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MAY 17, 2017 www.coshoctonbeacontoday.com THE BEACON
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City council honors Colton Conkle
Sheriff Tim Rogers reported at the meeting that his of-
fice now has a second K-9 thanks to generous donations
from the community.
“A lot of great people and organizations stepped for-
ward to help,” he said.
By Josie Sellers
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COSHOCTON – There was a special guest at the May 8
Coshocton City Council meeting.
Colton Conkle, a fourth grader at Coshocton Elemen-
tary School, was honored for winning the Elks National
Hoop Shoot Contest for the boys’ ages 8-9 division.
“We are totally amazed by you,” said Mayor Steve
Mercer.
Mercer presented Conkle with a proclamation cel-
ebrating his accomplishments and also gave him a
Coshocton City flag pin and key to the city.
Colton, the son of Tiffany and Jeremy Conkle, earned
a second award at nationals for hit