Winners in the 2012 Knox County Spelling Bee are, from left, Fredericktown seventh-grader Fiona Roddy, runner-up, and Centerburg eighth-grader Dakota Copley, champion. (Photo by Virgil Shipley)
The Mount Vernon AAA office was host to the January 2012 edition of Business After Hours on Tuesday, sponsored by the Knox County Chamber of Commerce. Numerous area residents came out to show their support for the Chamber. Door prizes were also given away by AAA. Pictured is AAA sales manager Stephanie Wise, right, drawing the winners of the door prizes from a jar held by Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Carol Grubaugh. (Photo by Alan Reed)
Bill Haddad talks about weed control at the first “Farmers’ Breakfast” Tuesday morning. The sessions will be held the third Thursday of each month. (Photo by Chuck Martin)
Bill Haddad talks about weed control at the first “Farmers’ Breakfast” Tuesday morning. The sessions will be held the third Thursday of each month. (Photo by Chuck Martin)
High winds Tuesday blew down this tree onto power lines near the American Electric Power station off McKenzie Road, north of Mount Vernon. Trees down near Longitude Drive knocked power out for approximately 2,200 residents on the northern edge of Mount Vernon until about 11 p.m. (Photo by Virgil Shipley)
Mount Vernon football player Colton Walker, right, standing next to teammate A.J. Smith, saw no action on the field until he was medically cleared; even then, he came off the bench. (Photo by News file photo)
Mount Vernon junior Colton Walker (29), shown during a game in 2011 against New Albany, was injured in Game 2 with what was diagnosed as a concussion. (Photo by News file photo)
East Knox’s Dominic Susi does his best Michael Jordan impression as he leaps toward the basket during Tuesday’s game against Northmor. (Photo by Geoff Cowles)
Utica’s Broc Stradley hits a 3-pointer during the second period of Tuesday’s game against River View. The Redskins won, 63-56. (Photo by Bill Davis)
Utica’s Luke Holmes catches a pass while River View’s Jason Hammond (10) and Daniel Gwinn defend during Tuesday’s game. Utica won, 63-56. (Photo by Bill Davis)
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