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February 26, 2020
Bridal expo to be held at Pavilion
The Coshocton Visitors Bureau and
Coshocton Chamber of Commerce will
host the 2020 Coshocton Bridal Expo,
where couples can plan their dream
wedding in just one afternoon.
The expo will feature exhibits and
booths from area wedding vendors.
Photographers, disc jockeys, caterers,
venues, wineries, salons, bakeries,
jewelers, dress shops and more will be
lined up to meet and greet with guests
about their big day.
Admission to the 2020 Coshocton
Bridal Expo is free to all attendees.
Guests will be entered into drawings
for prizes and will get samples from
several vendors.
The expo will be held Sunday,
March 1 from noon to 3 p.m. at Lake
Park Pavilion, 23253 OH-83. For more
information on the event, call the
Coshocton County Visitors Bureau at
740-622-4877.
Vendors currently include Color
St reet, Coshocton Village In n &
Suites, Schumaker Farms, Dean’s
Jewelry, Taylor’s Touchdown Beauty,
Yellow Butterf ly Winery, Anytime
Fitness, M Event Centre, Tux & Stuff,
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The Coshocton Bridal Expo will be held Sunday, March 1 from noon to 3 p.m. at Lake Park Pavilion.
Warehouse Steak N Stein Restaurant,
Coshocton Party Rentals, Universal
Windows Direct, By Request DJ Ser-
vice, HER Realtors, Daily Bread Bak-
ery, The Stables at Arrowhead Lake,
Clary Gardens, Pomerene Center for
the Arts, Wooly Pig Farm Brewery,
Mega Music DJ Service, Historic
Zoar Village, Mike Bechtol’s Music
Service, Patti’s Paparazzi Passion,
Deanna’s Dazzling Nails, McDonald
Niklaus Custom Framing & Gifts,
Katie Bakes, Sheri’s Swarovski Crys-
tal and Carroll’s Men’s Shop.
Ohio EPA announces funding for
Coshocton County project
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During a press confer-
ence held Feb. 21 at city
hall, Ohio EPA director
Laurie A. Stevenson and her
team announced Coshoc-
ton will receive $500,000
i n H 2Oh io Fu nd i ng for
its project to constr uct a
new drinking waterline to
connect West Lafayette to
Coshocton’s water system.
“I’m very happy to be
here,” Stevenson said. “I’m
excited about this project
and what the future holds.”
H2Ohio is an initiative
of Ohio Gov. Mike DeW-
ine, and ensuring a clean
drinking water supply for
Ohioans is a main focus
of the plan. DeWine felt
the project in Coshocton
wa s a go o d ex a mple of
regional cooperation and
one that would help ensure
safe water for an additional
2,300 residents.
T he proposed project
consists of a booster station
and approximately 31,500
feet of drinking waterline
to connect the village of
West Lafayette to the city of
Coshocton’s drinking water
system. The project will
Josie Sellers
Ohio EPA director Laurie A. Stevenson and her team came to town
to announce Coshocton will receive $500,000 in H2Ohio Funding for
its project to construct a new drinking waterline to connect West
Lafayette to Coshocton’s water system: West Lafayette Village
Council President Christie Maurer, left, Coshocton Mayor Mark Mills
and Stevenson.
replace the existing West
Lafayette water-treatment
plant, which is currently
threatened by ground-water
contamination, and install
approximately 13,000 feet
of additional waterlines in
the village.
“Throughout the state,
p r o v i d i n g s a f e d r i n k-
ing water is a key goal of
H2Ohio,” Stevenson said.
“Gov. DeWine’s H2Ohio
plan is enabling Ohio EPA
to extend available fund-
ing to help communities
like West Lafayet te and
Coshocton address their
water needs.”
The total project is esti-
mated to cost approximate-
ly $7.4 million. The H2Ohio
funds will help support this
project and make the proj-
ect more affordable for the
area. The project also is
receiving grants from the
Community Development
Block Grant and Appala-
chian Regional Commis-
sion. In addition the project
has secured $3 million in
principal forgiveness, and
the balance of the project
will be covered by no-inter-
est loan funds, both from
Ohio EPA’s state revolving
loan fund.
“This really is a collab-
orative effort started by my
predecessor,” Coshocton
Mayor Mark Mills said. “I
can’t take credit for it, but
I will see it through. I’m
proud to be able to do it for
the people of Coshocton
and West Lafayette. Thank
you for your help and con-
tinued support.”
West Lafayette Village
Council President Chris-
tie Maurer also expressed
her appreciation. “Thank
you to everyone who was
involved in this,” she said.
“This is something the vil-
lage needed, and I’m happy
to be part of it. Thank you
to everyone.”