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The Truex Marathon Station will be closing today after 66 years of business in Danville.PublishedApril 1, 2011 It’s been a long time since engine oil came in glass bottles so these were put on a high shelf in the Truex Marathon Station in Danville. Note the wire carriers holding these Sunoco bottles.PublishedApril 1, 2011 Many collectibles — some promotional items —have gathered dust on the shelves of the Truex Marathon Station in Danville.PublishedApril 1, 2011 The shelves inside the small service station remain filled with collectibles and automotive repair items Don Truex and his father, Pat, have accumulated through the years.PublishedApril 1, 2011 “They came down a lot easier than they went up,” said Richard Burch while taking down the Christmas lights from the tall pine tree on Mount Vernon’s Public Square, Thursday morning. Burch used a long pole to lift the 1,000-foot long string of lights off the branches while Heritage Centre Association President Corby Wise rolled them onto a spool.PublishedApril 1, 2011 Wednesday evening is Bible study night at the Willow Grove Advent Church in Mount Liberty. From left are Robyn Williams, Robin Wood and Russell Rodgers. The weekly study is led by Betty Rodgers.PublishedApril 1, 2011 Kudos, a co-op of 20 artists, will hold a grand opening celebration tonight. The gallery features art from a variety of mediums.PublishedApril 1, 2011 Mount Vernon’s Korey Bielecki goes for the kill while two Pickerington North players defend during Thursday’s game. Bielecki’s eight kills and seven blocks helped the Yellow Jackets defeat the Panthers in four games.PublishedApril 1, 2011 Mount Vernon’s Aaron Nixon, left, Chris Omahan (1) and Steve Barcus, right, celebrate following the final point in their four-set win over Pickerington North on Thursday.PublishedApril 1, 2011 Sarah (Studebaker) Eggert enjoys a sunny afternoon running on the Kokosing Gap Trail with her son, Jonah, 15 months. Eggert, a native of Mount Vernon, now lives in Canal Winchester but is back home visiting with family and friends.PublishedApril 2, 2011 Eastwood Drive and the adjoining property to the north may see some major changes in the future as Mount Vernon City Council continues to discuss the safety of this intersection.PublishedApril 2, 2011 The city of Mount Vernon has several options to concider when it comes to needed upgrades at the intersection of Vernonview Drive, Yauger Road and Coshocton Avenue in order to make it a safer interchange.PublishedApril 2, 2011 Mount Vernon’s Shawn Maxwell (11) and Riley Swanson, right, get Ontario baserunner Wyatt Clemoms in a rundown in the fourth inning of Friday’s game.PublishedApril 2, 2011 Mount Vernon’s Ben Hoar smacks a single and would eventually score in the third inning of Friday’s game against Ontario. The Jackets won, 8-4.PublishedApril 2, 2011 Debra Rudolph, left, received the 2011 Service Award from the Knox County Goat Improvement Association and Carlie Hashman was named the 2011 Goat Ambassador at the organization’s annual dinner Saturday evening.PublishedApril 4, 2011 The cast of “Leave-M Laugh-N” includes, seated from left, Anna Kim, Doug Gustafson, Kristi Beatty; and standing from left, Carl Young, Jim Stoner, Amy K. Stoner, Steven Meeker, Heidi Van Hoof, Don Lincicome, Haley McCoy and Daniel P. Turner. Not pictured are Catherine Blencowe and Joe Collins.PublishedApril 4, 2011 Fire burned into the upstairs bedroom of this home on Feasel Road, Sunday morning. Homer Firefighter Chuck Nicodemus throws part of a bed off the roof as firefighters clear the room.PublishedApril 4, 2011 Tina Ballentine, manager of the Knox County Humane Society, holds one of the cats ready for adoption at the society’s facility on Columbus Road. PublishedApril 4, 2011 A huge electrical arc jumped from a partially severed main service line into this house at 7 W. Lamartine St. at 9:45 Monday morning. A construction accident cut the line that produced periodic arcs of electricity and showers of sparks. A small fire on the exterior of the house was controlled by the Mount Vernon Fire Department. After a delayed response, AEP shut off the power.PublishedApril 5, 2011 Dry Creek that flows along U.S. 36 just west of Mount Liberty was nearly overflowing its banks Monday evening following a day of continuous rain in Knox County.PublishedApril 5, 2011 A sizeable amount of the wall of the old Grohe building fell to the sidewalk on North Main Street overnight. Demolition is to start soon on this building.PublishedApril 5, 2011 Anthony Naples has been approved by the school board to be the next Mount Vernon High School football coach.PublishedApril 5, 2011 A faulty sensor in the air handling system triggered the fire alarm at the Mount Vernon Middle School on Monday afternoon, according to Mount Vernon Fire Department Assistant Chief Chris Menapace. The 1,000 students were quickly moved to the nearby high school. Many students are pictured returning through a downpour.PublishedApril 5, 2011 In addition to the debris already lodged on this pier on the south end of the viaduct, the high water Monday brought a log and other debris floating down the Kokosing to catch in the pileup.PublishedApril 6, 2011 Construction began on the Richards Street bridge in Danville on Monday. The street will remain closed for approximately three months as work is completed on the bridge near the Kokosing Gap Trail.PublishedApril 6, 2011 Danville’s Brandon Crawford is safe