Soggy shredding
Knox County residents were eager to shred personal documents on Saturday during the Knox County Commissioner’s Shred It Day and did not let Saturday’s rain deter their mission. Pictured, from left, Don Eads of Howard, helps event workers Rex Naylor and James Rogers unload boxes of personal documents and VCR tapes he wanted shredded. Linda Montgomery, recycling coordinator for the county, estimated more than 300 cars brought in 5,000 to 6,000 pounds of material to be shredded, nearly double what was collected in 2010. (Samantha Scoles)
Recycle drive
The biannual recycling drive at the Mount Vernon News continues to draw a large number of environmentally conscious readers to recycle newspapers and magazines. Unloading recyclable materials for News customers are, from left, Vickie Gibson, Leroy Nungester and Mike McNichols. Two Dumpsters, provided by Milliron Recycling, were filled during the four-hour event. Nearly 400 readers participated in the event. (Samantha Scoles)
Visitors ‘Plant it for the Planet’
A garden art display was one of many exhibits at the Earth Day Festival held Sunday at Kenyon College. (Pam Schehl)
Oil leaks into creek off Jericho Road
Oil collected on Saturday at a collapsed bridge downstream from the former Shultz farm on Jericho Road. Approximately 250 gallons of oil leaked from a storage tank due to a faulty valve. A representative from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is expected to be on site today. (Photo courtesy of Jo Shrimplin)
