Dane Shryock

Dane R. Shryock commenced his first term as Coshocton County Commissioner on January 3, 2005. Prior to being elected County Commissioner, he spent 27½ years as a deputy sheriff in Coshocton County, with 15 years as the Chief Deputy. He retired from his law enforcement career in 2002. He also owned Shryock’s Turf and Industrial Vegetation management business for nine years.

Dane serves on the following committees for the county: Eastern Ohio Development Alliance (EODA), Local Emergency Planning Commission (LEPC), Homeland Security, Transportation Advisory Committee, Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association (OMEGA), Coshocton/Fairfield/Licking/Perry Solid Waste District (CFLP), Airport Board – Advisory Capacity, Regional Planning Executive Committee, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), County Investment Policy Board, and the County Insurance Committee.

Most recently, in 2023, Dane was honored to receive the Coshoctonian Award. This recognizes and honors an individual’s long-term contribution to the well being and economic climate of Coshocton County. It is the most prestigious award to be received by a Coshocton County resident.

Dane lives with his wife Amy in Keene Township. He graduated from River View High School in 1972. He attended the Ohio Peace Officer Training Council and other numerous accredited training schools and seminars associated with law enforcement. In 1993 he was awarded the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association Outstanding Peace Officer of the Year Award additionally he has received the Coshocton Tribune Community Police Officer Award, Grange Community Citizens Award, Coshocton Chamber Of Commerce Community Improvement Award and Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Police Work from the Ohio Attorney General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.)

Dane has two daughters Darcie (Jason) Gard of Heath and Diane (Chad) Jackson of Coshocton. He has two granddaughters, Taylor and Madilynn, and two step granddaughters, Kendal and Paige. He also has two step grandsons, Grant and Chase.

He is member of Elks, Coshocton Sportsman Club, National Rifle Association, National Wild Turkey Federation, Keene Methodist Church, and The Ohio Township Association. His hobbies are golf and hunting.

Gary L. Fischer

Gary Lynn Fischer commenced his term as Coshocton County Commissioner on January 1, 2007. Gary was born in 1955 to Lynn R. Fischer (Deceased, 1985) and Patricia A. (Kanuckel) Fischer (now Patricia A. Lewis, wife of the late Jack E. Lewis of Warsaw).

He is a 1973 graduate of River View High School. He attended The Ohio University-Zanesville and Muskingum Area Technical College, and is a 1978 Graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.

He resides in Warsaw with his wife, Michelle (Pew) Fischer, (who works at Frontier Power in the Propane Department) and one step-son, Zach. He has three sons; Corey (Chrissie) Fischer of Warsaw, Jesse (Tana) Fischer of Warsaw, and Evan (Tiffany) Fischer of Warsaw, and deceased step-son Evan Wright. Gary also has six grandsons, Caleb, Brody, Logan, Jake, Carter and Alex and three granddaughters, Ally, Alexa and Maci.

Gary and his brother Nick, along with his sons Corey and Jesse, operate Fischer Funeral Home in Warsaw and Danville.

He was a charter member of the first volunteer, grant-funded E.M.S. service in Coshocton County. He served as an emergency medical technician for ten years with the Warsaw Emergency Squad.

He was a volunteer firefighter for ten years with the Warsaw Volunteer Fire Department.

He has been a member of the Warsaw Village Council since 1984, serving as President of council for eight years, and served as Mayor from 1995 to 2007.

Commissioner Fischer’s Affiliations

 

Robert W. Bigrigg

Robert W. Bigrigg commenced his first term as Coshocton County Commissioner on January 2, 2025. Prior to being elected County Commissioner, he spent nearly 44 years in the banking industry in Coshocton County, including 14 years with Bank One, Coshocton NA, 20 years as a founding Board member of Ohio Heritage Bank, and 10 years as a commercial banker with Park National Bank.

In 2022, Bob was very honored to be the recipient of the Coshoctonian Award. This award recognizes and honors an individual’s long term contributions to the well-being and economic climate of Coshocton County. It is the most prestigious award to be received by a Coshocton County resident.

Bob is a lifelong resident of Coshocton County, a 1976 graduate of Coshocton High School, and a 1980 graduate of Muskingum University with a B. A. in Accounting. He resides in Keene Township with his wife Kathy, who is a retired teacher in the River View Local School District, and currently an advisor / director of Coshocton CARES. Grown children are Jandi ( Jared ) Adams, Joseph ( Jessica ) Bigrigg, Hillary ( Dustin ) Kennedy, and Joshua ( Brooke ) Bigrigg. Bob also has 6 grandchildren- Jordan, Jozie, Jagger, Harrison, Lincoln and Bindi.

Affiliations include:
Coshocton County Sportsmen Association
Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland Community Action Commission
Friends of the Parks
Coshocton Foundation
Kiwanis of Coshocton
Fraternal Order of Eagles #761
Our Town Coshocton
Coshocton in Bloom
Clary Gardens
OSU Master Gardener Volunteer
Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio
US Sportsmen’s Alliance
Farm Bureau
Coshocton SWCD
Warsaw Presbyterian Church
Hobbies include family, hunting, fishing, golf, and advertising art history of Coshocton.

 

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