Charles wins GOP nod for county judge

Justin Charles will be the Republican nom­i­nee for Clark County judge-exec­u­tive in the gen­er­al elec­tion. He will face off against Democrat Vaché King, who did not have to run in the pri­ma­ry because she is unop­posed for her party’s nomination. 
Justin Charles, right, shakes hands with Eric Sparks after winning the Republican nomination for county judge-executive May 19. He will face Democrat Vaché King in the Nov. 3 general election.

Silent cry raises awareness of domestic violence

Silent Cry is work­ing to raise aware­ness of domes­tic vio­lence while build­ing sup­port for a future shel­ter in Clark County. Director Brenda Marstella said the group hopes to help women and chil­dren who are vic­tims of abuse through advo­ca­cy, ser­vices, and even­tu­al­ly tran­si­tion­al hous­ing. A pub­lic aware­ness and fundrais­ing event is planned for Saturday, June 6, at College Park in... 
Organizers of Silent Cry, a group working to establish a shelter for domestic violence victims, are, from left, Ashley Kimbleton, Brenda Marstella, and Jo Ellen Banks.

Features

  • When schools reach out

    When schools reach out

    Clark County Public Schools is reach­ing out. But are fam­i­lies equipped to reach back? In Clark County, few­er than half of chil­dren enter kinder­garten ready to learn — and the chal­lenges don’t stop there. For many fam­i­lies, nav­i­gat­ing edu­ca­tion sys­tems means sit­ting in meet­ings with­out know­ing what to ask, receiv­ing forms that feel over­whelm­ing, and step­ping into spaces that don’t always feel designed for them. When fam­i­lies feel con­fi­dent in these… 

    Read more: When schools reach out
  • Silent cry raises awareness of domestic violence

    Silent cry raises awareness of domestic violence

    Silent Cry is work­ing to raise aware­ness of domes­tic vio­lence while build­ing sup­port for a future shel­ter in Clark County. Director Brenda Marstella said the group hopes to help women and chil­dren who are vic­tims of abuse through advo­ca­cy, ser­vices, and even­tu­al­ly tran­si­tion­al hous­ing. A pub­lic aware­ness and fundrais­ing event is planned for Saturday, June 6, at College Park in Winchester. Organizers say local busi­ness­es, church­es, and vol­un­teers are already offering… 

    Read more: Silent cry rais­es aware­ness of domes­tic violence
  • Leadership Tourism Day brings energy to Winchester

    Leadership Tourism Day brings energy to Winchester

    Leadership Tourism Day became far more than a guid­ed tour — it evolved into a live­ly, community‑wide expe­ri­ence that high­light­ed the spir­it of Winchester‑Clark County. From a curat­ed “con­fi­den­tial” playlist to bold “Wear Where You’re From” Hawaiian shirts, the day car­ried its own momen­tum and sense of uni­ty. Participants didn’t just learn about tourism; they lived it, mov­ing through the com­mu­ni­ty as a joy­ful, vis­i­ble reflec­tion of local pride. Residents noticed,… 

    Read more: Leadership Tourism Day brings ener­gy to Winchester
  • Her lived experience reveals what Kentucky’s family data misses

    Her lived experience reveals what Kentucky’s family data misses

    Valerie Frost argues that Kentucky’s high child abuse rank­ings tell only part of the story—and often the least impor­tant part. Data, she writes, can­not explain the gen­er­a­tional loss of sta­bil­i­ty, the impact of the opi­oid cri­sis, or the fam­i­lies dis­placed by dis­as­ters and eco­nom­ic col­lapse. After years work­ing inside Kentucky’s sys­tems, Frost says the biggest gap isn’t effort but voice: fam­i­lies’ lived expe­ri­ences are rarely cen­tered, often fil­tered, and some­times never… 

    Read more: Her lived expe­ri­ence reveals what Kentucky’s fam­i­ly data misses

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