Bridge work
On Wednesday, workers from Mel Troyer’s construction company installed a precast concrete deck in a single day on Bridge No. 2 on the Heart of Ohio Trail, using a crane that attached to the bridge itself. Watching the installation are, from left, Knox County Parks District director Kim Marshall, Commissioner Robert Wise, John McMurtry, Commissioner Allen Stockberger and Brian Hogg. Marshall said the miniature crane system saved the beauty of the site, because several large, old sycamore trees would had to have been cut down to install the bridge deck with a standard crane. The steel understructure of the bridge revealed that it was made by the Mount Vernon Bridge Co., although its age is uncertain. One clue is a lone graffito that says “J.D.E. 1937.” (Mark S. Jordan)
Tourism partners get ‘taste’ of orchard
Maureen Buchwald uses a rare dead tree at Glen Hill Orchard to demonstrate how limb growth is shaped on apple trees to encourage maximum fruit production. Her farm was the site of a Partners-In-Tourism event Wednesday afternoon, sponsored by the Knox County Convention and Visitors Bureau. (Mark S. Jordan)
Glitch may cause elimination of ROTC
Members of the Air Force Junior ROTC Color Guard practice drills at the Knox County Career Center. Pictured are, from left, first-year members Heather Gibson, Kirsti Lepley and Amber Cox, and veteran Courtney Gibson. (Virgil Shipley)
Home sweet home as Yellow Jackets host Pacers
Mount Vernon quarterback Kody Green stiff arms a Mansfield Madison defender during their Week 3 game. The Jackets return home for the first time in three weeks to face the Delaware Hayes Pacers on Friday night. (Samantha Scoles)
Mount Vernon Nazarene University Women's Soccer
MVNU’s Jessica Estep heads the ball away from an Ohio Dominican player during Wednesday’s game at Cougar Field. The Cougars tied the 19th-ranked Panthers, 1-1. (Virgil Shipley)
Potent offenses start with balance
Fredericktown’s Tony Lybarger runs with the ball as a Northridge defender closes in during last week’s game in Fredericktown. The Freddies are on an offensive tear, averaging 52 points per game. (Virgil Shipley)
Freddies set to crown queen
Fredericktown High School will crown its queen on Friday night at its 2009 Homecoming Festivities. Vying for this year’s honors are, seated from left, Morgan Dilts and MaKenzie Perkins, and, standing from left, Adrienne Robbins, Kaitlyn Newkirk and Courtney Briegel. The queen will be crowned at Friday night’s football game against Danville. (Virgil Shipley)
