The Tiell family, from left, Shaye, Bob and Ryan, stand behind the many cases of canned food they collected for the Food for the Hungry shopping cart derby on Saturday. (Photo by Virgil Shipley)
The 250-gallon cube of 50-50 antifreeze in the foreground fell off a truck Tuesday morning on the Mill Street hill in Fredericktown. The plastic container ruptured and spilled about 80 gallons of the antifreeze. A small amount ran into a storm drain and into the Kokosing River. Mill Street was closed for a time while the Fredericktown Community Fire Department collected the antifreeze with absorbent material. The driver of the truck will be charged with an unsecured load. All roads in the village are now open. (Photo by Virgil Shipley)
These pilots fly for Flex-Jet, an aviation business airline based in Richardson, Texas. Pilots Pedro Luzuriaga, left and Terry Thompson flew into Knox County Airport Monday with passengers meeting with businesses in Mount Vernon. Flex-Jet aircraft flies business people into Mount Vernon at least twice a week, an airport spokesperson said. Luzuriaga has 8,000 hours of flying time with 3,500 hours in this type of jet aircraft, a seven-passenger Lear 40. Thompson is former a military and retired Delta Airlines pilot with 25,000 hours of flight time. Flex-Jet flies 85 aircraft of four different types to different destinations. (Photo by Virgil Shipley)
This spacious great room is the center of The Cider House, a new oasis for meetings and retreats located off Vincent Road east of Mount Vernon. (Photo by Virgil Shipley)
The Mount Vernon Fire Department will be placing signs, like this red and white sign currently on the former Mount Vernon middle school building, on dilapidated buildings to indicate there are suspect conditions inside the structure. (Photo by Virgil Shipley)
Workmen from Solar Planet, an engineering, procurement and construction firm, are framing up tubing to place the solar panels for the solar energy farm at the Centerburg High School. The school expects to system to be in operation by the end of December. (Photo by Virgil Shipley)
Harley Hanna, left, sits with his defense attorney James Giles during the opening statement from Knox County Prosecutor John Thatcher in Hanna’s trial were he has been charged with two counts of assault and one count of involuntary manslaughter. The trial continues today. (Photo by Virgil Shipley)
Highland’s Heather Thacker takes a shot while Marion Harding’s Kaylee Oiler, top, and Kira Hairston defend during Tuesday’s game. The Scots won, 45-37. (Photo by Geoff Cowles)
Utica’s Luke Holmes (0) hits a three-point shot on a set-up from Sam Preston (35), who’s holding back Fredericktown’s Rob Gregg, back, and Ryan Logan during Tuesday’s game. The Redskins won, 44-43. (Photo by Bill Davis)
Utica’s Luke Holmes (0) leaps in the air as the rest of the Redskins celebrate their 44-43 win over the Fredericktown Freddies on Tuesday. Fredericktown’s Ryan Logan (12) walks off the court. (Photo by Bill Davis)
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