Plowing with old-fashioned horse power
Joe Reed uses his team of Percherons to plow a strip of field Saturday during the Percheron Association of America’s plowing competition. (George Breithaupt)
Knox County celebrates Earth Day with festival
Siobhan Fennessy, right, shows Gene Shepherd the butterflies on exhibit at the Brown Family Environmental Center booth during the Earth Day festival at Kenyon College on Sunday. Fennessy is co-executive director of the BFEC. (George Breithaupt)
Mother, children injured in crash
The tree in the background caused damage when this car hit it on Waterford Road on Sunday evening. A mother and two children were injured. (Virgil Shipley)
Truck rolls off road, into creek late Saturday night
Two young people walked away from this crash when their pickup rolled off the road into the creek bed Saturday night. (Virgil Shipley)
Burning brightly
Two Fredericktown men received the Flame of Distinction recognition award Thursday evening from the Fredericktown Community Fire District. From left are Assistant Fire Chief Dewayne Canter, Skip Lantz, Don Huggins and Chief Scott Mast. Huggins and Lantz are successful in raising funds to assist Fredericktown groups and organizations such as the American Red Cross Knox County Chapter, The Salvation Army and the fire district, among other agencies. A principal fundraiser is the annual car show and bluegrass festival held each August. (Virgil Shipley)
Fryin’ up the fish
Neal Lawrie, left, fries up fish as Ed Mack looks on at the third annual Heart of Ohio USA Days Committee fish fry April 17. Nearly 200 attended the event, held at the Central Ohio Joint Fire District firehouse. A number of gifts were raffled off from area businesses. The festival will run June 23 through June 26. (Photo Submitted)
Strickland the guest speaker at chili dinner
Frances Strickland sings an original composition about politics. (Photo Submitted)
Three-peat for Colts, Lady Jackets
East Knox’s Kelly Dobbins, right, races toward the finish line ahead of the competition during Saturday’s Division II/III competition at the Yellow Jacket Relays. Clear Fork won the Division II/III title in both girls and boys action, while Mount Vernon swept Division I honors. (Joe Huddleston)
Three-peat for Colts, Lady Jackets
Mount Vernon’s Jake Gregg competes in the Division I 4x1,600-meter Relay during Saturday’s Yellow Jacket Relays. Gregg and his teammates won the relay title for the first time since 1983. (Joe Huddleston)
Three-peat for Colts, Lady Jackets
Mount Vernon’s Jessica Roden makes an attempt to clear 5-feet-2 in the Division I High Jump competition on Saturday at Yellow Jacket Relays. Roden failed to clear the mark, but still won the event with her 5-1 jump. (Joe Huddleston)
Three-peat for Colts, Lady Jackets
Mount Vernon’s Sadie Malone clears the final hurdle in her leg of the Division I 4x100-meter Shuttle Hurdle Relay at Saturday’s Yellow Jacket Relays. Mount Vernon won the event and the overall title. (Joe Huddleston)
Three-peat for Colts, Lady Jackets
Clear Fork’s Nicole Layne unleashes a throw during the Division II/III girls shot put on Saturday at the Yellow Jacket Relays. Clear Fork won the relays. (Joe Huddleston)
