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🌱 Which Coshocton projects just scored $124,000 in new foundation grants?
Coshocton, Ohio Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Coshocton! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Coshocton projects just scored $124,000 in new foundation grants?
- What’s new at this year’s upgraded Coshocton County Fairgrounds?
- Why locals say the 175th Coshocton County Fair feels like home
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 69 and low of 46 degrees.
- Sunday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 72, low: 47.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high of 64 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Foundation funds ambulance, drone and community projects in final 2026 grants (coshoctontribune.com) — Coshocton residents will see new support for emergency care, youth programs, and community spaces after the Coshocton Foundation awarded nearly $124,000 in its final 2026 grants. Funding includes a mobile ICU ambulance for county patients, a new sheriff’s drone, playground and boxing club upgrades, preschool improvements, and mentoring and school-based programs that directly benefit local families and children. 
2. Coshocton County Fair 2026 to feature new pavilions, vendors and events (yourohionews.com) — Coshocton residents heading to the Oct. 2–8 county fair will find new pavilions, fresh concrete wash racks, better ventilation in the hog barn, and added lamb pens and show facilities. Community groups and local families funded many of the upgrades, while new vendors, returning Weiner Dog Races, and an Honor a Hero flag field aim to make this year’s fair more engaging.
3. Memories, tradition and competition makes the Coshocton County Fair special (centredaily.com) — Coshocton residents are gathering this weekend for the 175th Coshocton County Fair, celebrated as the county’s biggest reunion and a showcase for local art, crafts, and agriculture. From high school art displays to grange exhibits and food favorites, longtime fairgoers describe the event as a cherished tradition that brings neighbors together after months of preparing projects and animals.
4. Coshocton fair livestock auction changes format (yourohionews.com) — Coshocton fairgoers and livestock exhibitors should be ready for a revamped junior fair auction on Oct. 8, with each species’ champions sold first before moving through the rest of that breed to keep bidding momentum high. The Friends of the Jr. Fair Livestock Auction are also working to raise $20,000 so local youth projects bring in stronger financial support from the community.
5. Ohio man sentenced to 5 years in prison for felony OVI (wtrf.com) — A 48-year-old Coshocton man has been sentenced to five years in state prison for a felony OVI, following a guilty plea and a history of prior offenses. The court also imposed a lifetime driver’s license suspension, mandatory treatment, possible post-release supervision, and fines, with the Coshocton County Sheriff handling his transfer to state custody.
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JrH Volleyball vs. West Muskingum
Coshocton High School, 1205 Cambridge Rd, Coshocton
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JV/V Volleyball @ Malvern
Malvern High School, 3242 Coral Rd NW, Malvern
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JV/V Volleyball vs. Meadowbrook
Coshocton High School, 1205 Cambridge Rd, Coshocton
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JrH Girls Soccer vs Sheridan
Kids America Inc., 1600 Otsego Ave, Coshocton
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JV/V Boys Soccer vs. Maysville
Stewart Field, 286 S Water St., Coshocton
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V/JV Boys Soccer vs. Maysville
Stewart Field, 286 S Water St., Coshocton
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JrH Volleyball @ New Lexington
New Lexington Middle School, 2549 Panther Dr NE, New Lexington
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V Girls Soccer vs. Maysville
Stewart Field, 286 S Water St., Coshocton
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JrH Volleyball @ Crooksville
Crooksville High School, 4075 School Dr, Crooksville
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JV/V Volleyball @ Crooksville
Crooksville High School, 4075 School Dr, Crooksville
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JH Football vs. Crooksville
Stewart Field, 286 S. Water St., Coshocton
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JV Boys Soccer vs John Glenn
Stewart Field, 286 S Water St., Coshocton
7:00 pm
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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