MOUNT VERNON -- A few thousand big and little people turned out for the 6th annual Family Fun Day at the Knox County Fairgrounds on Sunday afternoon.

FREDERICKTOWN -- As part of this year's Bicentennial Celebration in Fredericktown, eight industries opened their doors to the public on Saturday, giving tours that showed what a small industrial giant Fredericktown is becoming.

Composting can be simply produced at home and has many advantages.

MOUNT VERNON -- "The POWs and MIAs are our country's responsibility. Today, in addition to recognizing the Americans who are still missing in action or imprisoned in foreign lands, our nation must reaffirm its commitment to the families who still wait for word of their missing loved ones." Those were the words Navy Master Chief Randy Hudson said to a large crowd of veterans, their families, and community members who attended a vigil Thursday night in honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

HOWARD -- Tuesday turned out to be a day that East Knox High School freshman Aric Durbin will never forget. It was the day he got to meet Cleveland Cavalier Daniel Gibson, and, by the way, got his design on a Spalding basketball.

MOUNT VERNON -- Connie Cahill sauteed, measured, mixed and baked her way into the hearts of Knox County cooks Tuesday evening at the Memorial Theater.

CENTERBURG -- In 16 years, Centerburg's Oldtime Farming Festival has grown from a small gathering to a popular happening.

UTICA -- The threat of rain Saturday did nothing to dampen the spirits of the participants or audience as seven high school marching bands strutted their stuff at the marching band preview hosted by the North Fork Music Boosters and the Utica High School Marching Band.

FREDERICKTOWN -- The Tomato Show Children's Parade kicked off Thursday night's family friendly activities in Fredericktown. Fourteen entries involving variations on this year's theme, "A Walk Down Memory Lane," lined up for judging before walking east on College Street.

On the steps of the Memorial Theater, Fred Dailey formally announced his candidacy for U.S. House of Representatives for the 18th District in Ohio.

Fredericktown is buidling an addition to the primary school which will house all the students in the district.

MOUNT VERNON -- A red, white and blue handmade quilt with pillows will be raffled Saturday by the Lucy Knox Daughters of the American Revolution at their regular meeting. The proceeds from the raffle will go to the Frances Sturtevant Memorial Scholarship Fund, to be presented to a Knox County student.

Construction continues on the new East Knox Middle School in Howard.

MOUNT VERNON -- The Public Square looked like the teens and '20s era Friday evening as more than 100 Model T Ford cars gathered to talk T's with each other and show off their prized antiques to the public.

HOWARD -- Neil Neer spends the winters in Florida. When his neighbors there were working in their back yard, he said, they unearthed an interesting object, which Neer brought back to his home in Apple Valley this spring.

MOUNT VERNON -- A reception Friday evening at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County launched the month-long exhibition of Key Ingredients: America by Food from the Smithsonian Institution. Mount Vernon was one of just eight rural Ohio communities chosen to host the exhibit.