Burke, Jackson take top Idol honors
Contestants Ashley Burke (left) and Blake Jackson (right) lean in after being named 2010’s Knox Idol winners. Burke, the first-place winner in the youth category, received $200. Jackson, the young-adult winner, received $1,000. (Virgil Shipley)
Harwell, Rieman receive awards at state fair
Andy Rieman won several awards with his rabbits at the Ohio State Fair. (Submitted photo)
Fall webworms a common sight
A large number of unsightly webworm nests are being seen in area trees this year, according to OSU Extension Agent Troy Cooper. (Virgil Shipley)
Harwell, Rieman receive awards at state fair
Brady Harwell won several awards with his rabbits at the Ohio State Fair. (Submitted photo)
The Mount Vernon 13-year-old Babe Ruth baseball team, winners of the 2010 Ohio Valley Region Championship. Team members, kneeling from left, are coach Doug Orr, Jeremy Gahm, Dakota Back, Nathan Davis, Michael Lanning and Alex Arck; standing, from left, are coach Dan Dennis, Griffin Menke, Tyler Galbraith, Greg Dennis, Jared Pryor, Tyler Hedrick, J.D. Orr, Ryan Fitzgerald and manager Phil Arck. Submitted photo (Open letter to Mount Vernon )
Artisans’ work showcased at festival
Wuidler Germain is participating in his first Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival Arts & Crafts show. Germain is from Haiti and paints scenes of the everyday life in his native country. (George Breithaupt)
Lending a hand
Members of the Centerburg High School football team did some volunteer work Thursday afternoon when they unloaded and spread 6,000 pounds of rubber tire mulch at the playground at the Centerburg Head Start. “We wouldn’t be able to send the kids outside to play if this weren’t done,” said Lauren Bennett, family and community specialist at Head Start. Use of the rakes and shovels was provided by United Way. Use of a Bobcat loader was provided by Centerburg Local Schools. “The boys have done other projects this summer like cleaning up after storms for area residents and working at the Knox County Fair,” said CHS head football coach Jim Stoyle. (Alan Reed)