at third when Loudonville’s Mark Mowry drops the ball in the Blue Devils’ 6-5 win on Tuesday. Note the ball under Mowry’s leg.PublishedApril 6, 2011 Mount Vernon shortstop Alex Rutherford throws a batter out during Tuesday’s game against Olentangy Orange.PublishedApril 6, 2011 Mount Vernon’s Riley Swanson hits a double to lead off the game Tuesday against Olentangy Orange. The Pioneers defeated the Yellow Jackets, 7-4.PublishedApril 6, 2011 Specialist E-4 Daniel White, 23, an Afghanistan veteran visited the preschool class at the Knox County Career Center where his mother, Cathy Roe, is an assistant teacher. The students have learned the Pledge of Allegiance and as a serviceman White came to their class Wednesday to participate in the daily pledge. The students assisting are Nicholas Sanders, left, and Emily Sells.PublishedApril 7, 2011 Several KCCC students have advanced to the National Business Professionals of America competition in May. Pictured are, from left, Amber Drabick, Zac Litton, Chelsie Moran, Courtney Strait, Steven Shannon and Nikkie Wheeler, the Parliamentary Procedure Team. Not pictured, Nikki Sherbahn and Bri Dalenberg, the Presentation Management Team.PublishedApril 7, 2011 An ongoing project with the horticultural class at the Knox County Career Center is the planting of trees in Mount Vernon for the Shade Tree Commission. Wednesday morning junior students were on Wooster Road where they planted 25 trees. Derrick Dodd, left, and Wayne Merideth are busy with their shovels preparing to plant this tree.PublishedApril 7, 2011 On Saturday the local softball team known as Black/Gold won the Fredericktown Men’s Spring Opener tournament by beating T.J. Thorp, 28-16. Bottom row, from left, Jeff Shanyfelt, Rick Carper, Kevin Clinedinst, Shaun Keys. Top row, David Murphy, C.J. Ruhl, Johnny Burwell, Jimmy Squires, Colin Pack and Jeff Mizer. Not pictured, Jeremy Moss, Eric VanHouten, Bob McDonald, Scott Burwell and Jeff Brokaw.PublishedApril 7, 2011 Ezra Kirk won $100 and has a chance at a $25,000 grand prize for winning the local Bracket Bucks competition. Out of over 400 submissions, Kirk was the only person in the area to correctly predict two Final Four teams.PublishedApril 7, 2011 Mount Vernon’s Steven Shannon slides into home while Olentangy Orange catcher Cole McCurry waits for the throw during Wednesday’s game. The Jackets lost, 12-4.PublishedApril 7, 2011 Mount Vernon first singles tennis player Will Teater is being counted on to lead a young, inexperienced Yellow Jackets team.PublishedApril 7, 2011 North Main Street was opened Thursday to southbound traffic after protective cement barriers were put in place. The barriers will direct drivers away from the old Grohe building, which could crumble onto the sidewalk and street. The owner, Mark Ramser, is awaiting information from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency on asbestos in the building. Once the level of asbestos is determined, the building will be demolished.PublishedApril 8, 2011 Dr. Marc Newman encouraged everybody to “be a hero” at the Care Net Pregnancy Services spring banquet Thursday evening.PublishedApril 8, 2011 Knox County Commissioner Allen Stockberger reads a proclamation Thursday morning kicking off the display of pinwheels symbolizing Prevent Child Abuse in Knox County.PublishedApril 8, 2011 Recipients of the Partner in Public Health Award are, from left, the Rev. Robert Alexander, Nathan Gerhart and Larry Williams.PublishedApril 8, 2011 Five friends from college get together for a reunion every August. This year one of their number, who had been a nun, showed up eight months pregnant. The rest eagerly await the explanation in the opening act of “The Dixie Swim Club” being staged at The Alcove Dinner Theater. The cast members are, seated, Wendy Fairchild, left, and Patti Goeppinger. Standing are, from left, Dianna Langley, Maureen Browning and Laura Miller.PublishedApril 8, 2011 Mount Vernon’s Bryan Downs serves during the second set of Thursday’s match against Dublin Jerome. Downs’ serves helped the Jackets earn seven straight points.PublishedApril 8, 2011 Mount Vernon’s Josiah Burney, left, and Korey Bielecki team up to block a Dublin Jerome spike during Thursday’s home match. The Yellow Jackets won in four sets.PublishedApril 8, 2011 Judge Melissa Baitz listens as 5-year-old Joshua Fehrman presents during the Christian Communicators of America speech and debate contest on Friday. His premise: The greatest thing a parent can do for children is to read to them.PublishedApril 9, 2011 Kate Field (Anna Kim) and Anna E. Dickinson (Kristi Beaty) have a lively exchange of words which ends up with the main characters of Leave-M Laugh-N in hot water.PublishedApril 9, 2011 Mark Twain, played by Ken Barnett, sits and talks with the audience about his life and experiences.PublishedApril 9, 2011 Members of the Lucky Knox Thatcher CAR Society attended the 75th Ohio State Conference in Cincinnati. Pictured, from left, are Anne Schmid, Ohio State CAR president; Kaydee Lynn Smith, Lucy Knox Thatcher CAR president; and Samuel J. Smith, local society chaplain.PublishedApril 9, 2011 It was quite a sight, this heating and cooling unit dangling in the air above downtown Mount Vernon, Friday morning. It was a 12,600-pound heating and air conditioning unit being placed on the roof of Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s new school of nursing building. The facility is beside the Buchwald Center that had to be renovated after the