Learning to handle railroad emergencies
A training session concentrating on railroad emergencies was recently conducted in Mount Vernon for members of the Mount Vernon Police Department Emergency Services Unit, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Response Unit and the Mount Vernon Fire Department. The training was presented by staff of the Ohio Central Railroad. (Photo submitted)
Keeping cemeteries neat and trimmed
Howard Purdy of the Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens performs some edging work along some of the grave markers at the cemetery. Other maintenance work includes mowing and spraying. (George Breithaupt)
Memories of Cronkite sail on
Gambier resident Garrett Ressing owns and sails his sailboat, Chesapeake, out of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Ressing bought the boat from Walter Cronkite several years ago. (Photo submitted)
Cleaning up the roadside
Members of the Community Service Committee of the Mount Vernon Kiwanis Club, including Paul Spurgeon, left, and Vicki Kinney, chairman of the committee, pick up trash along Ohio 13 south of Mount Vernon three times a year. Given two miles of of the road for their cleanup project, club members easily fill the yellow bags. (Virgil Shipley)
Offense leads teams to wins
Steubenville’s Jordan Mavromatis slides into home plate as Guernsey Valley catcher Clinton Felter fields the throw during Monday’s game. Mavromatis was safe on the play. (Virgil Shipley)
