Fort Boonesborough siege returns this weekend

Fort Boonesborough State Park will host a re-enact­ment of the 1778 Siege of Fort Boonesborough this week­end, offer­ing vis­i­tors a look at a piv­otal Revolutionary War bat­tle on Kentucky’s ear­ly fron­tier. The 11-day siege pit­ted about 40 mili­ti­a­men against a Loyalist force of more than 400 Shawnees and oth­er Native fight­ers, British offi­cers and French Canadians. Demonstrations are sched­uled for... 
Reenactment of the Siege of Fort Boonesborough

Uncovering the long history of the Lewis Flynn house

The Lewis Flynn House in Winchester burned down in 1976, but its rich his­to­ry remains. The lat­est “Mystery House” install­ment explores the life of its last res­i­dent, Lewis Baldwin Flynn, who lived there with his fam­i­ly until 1963. Flynn was a promi­nent local fig­ure with a diverse career as an auto deal­er, dairy­man, restau­rant own­er, night­club oper­a­tor, and real estate... 
Flynn House

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  • Humanism, community, and the ten commitments

    Humanism, community, and the ten commitments

    The lat­est episode of the Voices of Winchester pod­cast has dropped, and it’s one that should appeal to any­one look­ing for belong­ing and accep­tance and a non-reli­gious com­mu­ni­ty of com­pas­sion­ate friends. In this episode, Pete Koutoulas and Rebecca Ison have a wide-rang­ing con­ver­sa­tion about human­ism, what it means to live with­out reli­gious belief, and how human­ists try to build a bet­ter com­mu­ni­ty through action. They also walk through the Humanists of… 

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  • Winchester woman finds recovery, purpose, and a second chance at life

    Winchester woman finds recovery, purpose, and a second chance at life

    Tammy Stewart spent years bat­tling opi­oid addic­tion in Winchester before hit­ting rock bot­tom on Dec. 4, 2014, the day she was arrest­ed. She chose to stay in the Clark County Detention Center for 105 days, vol­un­tar­i­ly, emerg­ing clean and deter­mined to rebuild her life. What fol­lowed was a remark­able trans­for­ma­tion: shoul­der surgery that end­ed her chron­ic pain, grad­u­a­tion from the Drug Court pro­gram, an asso­ciate degree from BCTC, and a seat… 

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  • Winchester’s Labor Day festivities draw crowds despite heat

    Winchester’s Labor Day festivities draw crowds despite heat

    Winchester’s Main Street came alive Labor Day week­end as the Daniel Boone Pioneer Festival and Labor Day Parade drew crowds despite near-triple-dig­it heat and a dam­ag­ing morn­ing storm. About 150 ven­dors offered arts, crafts, food, and non­prof­it infor­ma­tion from Friday through Monday. A street dance, three march­ing bands, vin­tage vehi­cles, and motor­cy­cles kept ener­gy high. Visitors arrived from Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, and Western Kentucky, with many return­ing for­mer res­i­dents mak­ing it… 

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  • Friday night lights, finally, in Winchester

    Friday night lights, finally, in Winchester

    After decades away from high school sports, a long-delayed Friday night at George Rogers Clark’s Cardinal Stadium stirred old mem­o­ries and new appre­ci­a­tion for Pete Koutoulas. From porch-side promis­es to final­ly sit­ting under the lights, the evening brought foot­ball, fire­works, music, old-fash­ioned com­mu­ni­ty pride, and a sur­pris­ing sense of renew­al. GRC’s come­back win over Huntington gave the night a score­board sto­ry, but the deep­er moment came from the atmos­phere: the band,… 

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