WACO celebrates 50th reunion
Waco Reunion organizer Doug Parsons, left, welcomes John LeBlanc of Deland, Fla., to the 50th Waco Reunion at Wynkoop Airport. Parsons is hoping to top previous records for attendance of both pilots and planes; more than 50 pilots and their vintage biplanes had arrived by Thursday. The event is free and open to the public. (Kimberly Orsborn)
Box truck sidelined in morning accident
A two-vehicle crash this morning on Ohio 586, just south of Murray Road, injured the driver of the heavily damaged car in the background when this box truck went left of center and overturned. (Melissa Raines)
Arishina settled in for AJM program
From left, Ohio Junior Miss State Chair, Cheri Butcher; OJM Board member, Lee Thomas; Ohio’s Junior Miss, Yelena Arishina, and her roommate, South Dakota’s Junior Miss, Anna Thvedt, enjoy a few minutes of conversation. (Virgil Shipley)
It’s all wet
A break in a 6-inch water line caused some minor disruptions on Mansfield Avenue on Thursday. Dick Lang of the Mount Vernon Water and Wastewater Dept. said the line is old and bad. Lang added it wouldn’t take long to dig it up and clamp it. Water service was restored by Thursday afternoon. (George Breithaupt)
A sad but sweet goodbye
The Rev. Doug Sweet is leaving Danville, where he grew up, to join his wife, Ann Edenfield Sweet, in Albuquerque, N.M., where they will work in ministry together. Parishioners of the Danville United Methodist Church are helping them pack this week. From left are Pat Durbin, Martha Stuller, Megan Sheasby, Jack Blue, Ann Edenfield Sweet, Doug Sweet, Alison Sites and Tom Syfers. (Kimberly Orsborn)
City Tournament nearing completion
Mount Vernon Firefighters catcher Nate Orr puts the tag on Finnell’s Hardwood Floors runner Brock Sant during Mount Vernon Minor League City Tournament action Thursday at Phillips Park. The game was suspended because of rain last night and will be completed tonight at 5:30 at Dan Emmett. (Joe Huddleston)
Storms roll though cutting power to many
Dark churning clouds which brought lightning, heavy rains along with damaging winds blew through the county Thursday night. At the Heart of Ohio USA Days festival in Centerburg, crowds ran for cover as strong winds blew down tree limbs and power lines. These clouds, with flashes of lightning, drove folks indoors. The festival closed early for safety reasons, but reopens tonight at 5. (Melissa Raines)
