West Lafayette, Ohio

• Residents soon will receive U.S. Census
  

  COSHOCTON -- West Lafayette Mayor Jack Patterson always is interested in what the U.S. Census has to reveal, but this year he's more interested in the village census.

• Citizens attempt to save West Lafayette pool
  

  WEST LAFAYETTE - West Lafayette Village Council were presented with many compelling statements concerning the closing of the village pool Monday, but none were more strong than 32 colored pages from the children of Precious Treasures daycare that all read "Please Save Our Pool." "We've relied 100 percent on the pool for our swim program.

• Students find learning fun with Project Boost
  

  WEST LAFAYETTE -- For third-graders attending Ridgewood Elementary, a friend is never far away.

• Dotty Mae Gossett
  

  WEST LAFAYETTE: Dotty Mae Gossett, age 81, formerly of Uhrichsville, OH, died Saturday, February 27, 2010 at her home in West Lafayette, OH, following a period of declining health.

• Ridgewood rips Newcomerstown
  

  WEST LAFAYETTE -- Thomas Ellis poured in 21 points as Ridgewood capped its regular season slate with a 57-40 victory over visiting Inter-Valley Conference rival Newcomerstown Thursday.

• Former resident nets prison time
  

  COSHOCTON -- A former resident of County Road 106 will spend time in prison after she failed to request permission to move to Franklin County.

• Ernest Leroy Shivers
  

  WEST LAFAYETTE: Ernest Leroy Shivers, 91, of West Lafayette, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2010, at Lafayette Point Care Facility in West Lafayette, Ohio.

• Jury indicts man on sex charges
  

  COSHOCTON --A Frazeysburg man was indicted by a grand jury on sex charges. Joshua Miller, 31, County Road 80, Frazeysburg, was indicted on three fourth-degree-felony counts of gross sexual imposition.

• New shuttle service to start for West Lafayette
  

  WEST LAFAYETTE -- A new shuttle service is helping citizens with transportation issues in local villages get shopping and other errands done.

• Coshocton County Sheriff's Office West Lafayette Police Department Holmes County Sheriff's Office
  

  Total inmates, 60; males, 52; females, 8. Simon Caley, 16, of 216 Cherry St., Warsaw, and Richard Dale Holskey, 34, of 8963 Ohio 83, Holmesville, collided on South Second Street when Caley failed to stop for a red light.

• Coshocton County EMS seeking renovations
  

  COSHOCTON -- Coshocton County Emergency Medical Services Director Bernie Minet addressed Warsaw Village Council members at their regular meeting Wednesday on doing renovations of the EMS squad building.

• Judge Evans hanging up his robe
  

  COSHOCTON -- After more than three decades on the bench, Judge Richard Evans has decided to hang up his robe.

• Ohio's Appalachian Country Meets for Quarterly Session
  

  WEST LAFAYETTE -- Sixty-five representatives from the 32 Appalachian counties in Ohio attended the February quarterly meeting of the Ohio's Appalachian Country organization held at Raven's Glenn Winery.

• Coping with winter
  

  COSHOCTON -- With yet another winter storm sweeping through the area, some people might find they haven't stepped outside of their house for several days.

• Ridgewood extends school officials' contracts
  

  WEST LAFAYETTE -- The superintendent and treasurer's contracts at Ridgewood Local School District have been extended until 2013.

• Newcomerstown man sentenced on drug charges
  

  COSHOCTON -- Falling asleep at the wheel has resulted in jail time for a Newcomerstown man.

• Coshocton County Sheriff's Office Holmes County Sheriff's Office
  

  Total inmates, 63; males, 57; females, 6. Vehicles driven by Katie Michelle Abbott, 22, of 46115 U.S. 36 and Donald L. McVay, 52, of 324 Fairview St., West Lafayette, collided at the intersection of U.S. 36 and Ohio 83.

• Residents pleased with demolition program; contractors make bids for demolition jobs
  

  COSHOCTON -- When funds became available to remove the house at 1313 Denman Ave., that had been vacant for a couple of years, Mary Lou McConnell was pleased.

• City Treasurer Applications Being Accepted
  

  COSHOCTON -- The Coshocton County Republican Party will be accepting resumes for Coshocton city treasurer to fill the position formerly held by Sherry Kirkpatrick, who has since been appointed to the city auditor's position.

City Description

West Lafayette is a village in Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,313 at the 2000 census. West Lafayette was laid out in 1850 by Robert Shaw and William Wheeler. In 1855, the Steubenville and Indiana Railroad was built through the new town. The line became known as the Panhandle Route and was operated in the Pennsylvania Railroad system and currently by the Columbus and Ohio River Railroad (Ohio Central Railroad System). Tragedy struck this track on September 11, 1950 when the crack passenger train "Spirit of Saint Louis" hit another train carrying 600 men of the 109th Field Artillery Battallion of the Pennsylvania National Guard. 33 men were killed. A memorial was placed near the site of the accident in 1990. A 105mm howitzer is at the memorial also, commemorating the manufacture of 105mm shells at Moore Enamelling across the tracks during WWII. The village was once known as the "Enamel Center of the World". Before plastics were invented, steel vessels covered with a ceramic called enamelware were the norm in American homes. In 1903 the Lafayette Stamping and Enameling Co. was founded. Moore Enameling and Jones Metal also manufactured enamelware. Jones

City Contained By:

• United States of America
• Ohio
• Coshocton County

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