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March 25, 2020
The Beacon • 5
Coshocton declares state of
emergency due to COVID-19
such as Mayor Mark Mills
to speed up assistance and
make resources available to
residents in a manner that
is not only more efficient
but will also speed up the
process that is often bogged
down by bureaucracy.
“By joining Coshocton
County, and other villages
in our county, the City of
Coshocton is showing that
we are working as a cohe-
sive unit to battle the spread
of coronavirus within our community to maintain the
sanctity of ever yday life
within our county, in this
very uncertain time,” Mills
said. “As your mayor, I reas-
sure you that The State of
Ohio, Coshocton County,
and The City of Coshocton
are working tirelessly with
the county and city health
depar tments to keep our
community protected. I am
recommending all residents
stay home if at all possible,
reach out for the facts, and
check on your neighbors in
this unprecedented moment
of history.”
Mills also sent a special
thank you to the local EMA,
c o u nt y a n d c it y h e a lt h
depar t ments, all health-
care providers and all first
responders within the com-
munity that always put their
lives on the line every day
to benef it the health and
well-being of residents.
“I wou ld also l i ke to
thank the great staff that
su r rou nd s me, also ou r
tight-knit community for
keeping the City of Coshoc-
ton moving while all of this
uncertainty surrounds us
all,” Mills said.
because we’re closed, but
we still owe the rent. Right
now, we can’t show movies.
We can’t be open at all. We
have to do something. We
save over the summer to pay
our winter bills. Septem-
ber and October are slow
months. We have 10 high
school age employees that
are waiting to see what hap-
pens. They’ll be there when
we need them, she said.
We’ll just have to wing it
and sell as much popcorn as
we can. The community is
amazing though and I know
they will help us somehow.
So many people are sup-
porting us right now. We’ve
had tough situations before,
and things always work out.
I know that God always pro-
vides.”
Collins Meat and Food
Market hasn’t noticed the
pinch as much. For a local
grocer and small business
owner Gary Collins said his
business has been awesome. He has good suppliers he
said and hasn’t been shorted
anything.
“They even send special
trucks to make sure I have
everything I need,” Collins
said.
Gar y cuts fresh ever y
day where a lot of stores
have pre pa ck aged meat
and that may be why their
shelves are empty he said.
The store has fou r
employees and there has
been no need to cut hours at
this time. Gary’s wife Toby
and their son Sean Collins
have been helping out too.
“I’ve been in business 40
years and never seen it like
this,” Gary said. “It started
last Wednesday and it’s just
been nuts.”
He also sells Economy
meat bundles and it’s into
next week before he can get
them done.
Collins Market offers
free delivery within the city
limits.
Submitted
The City of Coshocton has declared a State of Emergency due to the
coronavirus (COVID19) outbreak.
T he Cit y of C o sho c -
ton has declared a State of
Emergency due to the coro-
navir us (COVID19) out-
break.
This declaration is not
to alarm or scare residents.
This declaration is to enable
the City of Coshocton to
take actions urgently if need
be in this ever-changing
pa ndem ic t hat ha s con-
sumed most of our daily
lives. This declaration will
also authorize city officials
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Jody Chaney Lowe
owner of Shelby Theater in
the Downtowner Plaza is
doing her best to generate
income to meet their month-
ly bills. The family has been
in the movie business for the
past 18 years and owned the
business the last 12 years. 
“This is the worst thing
we have had to deal with,”
she said. “My hands are
tied. I love to entertain chil-
dren, but I just don’t know
what to do.”
This past weekend they
sold gift certificates and
popcorn outside in front of
the theater.
“It cost about $4,000 each
month to cover expenses for
rent of the theater, gas and
electric,” Lowe said. “Gas
and electric are less now
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