Kresge building fire last fall.PublishedApril 9, 2011 The piers on the viaduct were cleared of debris Friday morning. A city street department crew cut the limbs and branches and pushed them off into the Kokosing River to float away.PublishedApril 9, 2011 Danville’s Olivia Rice slides in safe at home as Fredericktown catcher Jess Gable can’t make the tag during Friday’s game. The Blue Devils won, 10-3.PublishedApril 9, 2011 Centerburg’s Drew Osborne, of the North All-Stars, hits a bucket in the first half of Friday’s District 11 All-Star Game at Granville. Osborne finished with 19 points.PublishedApril 9, 2011 Highland’s Kelsey Burt, playing for the North All-Stars, defends against Bloom Carroll’s Ashley Milligan during the District 11 All-Star game in Granville on Friday. The North All-Stars won, 94-88.PublishedApril 9, 2011 On a warm sunny Sunday afternoon, it was cookout time for this group of friends at the shelter house at Foundation Park. From left are Rachel Peters, holding Jacob, 2; Melissa Vernon and her mom, Susie; Riley Bird, 6; Brittany Bird, 13; Josh Peters, and Christophers Bird, 5, just learning to skate board.PublishedApril 11, 2011 These nine young people were chosen as the top debate speakers at the conclusion of the Christian Communicators of America speech and debate contest in Mount Vernon Friday and Saturday. Front row, from left, are Drew Martin, Nathan Putrich, Joseph Lanza and Richard Wilson. Standing, from left, are Isabelle Wilson, Jeff Geiser, Joseph Hahn, Caleb Putrich and Mason Wilkes.PublishedApril 11, 2011 The Copus Hill Model A Club poses for a group photo in the parking lot across the street from the Mount Vernon News. The Marion chapter of the Penn-Ohio Model A Club toured several sites in Mount Vernon, Saturday, including the News.PublishedApril 11, 2011 Lockland Hoar is ready for summer in this outfit provided by Nicole Jordan’s.PublishedApril 11, 2011 The mother-daughter pair of Andrea and Ansley Daubenmier modeled clothing from Peebles. Virgil ShipleyPublishedApril 11, 2011 Randy Wolff of Mount Vernon has been safe behind the wheel of his UPS truck for 25 years.PublishedApril 11, 2011 Kirsten Hunter is ready for spring in this mint green dress from Peebles. She also had a matching mint green umbrella to complete the look.PublishedApril 11, 2011 Lockland Hoar is ready for summer in this outfit provided by Nicole Jordan’s.PublishedApril 11, 2011 The Weather Vane is where Jill McClellan found this spring combo.PublishedApril 11, 2011 Nicole Young models this ensemble from Fashion Bug.PublishedApril 11, 2011 A scarf and white jacket add pizzazz to this outfit from CJ Banks worn by Mandy Craze.PublishedApril 11, 2011 The mother-daughter pair of Andrea, mother, and Ansley Daubenmier modeled clothing from Peebles.PublishedApril 11, 2011 The Copus Hill Model A Club poses for a group photo in front of the News.PublishedApril 11, 2011 Liz Lutwick explains the workings of the editorial department and the newsroom at the Mount Vernon News.PublishedApril 11, 2011 Chuck Kindel talks about the restoration efforts at the Woodward Opera House to the Copus Hill Model A Club.PublishedApril 11, 2011 Jim Witmer’s 1931 Model A.PublishedApril 11, 2011 Jeff Johnson’s 1930 Model A Huckster.PublishedApril 11, 2011 Inside Jim Witmer’s 1931 Model A.PublishedApril 11, 2011 The Copus Hill Model A Club poses for a group photo in front of the News.PublishedApril 11, 2011 Two local atheles placed in their respective tournaments at the Mid Ohio Martial Arts Open on March 12 in Mansfield. Kianna Saunderman, left, won fourth place in her division, while Nathan McCullough won third place. Both are students in Mount Vernon.PublishedApril 13, 2011 Mount Vernon’s Chris Omahan sets the ball while head coach Alan Cassell looks on during Monday’s match. The Yellow Jackets lost to St. Charles in four sets.PublishedApril 13, 2011 Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, right, talks with New Directions Mary Hendrickson in the kitchen of the New Directions Domestic Abuse Shelter on Monday. DeWine toured the facility and found out about the organization’s programs during his visit here as part of Crime Victims Awareness Week.PublishedApril 13, 2011 Mount Vernon Middle School eighth-grader Alex Arck was named to the All-Tournament team at the Hilliard Weaver Martin Memorial Tournament. The tournament wrapped up on Feb. 5.PublishedApril 13, 2011 Fire that started from an unknown source destroyed this tractor Tuesday morning. Owned by Michael Shipley of Utica, it was being driven on Ohio 661 just south of Butcher Road by his employee, Luke Simons, when the fire started. The Homer Fire Department responded to the call at 9:28 a.m. with mutual aid from the Mount Vernon Fire Department. Ohio 661 was closed for 90 minutes.PublishedApril 13, 2011 Wellness Coordinator Jason Mentzer, left, speaks with Centerburg resident Mike Morrison as he works out on a brand new eliptical trainer, one of many pieces of new equipment available in Knox Community Hospital’s newest community fitness center in Centerburg.PublishedApril 13, 2011 Knox County Aktion Club accepted the Ohio Public Images Network award for Organization of the Year at its regular meeting on April 5. Pictured, front row, from left, are Rena Everheart, Michelle Ihinger, Matt Haughton; second row, Lynette Hackman, Tina Camisioni, Rose Fegley, Cathy Mitchell, Tami Grogg; and third row, Deanna Hasty, Kathern Battles, Rhonda Faucett, Jessica Bell and Mike Campbell.PublishedApril 