AKRON -- Not many pitchers can tell the story that Danville softball pitcher Baihley Presley will now be able to tell. Presley was on the mound and got the win on Danville's first state championship team Saturday, and will carry that win as a badge of honor with her for the rest of her life.

AKRON -- Open up the record books, there is a new addition to be written into area history. On Saturday, the Danville Blue Devils softball team made school and county history by winning the first-ever State Division IV title with a 4-2 victory over the Triad High School Cardinals. It is Danville's first state title in the history of the school in any sport, and Knox County's first softball state title in any division.

MOUNT VERNON -- In a year when skyrocketing fuel costs are driving retail prices to new heights, home-grown goods are more competitive than ever.

GAMBIER -- Volunteer Firefighters from at least eight different stations gathered on the edge of Gambier on Saturday to train under the live conditions of a propane gas leak.

HOWARD -- Gusty winds, heat and humidity, and lots of bats made for an exciting day of training for the Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District on Saturday.

MOUNT VERNON -- Despite the humid weather's threat of rain, the Rotary-Kiwanis Regatta at Foundation Park drew hundreds of people on Saturday with a slate of free events for children and adults. Rotary and Kiwanis organizers were joined by staffers from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Knox County Park District, who ran a variety of contests, booths and demonstrations.

MOUNT VERNON -- Meeting other veterans, seeing old friends and enjoying the comraderie of other veterans and their families. This is the theme that men and women from military service say is the reason they attend the Veterans of Knox County annual picnic.