Jul 31, 2009 | Mount Vernon News
At Tuesday morning's Goat Showmanship and Dairy Goat Show at the Knox County Fair, Katelyn Moreland of Centerburg won Best Doe of Show with her Oberhausen goat.
Shepler smashes the competition
The demolition derby is not for the weak at heart. From the opening whistle until just one car is left standing, cars of all makes and models are crashed into each other by drivers out to prove their vehicle is the best and toughest there is.
Strait a repeat winner in rabbit show
From market fryers to Netherland Dwarfs to miscellaneous "fancy" breeds, Sunday's Junior Fair Rabbit Show at the Knox County Fairgrounds had something for everybody, and the show tent was packed with spectators.
Just another example of Knox County's success with getting farmland preservation designations.
Keeping cemeteries neat and trimmed
Visiting a cemetery is often a kind of bittersweet experience. It helps a little that the grounds are kept neat and trimmed and looking good.
Sanctuary rehabs ducks, Duck man
MONROE TWP. - Bill Volkart, the Duck Man of Clermont County, had a stroke and died in 2005.
The city has called in the Ohio Utilities Protection Service to check out the potential locations of four new hydrants on Mount Vernon Avenue, where inadequate fire protection is a worry, as a first step to upgrading those hydrants.
According to Knox County Prosecutor John Thatcher on Tuesday, in the Knox County Court of Common Pleas, Judge Otho Eyster sentenced three men for felony crimes.
Residents coping with bridge repair
Residents and businesses in Apple Valley are adjusting to the bridge construction on U.S. 36 near Apple Valley.