13, 2011 Directions Credit Union Branch Manager Diana Miller, left, and tellers Cheryl Martin, center, and Alene Lemon will be out of work after May 28 with the closing of the 30-year-old credit union on Sandusky Street.PublishedApril 13, 2011 This Mount Vernon Street Department crew was busy Tuesday morning putting bricks back in place on Hamtramck Street where a water line was replaced last fall. From left are Dale VanHorn smoothing out the sand base; Paul Faith, replacing the bricks in the street; Coty Shellenbarger, in the background, cleaning the bricks; and Darren Tyson, carrying bricks. A short distance away on Hamtrmack Street was another water line replacement crossing where they will repair the pavement.PublishedApril 13, 2011 Practicing for the annual Top-N-Pops concert Friday night are Mount Vernon Middle School jazz band members Mike Kasler, left, on the baritone sax and Trent Staats on the alto sax.PublishedApril 13, 2011 Awaiting their afternoon milking is this herd of Holstein cows at the farm of Aaron Bouton near Mount Vernon. Bouton sells his milk to Tamarack Farms in Newark.PublishedApril 14, 2011 Wednesday afternoon was a warm 62-degree April day so Shirley and Dennis Carrington sat in front of their home at 108 Miller Ave. and read the Mount Vernon News. They divide the paper; Shirley is an avid reader of the sports section. Readers like the Carringtons can recyle their old newspapers and magazines during Saturday’s recycling event at the News.PublishedApril 14, 2011 The “yellow” house in Danville is currently being renovated to house The Sanctuary. Rehabilitation of the house for needed space and handicap accessibility is possible through community donations and a grant from the Community Foundation of Mount Vernon and Knox County.PublishedApril 14, 2011 Malaya Sherman, 7, won first place at National Champion status at the American Cheer Power national cheerleading competitions at the Columbus Convention Center on April 2. Malaya, a student at Pleasant Street Elementary, was accompanied by her coach, Alice Dunfee. Malaya’s parents are Gerald and Melissa Sherman.PublishedApril 14, 2011 The Millennium Academy of Irish Dance students performed recently for The Living Center residents and staff. Pictured from left are Rachel Long, 15; Niamh Jacobsen, 8; Aubrey Chann, 8; Natalie Kopp, 17; and Megan Coffey, 11. The girl kicking in front is Isabella Spencer, 10. Not pictured but also in attendance was John Coffey, 6, who also performed his beginner steps. Garrett Jacobson, at the podium, was the master of ceremonies.PublishedApril 14, 2011 Mount Vernon catcher Ryan Goetzman and Franklin Heights baserunner Mikey Taylor watch as the umpire calls Taylor out at the plate in the fourth inning of Wednesday’s game. Ethan Abell’s throw from center field helped the Yellow Jackets win, 10-0.PublishedApril 14, 2011 Mount Vernon’s Riley Swanson slides into second on a steal as Franklin Heights second baseman Josh Uadiski can’t get the throw in the second inning of Wednesday’s game. The Jackets stole three bases in their 10-0 win.PublishedApril 14, 2011 Donna Durbin, a 9-1-1 dispatcher at the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, takes information on an emergency call Thursday. The dispatchers have four computer screens that help them track information such as where the call originates. PublishedApril 15, 2011 The Future Nurses Club of Knox County had a self-defense class during its Tuesday evening meeting with demonstrations by Knox County Sheriff’s deputies Dan Selby and Ken Aurand. With instruction by Selby, Logan Fritz, left, breaks a hold from fellow student Kirby Brandenburg. PublishedApril 15, 2011 Columbia Elementary School’s fifth-grade class was honored in 2010 for its efforts to send World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., on a Honor Flight. Members of the Knox County 912 Project presented the class with certificates of appreciation in a ceremony. From left are Willie Pritchett, students Denasan Spalla, Odalys Fajardo and Monica McGough; and John and Diane Holley. Efforts are in progress to sponsor a flight again this year in memory of Pritchett.PublishedApril 15, 2011 Dallas Brass will perform Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Memorial Theater as part of the Community Concert Association of Knox County’s 2010-11 season.PublishedApril 15, 2011 Mount Vernon shortstop Riley Swanson ices down his eye which was struck by a bad bounce on a hit in the first inning of Thursday’s game against Delaware Hayes.PublishedApril 15, 2011 Mount Vernon second baseman Nate Shuman tags Delaware Hayes baserunner Justin Vanhoesen out during a steal attempt while shortstop Riley Swanson, back, looks on during the fifth inning of Thursday’s game. The Yellow Jackets won, 3-1.PublishedApril 15, 2011 The best poster from the fourth-grade entries belongs to to Mary-Claire Morgan of Centerburg.PublishedApril 15, 2011 Fifth-grader Alex Leber of Centerburg topped the poster entries for his grade level.PublishedApril 15, 2011 This poster was created by Olivia Garber, Centerburg, who won the first-grade category.PublishedApril 15, 2011 Faith Langdon of Centerburg earned top honors in the second-grade category.PublishedApril 15, 2011 Sixth-grader Monica McGough, Mount Vernon, provided a lot of important information in her winning poster.PublishedApril 15, 2011 The best poster from the third-grade entries went to Teah Hoffman-Ulmer of Centerburg.PublishedApril 15, 2011 The old Grohe