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12 • The Beacon August 10 , 2023
Warsaw water project grant received
Gov . Mike DeWine , Lt . Gov . Jon Husted and the Ohio Department of Development announced several water infrastructure grants through Ohio BUILDS . The City of Coshocton accepted a $ 5 million grant for a waterline extension project in the village of Warsaw .
“ We are incredibly grateful to see the state investing money in our
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area . This grant will not only go to improving our infrastructure , but ensuring students in our region have clean , accessible water ,” said Mayor Mark Mills , City of Coshocton . “ Once completed , we are projecting this to benefit thousands of people in our region .”
This grant comes after the Village of Warsaw identified several service
laterals made of lead that could be contaminating drinking water , making these changes critical for the region . The City of Coshocton provides water service to Warsaw . The project will include the production of 44,000 feet of waterline along U . S . Route 36 , stretching from Coshocton to Warsaw . The funds also will go to a new water-storage tank to serve the junior and senior high schools .
This is a part of the fifth round of water infrastructure grant funding awarded through Ohio BUILDS . The $ 500 million investment into Appalachia is meant to infuse funding into three priority areas : historic downtowns , improving community health and rebuilding the local workforce .
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FRIDAY , AUG . 3 , 1973 Song Titles was the theme of the parade floats in the 28th annual West Lafayette Homecoming . The Junior Guild ’ s float , the “ Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree ,” was first among many that participated in the homecoming including the Janusian Club ’ s “ Good Old Summer Time ,” the Rotary Club ’ s “ Candy ,” Pandorian Club ’ s “ Down by the Old Mill Stream ,” and the Lion ’ s Club ’ s “ Beautiful Ohio .” The 52-unit parade is the largest in the homecoming ’ s history .
MONDAY , AUGUST 8 , 1983 Renowned commercial farmer and restaurateur Bob Evans has been named celebrity grand marshal in the Canal Festival Parade . Evans , a native of Sugardale , had a humble start running a small family farm , and would start a small diner . Dissatisfied by the low-quality breakfast meats he was supplied with . Despite the financial risk he decided to use his own animals to supply his restaurant . Now he runs a wildly successful business and is recognized by agricultural organizations both public and private ; most notably of which is 4-H . “ I feel that Bob Evans typifies the hard-working , land-loving people of this area ,” said parade chairwoman Marlene Griffith .
TUESDAY , AUG . 3 , 1993 Coshocton has chosen a side in the Late-Night Wars between Jay Leno and David Letterman . Standing atop the Monticello III the people of Coshocton “ Stand up for Jay ,” in a tv spot that will play across 209 stations . Local NBC affiliates were approached by Ron Hayes , affiliate relations director for the Tonight Show , to add some local flare from the WHIZ area , and the iconic canal boat was chosen to represent Coshocton .
FRIDAY , AUG . 8 , 2003 The Coshocton Public Library has a robust series of programs aimed at teens and young adults , and librarian Mary Honnold is being honored for her work in it . She has been selected , among 24 others , by the American Library Association for their Excellence in Library Service to Young Adults award . “ That ’ s part of the trick of programming for teenagers is planning something that will attract them from their busy lives into the library ,” said Honnold . Amongst the efforts she has organized are poetry , karaoke , and game nights .
WEDNESDAY , AUG . 7 , 2013 First Fridays was alight with music from the PARK . Running until Aug . 16 the Pomerene Center has setup musical instruments , both traditional and improvised , for children to use in a music learning program . “ It gives kids something to do in the summer , it ’ s very nice to have ,” said Tammy Zimmer , whose children participated in the program .
All information was obtained from microfilm of the Coshocton Tribune at the Coshocton County Library and from the archives of The Coshocton County Beacon .