Helping improve the safety of the home
Fredericktown Fire Lt. Shane Smith, left, explains to Mary Ervin the proper way to check and maintain the new smoke detector firefighters recently installed in Ervin’s mobile home during a smoke detector campaign at Colonial Village mobile home park. Also pictured, from left, are Assistant Chief Dwayne Canter and firefighter Corey Fearn. (Melissa Raines)
And the walls came tumblin’ down
This house at 11 Marion St. was turned into rubble in less than four hours Tuesday morning. High Touch contractor from Greenwich did the job for the city. Company owner Jeff Guth said the site would be cleaned up and seeded in grass by Tuesday evening. (Virgil Shipley)
That’s one small ’shroom
Randy Staton, Amity, was hunting mushrooms Thursday night when he came across this pint-sized morel. “I know you always do the biggest mushroom but I didn’t know if you’d be interested in a picture of the smallest,” he said. “It’s the smallest I’ve ever seen.” Staton said he found it in the Nunda Road area. (George Breithaupt)
Jackets rally for win
Mount Vernon’s Russell Doup (16) hops on home plate to score a run as teammates Kody Green (3) and Ben Hoar (5) come out to greet him during the seventh inning of Tuesday’s game against Zanesville. (Fred Main)
Jackets rally for win
Mount Vernon’s Alec Curry gets mobbed by his teammates after hitting a walk-off single that scored Russell Doup in the seventh inning of Tuesday’s game against Zanesville. The Jackets won, 6-5. (Fred Main)
Freddies unravel against Vikings
Northridge’s Kimber Hazlett hit a hard shot to center field during the top of the fourth inning in Fredericktown on Tuesday. Hazlett’s hit went for an inside-the-park home run. She also earned the win in Northridge’s 9-0 victory. (Joe Huddleston)
Redskins edge Bulldogs in 8
East Knox third baseman Jordan Hill can’t field the ball as Utica’s Chris Rodgers takes off for third base during Tuesday’s game in Howard. The Redskins beat the Bulldogs, 3-2, in eight innings after Rodgers singled in Jeremy Jenkins. (Virgil Shipley)
Freddies unravel against Vikings
Fredericktown’s Danielle Goeppinger delivers a pitch to a Northridge batter as Tori Haldeman looks on during Tuesday’s game in Fredericktown. The Vikings scored nine runs — two earned — to beat the Freddies. (Joe Huddleston)
Mount Vernon Dual Meet
Mount Vernon junior Celia Leonard competes in the 1,600-meter run during Tuesday’s dual meet against Franklin Heights at Yellow Jacket Stadium. Results were not available at press time. (Samantha Scoles)
YMCA swimmers compete
Two swimmers represented the Mount Vernon YMCA at the National Swim Meet at the International Swimming Hall of Fame Pool in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from Tuesday, April 6, through Saturday, April 10. Ian Richardson, left, qualifying for the third year, swam the 50 free (21st place, 21.69) and the 100 free (58th, 47.99). Johnson Cochran, right, made his first trip, competing in the 100 breaststoke (122nd, 1:03.97). Also pictured is YMCA swim coach Steve Sant, center. (Submitted photo)