Funeral Home on North Main Street came down in a hurry after a crew started work Friday morning. The crane and skid loader filled trash bins that were quickly hauled away. The building was demolished because bricks fell from the front of the building on April 4, creating a structurally unsound building. A second building on the property will be spared and a parking lot will be constructed.PublishedApril 16, 2011 Mount Vernon pinch-hitter Ashton Bogo smacks a two-run RBI single in the seventh inning that tied up Friday’s game against Big Walnut. The Yellow Jackets went on to win, 8-7.PublishedApril 16, 2011 Mount Vernon softball pitcher Brittany Roden allowed five runs in the first inning of Friday’s game against Big Walnut. However, she settled down and managed to allow only four more baserunners to earn the win.PublishedApril 16, 2011 Mount Vernon’s Steve Barcus (11) bumps to return a serve as teammate Ben Robinson looks on during Friday’s match with Hilliard Davidson. The Jackets lost in four sets.PublishedApril 16, 2011 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. PublishedApril 18, 2011 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.PublishedApril 18, 2011 A garden art display was one of many exhibits at the Earth Day Festival held Sunday at Kenyon College.PublishedApril 18, 2011 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.PublishedApril 18, 2011 Steve Kuhl crosses the Earth Day marathon finish line. PublishedApril 18, 2011 Sandi Dunphy with wooden tableware made from rescued wood, created by Mount Vernon woodturner J.T. Dunphy.PublishedApril 18, 2011 The Salty Caramels provided music. Pictured are, from left, Angela Perley, Bree Frick and Molly Winters.PublishedApril 18, 2011 Nicole Frazier, 7, uses eco-friendly stamps to create a work of art.PublishedApril 18, 2011 Ten-year-old Devin Quinn makes a bird feeder out of a pine cone, peanut butter and nuts.PublishedApril 18, 2011 Scooter board races, this one including seven-yeazr-old Justin Zollars of Fredericktown were just one of the child-friendly activities at the Earth Day Festival.PublishedApril 18, 2011 Bonnie Snyder of Danville was on hand to talk about community supported agriculture.PublishedApril 18, 2011 Natural materials are featured in this garden art display.PublishedApril 18, 2011 Honey is a natural sweetener, and Hunter Davis, 11, and Carson Davis, 9, check out the bees which produce it.PublishedApril 18, 2011 Community Gardens in Mount Vernon and Danville are earth-friendly and also provide food for Knox County residents.PublishedApril 18, 2011 Caree Varughese of the Knox County Health Department explains serving sizes and the amount of sugar in many popular beverages.PublishedApril 18, 2011 Gabriel Diehl, 6, liked the butterflies.PublishedApril 18, 2011 Catherine Carney demonstrates the time-honored skill of spinning wool. Pictured also are Vivian Carney and a goat named Little Sister.PublishedApril 18, 2011 Larry Summers shows off a wall display of Ohio license plates, just part of his nearly 200,000 license plate collection.PublishedApril 19, 2011 One of the Larry Summers’ favorite license plates is the 1938 Ohio plate depicting the 150th anniversary of the Northwest Territories.PublishedApril 19, 2011 Jerry Brown, a specialist with A&B Sanitation of Columbus, uses a vacuum to remove what the EPA said was bacteria from the small creek that runs through Greer along Jericho Road. The cleanup is a result of an oil leak Friday afternoon from a storage tank on the James Landoll farm. Jimmy Landoll, son of James Landoll, said Knox County Wildlife Officer Mike Miller told him their was no environmental damage along the stream.PublishedApril 19, 2011 Joe Mazzari, right, takes the oath of office to be a new Danville Village Council member during a meeting Monday. Giving the oath is Danville Mayor Bob Dile, left. In the background is Councilman Darin Durbin.PublishedApril 19, 2011 Danville Middle School sent two Mock Trial teams to competition on Thursday, and they both did well. Representing the White Team, are, first row from left, Cody Hess, Alyssa Urban, Amber Pitsenberger, Russell Alden and student advisor Brendan Urban. Second row, from left, are blue team members Lelia Dusthimer, Eva Hawk, David Alden, Michaela Frye and student advisor Anna Lamb. Not pictured, student advisor Dan Alden and the rest of the white and blue team members.PublishedApril 19, 2011 A Knox County Highway Department crew made quick work of putting in a new culvert pipe on Range Line Road, Monday morning. Backhoe driver Randy Harris drops gravel to fill over the pipe while Mike Smithhisler, left, and Jeff Durbin, foreman, far right, spread the gravel. The crew had the 30-inch hard plastic pipe covered by noon. It replaced a rusted galvanized steel pipe.PublishedApril 19, 2011 The 16 American Team of CVA Volley Masters Club took top honors by winning the Gold bracket at a Columbus volleyball tournament on April 16. From left, Kendell Queen (Pleasant), Artea Kenney (Buckeye Valley), Lindsey Daniels (Centerburg), Melissa Hall (Mount Vernon), Coach Brian Cuglewski, Mikaela Weldy (Centerburg), Lydia Webster (Fredericktown), Macy Winkelfoos (Highland), and Lauren Hauberg (Mount Vernon.) PublishedApril 19, 2011 Danville pitcher Brandon Crawford allowed just six hits and one walk while pitching a complete game shutout in the Blue Devils’ 1-0 win over East Knox on Monday.PublishedApril 19, 2011 Mount Vernon pitcher Shawn Maxwell scattered nine hits and allowed just one