Young honored for outstanding service by CenturyLink
Denny Young, right, was selected as an Oustanding Service Provider for CenturyLink. Presenting him the aware is Glen Post, CEO of CenturyLink. (Submitted photo)
Local siblings champions at chess
Vincent Jingwei Baker and his sister, Victoria Singkai Baker, have had a successful first year of playing chess in national, regional and local tournaments. (Submitted photo)
New officers for Realtors
Knox County Board of Realtors officers for 2011 are from left, Jessica Williams, trustee; Evelyn Frazier, Vice President; Felicia Rowe, President; Marylee Kirk, Trustee; and Bill Blanchard, Trustee. Absent from photo was Richard Perrin, Secretary-treasurer. (George Breithaupt)
Visiting with Santa
Children waited in a long line on Sunday to visit with Santa Claus during the Fredericktown Christmas Walk. Angelina Blankenship, 3, sat quietly as Santa asked what she wanted for Christmas. Unsure, Angelina received a little help from her mother, Madeline Rome of Mansfield. (Kenesha R. Beheler)
Fredericktown celebrates the season
During Fredericktown’s Annual Christmas Walk Ray and Pat Davis stopped by J&M Unique Craft Designs to browse the holiday collection of handcrafted wreaths, wall hangings, decorations and more on Sunday. (Kenesha R. Beheler)
Danville dominates county debate
Danville debaters dominated the Knox County Debate contest on Thursday. Pictured, from left, are Morgan Sinnett and Anna Lamb, affirmative team and the contest champions, and Brendan Urban and Nick Huffman, negative team, runners-up. (Pam Schehl)
Crash into a power pole
“He was very fortunate,” is how Ohio State Highway Patrol Sgt. Keith Cross described this crash into a power pole Saturday at 12:10 p.m. Billie King, 74, Mount Vernon, was westbound on New Delaware Road when his pickup ran off the right side of the road and broke off a Consolidated Electric pole. King’s pickup stopped several hundred feet past the pole. He was not injured but was charged with failure to control. (Virgil Shipley)
Crash into a power pole
“He was very fortunate,” is how Ohio State Highway Patrol Sgt. Keith Cross described this crash into a power pole Saturday at 12:10 p.m. Billie King, 74, Mount Vernon, was westbound on New Delaware Road when his pickup ran off the right side of the road and broke off a Consolidated Electric pole. King’s pickup stopped several hundred feet past the pole. He was not injured but was charged with failure to control. (Virgil Shipley)
Trojans take Crestview
Centerburg junior Mackenzie Stoyle shoots over Crestview’s Lauren Richards (10) and Allie Bise in Saturday’s game. The Trojans won, 63-47. (Brandon Main/Special to the News)
Trojans take Crestview
Centerburg’s Macy Michel steals the ball from Crestview guard Carey Fulk in Saturday’s game. The Trojans won, 63-47. (Brandon Main/Special to the News)
Wazie has Yellow Jackets, fans buzzing
Mount Vernon senior Jordan Montgomery, left, tries to take down his teammate, freshman Matt Lybarger, in the final of the 171-pound weight class at the Wazie Invitational Tournament at Mount Vernon High School on Saturday. Montgomery would go on to win in the final seconds, 5-3. (Bill Davis)
Wazie has Yellow Jackets, fans buzzing
Mount Vernon’s Nick Yashnyk, top, is taken down by Northridge’s Thomas Williams in the final of the 130-pound weight class at the Wazie Invitational Tournament in Mount Vernon on Saturday. Yashnyk would settle for second place, losing the final, 6-2. (Bill Davis)
