees for reaching milestones at an employee recognition luncheon. This was first such luncheon in three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recognized for five years of service as of 2022 were Brenda Logue, Victoria Vanata, Julia Lint, Jessica Jones, Maria Hamrick, Kimberly Case, Chrystal Chorpening, Jennifer Kempf, Pam Jarrell, Terry Brock, Malinda Miller and Larry S. Vickers. Having 10 years of service were Kimberly Gayheart and Stacey Markel. Jean Jacobs was honored for 15 years, Pamella Gee and Sandra Rose had 25 years and Pam Wright had 30 years.
Honored for five years of service as of 2021 were Frank Kirk, Elizabeth Wilcox, Christina Watts, Ray Hardesty, Austin Buckmaster, Jennifer Steinbauer, Steven Burkepile, David Cox, Joseph Newhouse and Christi Emmert. With 10 years of service were Beth Vojacek and Raymond Porter II. Kelly Corrigan had 15 years of service, April George and Joanne Miller had 20 years and Heather Wolf had 25 years. Recognized for 30 years were Patti Sprang, Pat Shryock and Cheryl Latham and Terri Coakley had 35 years.
Honored for five years of service as of 2020 were Nora White, Shannon Cunningham, Jacob Rose-Wallace, John Stubbs, Dawn Karns, Jean Ann Frost Dailey and Anna Spaulding. Honored for 10 years were Kristina Cutshall, Norine Seat and Mitchell Schwartz. Recognized for 15 years were Helen Fechuch, Tracy Ohse and J. Michael Stephens. With 20 years of service were Kimberly Johnson, Christine Mossor, Lisa Sawchak, Stephanie Murray and Denise Swartz. Debra Dull, Geraldean Lint and Tracey Rush had 25 years of service and Peggy Swartzentruber had 35 years.
Meeting is canceled
The full board meeting of Coshocton County Regional Planning Commission set for Monday has been canceled. The next meeting will be Jan. 16, in the Frontier Power meeting room.
Teen dies following two-vehicle crash
One person died and another was transported to a Columbus hospital following a two-vehicle crash just after 8 a.m. Friday, according to the Coshocton County Sheriff's Office.
Officers were dispatched to a possible injury accident at the intersection of Ohio 16 and County Road 6 in Jackson Township. There they discovered Stephen D. Imel, 44 of Coshocton, was traveling westbound on Ohio 16 when Wesley E. Shontz Jr., 18 of Coshocton, failed to yield the right of way to oncoming traffic. Imel struck Shontz's vehicle on the driver's side. Shontz and a juvenile passenger were extricated from the vehicle. Shontz was transported to Coshocton Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased. The juvenile passenger was transported to Genesis Hospital, then later transported to Nationwide Hospital in critical condition. Imel was injured.
Assisting at the scene were Jackson Township and Coshocton City fire departments, Coshocton County EMS, Prince's Wrecker Service, REACT and ODOT
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