walk in his complete game victory over Hilliard Bradley on Monday.PublishedApril 19, 2011 Mount Vernon catcher Ryan Goetzman smashes one of his two hits to score a run in Monday’s game against Hilliard Bradley. The Jackets won, 8-4.PublishedApril 19, 2011 Danville’s Deanna Parker knocks the winning run home in the eighth inning of Monday’s game against East Knox. The Blue Devils won, 7-6.PublishedApril 19, 2011 Jeff Ulery and his wife, Andrea, in the control room at the Braidwood nuclear facility near Joliet, Ill., where Ulery worked during construction. The picture was taken in 1985 during an open house for employees after the plant had been completed and before the fuel was loaded in the reactor.PublishedApril 19, 2011 The top of the reactor head at the Braidwood nuclear plant. Jeff Ulery of Mount Vernon welded the safety pipes at the top of the reactor head.PublishedApril 19, 2011 The area where the fuel rods would be hung before lowering them into the reactor.PublishedApril 19, 2011 The diesel generator at Braidwood that would come on to provide emergency power. The generator was built by Cooper-Bessemer (now Rolls-Royce). Ulery said it could be up and running in seconds if emergency power was needed.PublishedApril 19, 2011 “Being a leader” was the theme of Coach Earle Bruce’s speech when he addressed the Knox County Safety Council this morning at its annual awards program.PublishedApril 20, 2011 Recipients of the 2011 Safety Grants from the Knox County Safety Council are, from left, John Alberts for the Knox County Buildings and Grounds Maintenance Department, and Keith Hughes for PACS Industries.PublishedApril 20, 2011 Recognized as the 2011 Knox County Safety Council Scholarship recipients are, from left, Brittany Jewell, Centerburg High School; Hannah Oliver, East Knox High School; Kinsey Crow, Mount Vernon High School and Tessa Simmons, EKHS.PublishedApril 20, 2011 Guests had the opportunity to mingle and talk with The Route 13 Stop deli owner Tom Buchanan during Tuesday’s Mount Vernon-Knox County Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours. Buchanan, right, talks with, from left, Anita Anderson, and Jane and Bob Plentovich, about the deli selections available.PublishedApril 20, 2011 This railroad crossing at Hunt Station has been identified as a crossing that needs safety upgrades including lights and gates.PublishedApril 20, 2011 College Township firefighters tore siding off this house Tuesday afternoon to get to a fire that started from an electrical short.PublishedApril 20, 2011 Chuck Carey, director of food and nutrition at Knox Community Hospital, plates a spring salad for guests at the Earth Day Festival.PublishedApril 20, 2011 George Robertson, 40, Mount Vernon, escaped with minor injuries when his car hit this tree Tuesday at 10:20 a.m. on Ohio 661, just north of Miller Road. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Robertson started to pass a car driven by Charles Martin, 70, Uniontown, who turned left without signaling. Robertson swerved to avoid the crash but his car was bumped to the left and went off the road into the tree. PublishedApril 20, 2011 Mount Vernon junior Johnson Cochrane competed in the YMCA national swimming championships in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., earlier this month. He finished 44th in the nation in the 100-yard breaststroke.PublishedApril 20, 2011 Mount Vernon resident Eileen Thibaut, left, sits with her granddaughter, Sarah McBride, in Dayton during the Winter Guard International championships. McBride, from Spring, Texas, was a member of the team that won the national competition.PublishedApril 20, 2011 Centerburg’s Red Plague robotics team blew way the competition and won the 2011 Buckeye regional contest. The team’s next stop — national competition in St. Louis. Pictured after the win are, first row from left, Anna Wolford, Ian Jensen, Clawdia the Robot, Bryce Trumble and Alek Borden. Second row, from left are, Becca Trumble, Calvin Shoop, Michael LeChard, Danni LeChard, Shannon Hogan, Noah Orr, Abby Altizer, Janine Hebenthal, Audrey Urban and Joe Orr. Third row, from left, are Michelle Trumble, Andy LeChard, Scott Trumble, Alan Orr, Bret Schwartzentruber, Tim Garber, Tyler Scowden, Austin Trumble and Jon Scowden. Not pictured: Kathryn Hebenthal, Cari Garber, Willis Fannin and Logan Rennie.PublishedApril 25, 2011 The swollen, swiftly flowing Kokosing River was over its banks Wednesday from rain the past few days. Water was over Lower Gambier Road at right and the road was closed to traffic for a few hours Wednesday.PublishedApril 25, 2011 Tre, an employee at Little Caesar’s Pizza, has helped bring in customers with his “shakerboarding” antics.PublishedApril 25, 2011 For the second year in a row, the Cougars are the champions of the Fredericktown Girls Softball Fundraiser Tournament. On Saturday, the Cougars defeated Always Summer Tan, 13-7. Front row, from left, Katy Meyer, Kerra Clinedinst, Stacy Carriker. Back row, Ashleigh Mizer, Ashley Murphy, Josie Burwell, Misty Burwell, Katie Moore and Becky Brigham. Not pictured, Stacie Henwood.PublishedApril 25, 2011 Utica’s Erin Rodgers scores the tying run in the fifth inning off an Aubrey Mendez single while Centerburg’s Layken Purdy waits for a throw that doesn’t come. Rodgers added a three-run home run in Utica’s 10-7 win over the Trojans on Wednesday.PublishedApril 25, 2011 St. Vincent de Paul School eighth-graders participate in an re-enactment of the Stations of the Cross. The