MOUNT VERNON -- With more than 26 years on the bench, Common Pleas Judge Otho Eyster is the longest-serving judge in the history of Knox County. The event was celebrated with a small private ceremony on Thursday as Eyster surpassed this historical benchmark.

FREDERICKTOWN -- Rowdy behavior and injuries at ROCC Fest on Saturday have officials rethinking security precautions for future years during the Christian music festival in Fredericktown.

MILLWOOD -- A Dallas, Texas, truck driver escaped with minor injuries in a crash Monday morning, but his truck wasn't so lucky.

MOUNT VERNON -- On Monday afternoon, the Knox County Board of Commissioners met with three representatives from The Sanctuary of Danville, and also with people interested in erecting a statue in remembrance of families that had lost children.

MOUNT VERNON -- One of the two taxi cab businesses in town recently closed. The other isn't going anywhere.

MOUNT VERNON -- May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, as proclaimed by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.

MOUNT VERNON -- Members of the Leadership Knox Class of 2008 recently installed new playground equipment on the grounds of The Salvation Army on East Ohio Avenue, and held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the playground to youngsters.

MOUNT VERNON -- Soon, for the first time in over 20 years, the name Lawson won't be associated with the orchestras of the Mount Vernon School system.

DUBLIN -- There are no slackers on the Fredericktown High School boys baseball team roster -- just ask head coach Matt Smith.

PICKERINGTON -- The Danville High School softball team took care of business in the Division IV Central District Semifinal on Monday afternoon at Pickerington Central High School. The No. 1 seeded Blue Devils made easy work of their opponent, No. 2 seed Millersport, defeating the Lakers, 8-2.

DUBLIN -- The Danville High School boys baseball team earned the respect it truly deserves on Monday night, as it used a lot of heart and a few scrappy plays to nearly take out the state's second-ranked team at Dublin Jerome High School.

LEXINGTON -- It is a tough accomplishment to defeat any team twice in a season let alone three times. Add in the challenge of doing it all within one week and you get the Clear Fork High School softball team.

PICKERINGTON -- The Mount Vernon High School softball team's season ended with a classic Division I Central District Semifinal matchup on Monday afternoon.