Three people escaped with minor injuries in this crash Monday at 11:05 a.m. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the accident occured at the intersection Ohio 13 and Green Valley Road, north of Mount Vernon, when the driver of the Jeep, right, Bryant Smith, 22, Fredericktown, started a left turn on to Green Valley Road and collided with Steven Boucher, 58, Ashtabula. Virgil Shipley (Minor injuries in crash )
Learning job skills for hospitality careers
Angelita Conkel, left, and Sierra Smith, students in the Hospitality & Facility Care Services program at Knox County Career Center, demonstrate how to fold napkins into festive shapes. (Pam Schehl)
New mayor in Fredericktown
Alan Kintner, right, was officially sworn in as the Mayor of Fredericktown on Monday evening by Knox County Commissioner Teresa Bemiller, left. Stepping into the role of mayor as current council president, Kintner will serve the remaining one year of Roger Reed’s term as Reed will begin duties as Knox County commissioner on Jan. 1. Council was not able to convene Monday as three of the six council members were absent. Council is scheduled to meet on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. (Alan Reed)
Marines continue to make impact
Knox County Marine Corps league members who spent two weekends taking donations for Veterans in Distress were, from left, Kenneth Kuehn, Jim Barnett, Sarah Moxley, Tom Orr, Lance V. Boone and Larry Devlin. Not pictured is Frank Compston. (George Breithaupt)
A cowboy Christmas in Fredericktown
There are 80 different Christmas ornaments on display in the Fredericktown Community Park. They are the property of Nora, and now the late John, Parsons. Nora Parsons, a native of Fredericktown, has lives for several years in Texas and returned home to live. The Parsonses added to the collection over several years. They will be on display each evening from 5:30 to 11 p.m. through Dec. 31. (Virgil Shipley)