St. Vincent de Paul students and staff prayed the stations of the cross together every Tuesday morning during Lent. Pictured are, standing from left, Will Salvucci and Ryan Fitzgerald; kneeling in front is Michael Ziegman, Makayla Duffy, Rachael Fernandez; then from left kneeling are Parker Van Fossen, Layne McKinley, Sadie Brass, Logan Phillips; behind them, on the left, are Daniel Sarsfield and Cody Mundy. Not seen are Madison Hoag, Madison Powers, Derek Bielicki, Brant Caddick, Darrian Canter and Brett Copeland.PublishedApril 25, 2011 From left, Nancy Hanson, Audrey Fenigstein, Professor Fred Baumann and moderator Jazz Glastra formed the panel for “Jewish Knox County,” a community discussion that was part of the “Visits” series, at Kenyon College, Thursday afternoon.PublishedApril 25, 2011 Emily Nutt of the Kenyon College Equestrian Team, rides TeePee at a recent open barn event in Gambier. The team will hold a free show on Saturday.PublishedApril 25, 2011 Individuals at Creative Foundations in Mount Vernon created 50 unique shopping bags to be used at Kroger today in honor of Earth Day. Pictured, from left, are David O. of Creative Foundations; and Kroger employees Krista Noggle and Andy Jordan.PublishedApril 25, 2011 This truck ran off Ohio 661 just north of Brandon about 2:40 a.m. today. When it rolled over, it struck and broke the utility pole at right, which fell across the driveway of the Danny Geiger home. Homer Fire Chief Randy King said the driver was not injured and there was no fuel spill. The Ohio State Highway Patrol did not have other details this morning.PublishedApril 25, 2011 The Cleveland Select Pear trees along East High Street are heavy with blossoms in the bright sun Thursday. They are described as ornamental trees, numbers of which have been planted around Mount Vernon.PublishedApril 25, 2011 The team Black/Gold won the third annual Fredericktown Men’s Softball Fundraiser Tournament on Sunday, beating NATE, 16-15, in eight innings. Front row, from left, Cody Simms, Steven Stillwell, Rick Carper, Jordan Burson, Shaun Keys, Jeff Mizer. Back row, Adam O’Bryan, Jeff Shaneyfelt, Johnny Burwell, Roy Scarbury, Mike Rine, Brad Leech, Kevin Clinedinst, C.J. Ruhl. Not pictured, Scott Burwell.PublishedApril 25, 2011 Mount Vernon’s Billy Jackson, right, listens to instruction from head coach Matt Smith before hitting the winning RBI single to defeat Hilliard Bradley, 2-1, in eight innings on Thursday.PublishedApril 25, 2011 Mount Vernon’s Steve Barcus sets the ball during Thursday’s match with Gahanna. The Yellow Jackets won in three sets.PublishedApril 25, 2011 Mount Vernon’s Ben Robinson, left, returns a serve while Bryan Downs, right, looks on during Thursday’s match against Gahanna. The Jackets won in three sets.PublishedApril 25, 2011 Fredericktown’s Austin Hoeflich comes in to score what turns out to be the winning run in Thursday’s game while Centerburg’s Nich Pitzer looks on.PublishedApril 25, 2011 Centerburg’s Ethan Van Dyke, left, tags Fredericktown baserunner Justin Snyder, trying to stretch a hit into a double, on a throw from Dakota Mead, right.PublishedApril 25, 2011 This car traveled 328 feet off the road and hit two cars in the driveway at 6662 Old Delaware Road on Friday at 5:10 p.m. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Angela Doup, 27, Mount Vernon, was eastbound a half mile inside the Knox County line when her car left the right side of the road, clipped a utility pole, ran over and broke off a small pine tree, started to slide to the left just missing the big tree at right and struck the cars. Doup was not injured. Cause of the crash is unknown and still under investigation.PublishedApril 23, 2011 Hope Now has acquired this truck to pick up and deliver durable goods for needy families. The vehicle was purchased, in part, by a grant from The Community Foundation of Mount Vernon and Knox County. From left, are Art Schad, coordinator of the operation; Bev Actis, secretary; Anita Anderson, vice president; Charlie Miller, treasurer; Linda Aikman, president; and Richard Anderson, financial assistant. Hope Now receives and distributes durable goods for needy families from a newly leased 3,200-square-foot warehouse at 117 Mount Vernon Ave. in Essup Park. Currently they are serving about 60 families each month.PublishedApril 23, 2011 Easter Sunday commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter is celebrated in many ways by families both religiously and traditionally. From Easter services to Easter egg hunts and baskets filled with candies and Peeps, the holiday is a combination of both aspects. Baby chicks, like these at TSC, along with lambs, are often connect with Easter and its promise of rebirth.PublishedApril 23, 2011 The tractor-trailer that rolled off Ohio 661 just north of Brandon early Friday morning was unloaded of its cargo later on Friday. This crew from Blubaugh Body and Frame used a fork lift to remove the 37,000 pounds of paper rolls that were headed for the International Paper Co. manufacturing facility in Mount Vernon. From left are Alfred Kolasky, Todd Carpenter, and on the fork lift general manager Louie Blubaugh. Ohio 661 was closed for about four hours while the wreck was cleared.PublishedApril 23, 2011 Ryan Ulen, 7, left, and Russell Bolender, 16, show off the turkeys they shot at the opening of youth turkey hunting season on April 17. The turkeys are a combined 49 pounds.PublishedApril 23, 2011 The YMCA Rockets of Mount Vernon perform in the championship