Cub Scouts race way to Pinewood Derby district title
The top places in the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby on Saturday went to, from left, Carter Goodknight, Pack 382, first place; Jake Gibson, Pack 344, second place; Palmer Urb, Pack 409, third place; and Ben Parsell, Pack 382, fourth place. (George Breithaupt)
Williams Flower Shop reopens
Williams Flower Shop will reopen Tuesday with a full line of flowers, plants and accessories. (George Breithaupt)
Minor injuries when car flips
The gouge in the sod caused the car in the background to flip after running off Ohio 95, two miles east of Fredericktown, Saturday at 4:45 p.m. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Nicole Cline, 18, Mount Vernon, was eastbound when her car ran off the right side of the road. She overcorrected, and her car spun around and off the left side of the road into the embankment. She and her passenger, Austin Cline, 15, had minor injuries. She was charged with failure to control. (Virgil Shipley)
Proper installation
To help parents with proper child seat installation, the Knox County Health Department held a training session at the Mount Vernon Fire Department on Friday. Caree Varughese, health educator, demonstrates the proper technique for mounting a seat in the back seat of a car. (Virgil Shipley)
Style show focuses on spring fashions
Becky Rhoades shows off new fashions from the Weather Vane in Gambier at Saturday’s fashion show. (Melissa Raines)
Style show focuses on spring fashions
Ansley Daubenmire, left, takes her turn on the runway with her mother, Andrea, Saturday afternoon at the 2010 Fashion Show and Luncheon sponsored by Soroptomist International of Mount Vernon and Knox County. They are wearing fashions provided by Peebles in Mount Vernon. (Melissa Raines)
Nearly Neil closes out season with a bang
Bobby Bruce, AKA nearly Neil, is joined on stage for a rendition of “Song Sung Blue” by Mount Vernon resident Roni Lumbatis, right, and Rosemary Lehane of Howard. (Pam Schehl)
Moore inducted into District 11 HOF
Former Mount Vernon head boys basketball coach Dave Moore, right, was inducted into the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches District 11 Hall of Fame at a banquet on Saturday night. Moore, shown above, was introduced at the District 11 All-Star Games in Granville on Friday night. Joining Moore was former Pickerington coach Keith Ebright, wearing white. Presenting the award is District 11 director Peter Liptrap and Carl Dufford. (Joe Huddleston)
