New sidewalks coming to Sychar Rd
These large old trees were cut down to make room for a sidewalk that will be built on Sychar Road through a Community Development Block Grant. (Virgil Shipley)
Something for everyone at USA Days festival
Friday night’s entertainment at the Heart of Ohio USA Days Festival was headlined by the musical group British Invasion. Band members are, from left, Evan Baisden, Paul Bailey, Mike Clark, Tony Burlingame and Paul Meutesman. (George Breithaupt)
Couple finds country in Knox County
Bob and Jan Haskins tend their dairy herd at their new farm north of Fredericktown. (George Breithaupt)
Shelby Cobras
Drivers of about a dozen replicas of the Shelby Cobra stopped on Public Square in Mount Vernon on Friday morning for a break. They were on a tour through central Ohio and, along with many other Cobras, will be at the London Strawberry Festival today. Mike and Lisa Bare from Rushville, Ind., stand beside their Cobra. Bare said the owners are not members of a club, but a group of owners from several states who communicate and get together via the Internet for various events. (Virgil Shipley)
MV Players set for summer musical
Samantha Turner, left, and Alex Carroll will be featured in the upcoming Mount Vernon Players production of “Little Shop of Horrors.” (Submitted photo)
Gardeners plant barrels at Knox County Fairgrounds
Standing behind newly planted flower pots at the Knox County Fairgrounds are, from left, Georgene Ogle and Jean Miller (with help from Miller’s grandson, Brendan) of the Nature Lovers Garden Club; Jana Stewart of the Apple Valley Garden Club; Jeanette Burns of Tan and Toil Garden Club; and Audrey Spearman of Apple Valley Garden Club. Spearman is president of the Knox County Garden Clubs. (Submitted photo)
Special Olympics Torch Run
Members of Ohio law enforcement’s Torch Run Around Ohio ran and biked through Mount Vernon and Centerburg on Friday en route to the site of the games this weekend at Jesse Owens Stadium at Ohio State University as a fundraising activity for 23,000 handicapped Special Olympics athletes. Front row, from left, are Sara Semerar; Becky Shaffer; Dave Shaffer, Knox County Sheriff’s Office; Brooks Willand, Special Olympic athlete, Hudson; Bruce Butler, KCSO; and Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Paul Shore with Cabela, his chocolate lab therapy dog. Standing, from left, are Burt Skeen, Bellville Police Department; KCSO deputies Dennis Phillips and Araron Phillips; OSHP troopers Mat Whims and Brandon Ruhl; and Aaron Dickinson, Jeff Dixon and Joe Morbitzer, Westerville Police Department. (Virgil Shipley)
Softball
FOP’s Annalise Dailey fields the ball as teammate Hannah Durbin looks on during Friday night’s 8-and-under City Tournament game against Exchange. FOP defeated Exchange, 33-4. No other information was available. (Virgil Shipley)
