Crow named 2011 Ohio Distinguished Young Woman
The very first Distinguished Young Woman of Ohio is Central Knox County’s 2011 Junior Miss, Kinsey Crow, front row. She is joined in the second row, by, from left: First runner up, Victoria Fox of Wayne County; second runner up Olivia Van Winkle, Greater Knox County; program finalist Keta Burke-Williams, Montgomery County; and program finalist Kimberly Sausman, Northern Franklin County. (Virgil Shipley)
Young women shine opening night
Preliminary winners in the Distinguished Young Women Program on Friday evening are front, Jillian Smith, Mahoning County, Spirit Award; back row, Be Your Best Self winners, Victoria Fox, Wayne County, overall winner; and finalists, Natalie Mason, Elida, and Kinsey Crow, Central Knox County. (Virgil Shipley)
Bank robbed Friday
This image from surveillance video released Friday night shows the suspect of the bank robbery at First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Centerburg. (Submitted photo)
MV debate team earns awards
Mount Vernon High School’s speech and debate team fared well in the Marshall University Invitational Tournament held on Feb. 4 and 5, coming home with several trophies. Pictured are, first row, from left, Sarah Bertschy and Lindsey Studebaker. Second row, from left, are Alexis Szenas, Nicole Moore, Kirk Menapace, Arie Alvarado, Cynthia Mackie and Ruthanne Bandy. Third row, from left, are Rochelle Salazar, Trent Grohe, Chelsea Kempton, Stephen Rowe and Coach Jeff Gottke. ( Submitted photo)
Cochran at state swimming meet
Mount Vernon junior Johnson Cochran, is shown in action Friday in the 100-yard breaststroke preliminaries at the 2011 Ohio State Swimming Championships, held at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. Cochran finished 18th in the event with a time of 1:00.24 to miss the finals. (Photo courtesy ImpactAction Sports)
Area wrestlers closer to state tourney
East Knox’s Cade Mickley, left, and Centerburg’s Daniel Colopy wrestle each other in the 130-pound flight of the Division III District tournament Friday in Coshocton. Mickley posted a 9-7 victory. (Fred Main)
Controversial finish steals MV spotlight
Mount Vernon’s Kyle Horner, bottom, rolls up Teays Valley’s Travis Luft during their second round match in the 140-pound weight class in Friday’s district tournament. The referee, however, counted Horner’s shoulders to the mat. (Bill Davis)