round of the Cheer Power Nationals at the Columbus Convention Center on Sunday, April 3. The team won first place.PublishedApril 23, 2011 With a bow in her hair, 2- year-old Kaylie Theibert came dressed for the annual Easter egg hunt at Memorial Park on Saturday morning. With her mom, Kia, she scrambled for eggs with several hundred other kids.PublishedApril 25, 2011 East Knox’s Dakota Anderson, front, accepts the baton from teammate Khai Haralson during Saturday’s 4x400m relay event at the Yellow Jacket Relays. The Bulldogs went on to establish a meet-record time of 3:31.10.PublishedApril 25, 2011 Mount Vernon’s Maddi Phillips attempts to vault 9 feet in the pole vault relay event at the Yellow Jacket Relays on Saturday.PublishedApril 25, 2011 Tyler Griffith, center, attempts a long-distance shot on his trusted steed while Drew Osborne looks on during Saturday’s donkey basketball exhibition.PublishedApril 25, 2011 Mount Vernon’s Jarod Vance runs the anchor of the distance medley at the Yellow Jacket Relays on Saturday.PublishedApril 25, 2011 East Knox’s A.J. Wicks uses an unusual technique to clear the hurdles during the 110m shuffle hurdles relay event at the Yellow Jacket Relays on Saturday. Wicks, usually a thrower, does not compete in hurdles events. “I’m a football player,” he said later.PublishedApril 25, 2011 Motorists were driving off the berm of Venture Drive this morning to avoid the holes in the privately-owned road. The city of Mount Vernon has given the Glimcher Group until May 1 to repair the road or the city will close it. Mount Vernon City Safety-Service Director Dave Glass said the city has made minor repairs to the road with gravel but continued deterioration will create an unsafe condition.PublishedApril 26, 2011 Explorer Post 314 member Richard Wilson, standing at right, reads a proclamation to the Knox County Commissioners declaring May 1 as Law Day in Knox County. Also pictured, from left, are commissioner Roger Reed, commissioner Teresa Bemiller, commissioner Allen Stockberger, clerk/administrator Rochelle Shackle, and Post 314 members Hannah Oliver and Andrew Norcross.PublishedApril 26, 2011 Attending Monday evening’s Farm-City Dinner were the 2011 Ohio Grange Young Couple, Tommy, left, and Sarah Howard of Amity. Also pictured is Lonnie Totten, Knox County Grange Deputy.PublishedApril 26, 2011 James Warren, right, accepts bags of recyclable items from Jim and Lil Gray on Monday afternoon at the Knox County Recycling Center. The center is to transition over to operations with Rumpke Waste and Recycling on May 1.PublishedApril 27, 2011 The Knox County Marine Corps League Detachment installed newly elected officers at its meeting the evening of April 20. From left are Ron Kiessling, chief of staff, Department of Ohio MCL; Thom Orr, chaplain; Ron Bruce, junior vice commandant; Larry Devlin, commandant; Ray Neighbarger II, JAG; Sarah Moxley, adjutant and paymaster; Charles Smith, SAR; and Chuck Kiessling, Department of Ohio paymaster. The league serves families at Christmas and raises money for their activities at the garage sale at the fairgrounds in May.PublishedApril 27, 2011 Danville second baseman Morgan Sinnett fields a Kaitlynn Eppich ground ball in the second inning of their game on Tuesday. The Blue Devils beat Centerburg, 8-6.PublishedApril 27, 2011 Mount Vernon pitcher Corey Carpenter pitches in the late innings against Watkins Memorial on Tuesday. The Warriors won, 16-7.PublishedApril 27, 2011 Two teens were injured when this car went off the east side of Range Line Road just north of Sycamore Road, Wednesday at 3:25 p.m. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the southbound car hit a ditch, knocked down a utility pole and rolled. Driver Matthew Schmitt, 16, Mount Vernon, was taken to Knox Community Hospital. A passenger, Michael Schmitt, age unknown, was also taken to the hospital, where he was treated and released. The driver was cited for failure to operate with reasonable control. Homer Fire Department and EMS responded to the accident.PublishedApril 28, 2011 A large pine tree at 105 Verndale Drive was blown down by high winds overnight, bringing down power lines and knocking out electricity in that block. AEP was expected to have the lines repaired today.PublishedApril 28, 2011 Ann Kahrl Laudeman will be honored by the Knox County Symphony on Sunday for 40 years of musical contribution to the organization. The concert begins at 8 p.m.PublishedApril 28, 2011 Chen’s Buffet and Grill on Newark Road is now closed for 30 days as ordered by the Knox County Board of Health for numerous violations of food handling knowledge and proper sanitation procedures.PublishedApril 28, 2011 Webster the dog was the topic, and star, of the presentation given by Centerburg fourth-grader Kristy Vargo and her Kenyon college mentor Dan Kipp at Tuesday’s Kenyon Mentor Tea.PublishedApril 28, 2011 Moving the pitchers’ mound back 3 feet means that great pitchers, such as former Danville star Baihley Presley, don’t dominate as they did before.PublishedApril 28, 2011 Mount Vernon’s Riley Swanson is congratulated by head coach Matt Smith as he circles the bases following a solo home run in the first inning Wednesday against Watkins Memorial.PublishedApril 28, 2011 PublishedDecember 31, 1969 PublishedDecember 31, 1969 PublishedDecember 31, 1969 PublishedDecember 31, 1969 PublishedDecember 31, 1969 PublishedDecember 31, 1969 PublishedDecember 31, 1969
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