Better access to the school and parks
On Aug. 4, workers with TerraValley Excavating began moving earth for Fredericktown’s Levering Drive/West Sandusky Street intersection improvement project. The work involves adding a left turn on Levering Drive and changing the angle of the turn from West Sandusky Street. The $118,000 project is being funded through grants and loans from the Ohio Public Works Commission and is expected to be finished before school resumes Aug. 24, weather permitting. (Pam Schehl)
Brown heading to national event
Miss Wheelchair Ohio, Danielle Brown, resident of Danville, will be going to the Miss Wheelchair America in Rapid City, S.D., on Aug. 24 through 29 to participate in the national competition. (Kenesha R. Beheler)
Yellow Jacket Kickoff set for Thursday at MVHS
Senior mentor Kelsey Gamble, right, was awarded the spirit hat by announcing, “Failure is not an option for my freshmen!” to kickoff trainer Lee Lonzo of Lonzo Enterprises. (Photo submitted)
Giving her winnings to charity
Margaret Ann Ruhl, center, displays the trophy she received for winning the Clebrity Harness Race during the 2009 Knox County Fair. Ruhl will receive $600 from the Knox County Horsemen Association and the Knox County Fair Board, which will go toward Ruhl’s designated charity, Mental Health of America. Shown with Ruhl are Dee Dee Berger of the horsemen association and Dodie Melvin of Mental Health of America. (Virgil Shipley)
