Fire broke out early Sunday morning at Legend's At the Castle Restaurant on the grounds of Landohl's Mohican Castle, just north of the Knox County line.

Rocky the boxing kangaroo was the star performer at the Star Family Circus on Friday. Held at the Knox County Fairgrounds, the circus will perform two more shows today, at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.

GAMBIER -- Jamie Lee Curtis took the stage in Kenyon College's Gund Commons on Friday, tanned, svelte, bare-legged and clad in a proverbial and sleeveless little black dress and a white macraméd sweater.

FREDERICKTOWN -- A 12-year-old Fredericktown boy has been charged with felony arson and felony vandalism in regard to two fires that were set at the Fredericktown Intermediate School on April 10.

MOUNT VERNON -- Family and friends gathered at Lakeholm Church of the Nazarene on Friday evening to honor, congratulate and celebrate the students representing the Knox County Christian Home School Association high school Class of 2008. Eleven graduates crossed the threshold from childhood to adulthood.

MOUNT VERNON -- Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Mavis said a proposed increase in the amount the city charges insurance companies for EMS runs would not affect residents and will help offset rising fuel costs paid by the city.

MOUNT VERNON -- Common Pleas Judge Otho Eyster sentenced seven men and one woman to prison on Friday.

MOUNT VERNON -- A new community garden is sprouting up on Mansfield Avenue.

CENTERBURG -- Members of the Ohio Organization for the Preservation of Storytelling, or "O.O.P.S.!"as they bill themselves, are in town for their annual conference. In advance of today's workshops and concert, some of the tale-spinners have come early to share their talents with local schools, in appearances arranged by Beth Hoeffgen, head of Youth Services at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County.

MOUNT VERNON -- As food prices skyrocket worldwide, corn-based ethanol is being blamed as one of the reasons for the increase.

Taking it to the street

FREDERICKTOWN -- Cold winds and a quick downpour slowed down the start of the Fredericktown Invitational on Friday night, but after a 30-minute delay, the skies cleared making the meet a perfect one for fast times.