Photo coach Maddie McGarvey reviews photos taken by student Taylor Coester at a city candidates forum in Winchester Wednesday night. From left are Madison Thorn, photography participant; McGarvey; Coester; and Arden Barnes, picture editor.

Mountain Workshops captures everyday life in Clark County

College stu­dents from around the world came to Clark County to doc­u­ment every­day lives through Mountain Workshops, a sto­ry­telling project root­ed in Western Kentucky University. Working from The Hannah McClure Cardinal Community Center, par­tic­i­pants cre­at­ed 70 sto­ries that read­ers can explore online, with a print­ed book planned for next year. Project direc­tor James Kenney describes an effort that has grown... 

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  • Mountain Workshops captures everyday life in Clark County

    Mountain Workshops captures everyday life in Clark County

    College stu­dents from around the world came to Clark County to doc­u­ment every­day lives through Mountain Workshops, a sto­ry­telling project root­ed in Western Kentucky University. Working from The Hannah McClure Cardinal Community Center, par­tic­i­pants cre­at­ed 70 sto­ries that read­ers can explore online, with a print­ed book planned for next year. Project direc­tor James Kenney describes an effort that has grown from a class­room assign­ment into an annu­al gath­er­ing of stu­dents and… 

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  • Frances Figart’s Clark Co. roots shape Smokies writing

    Frances Figart’s Clark Co. roots shape Smokies writing

    Clark County native Frances Figart’s new book, Word from the Smokies: A Nature Reader, gath­ers 24 pieces from her week­ly col­umn explor­ing the nat­ur­al world of the Great Smoky Mountains. Steve Flairty traces Figart’s path from a child­hood in Trapp, Kentucky, through work in Lexington, life in the Daniel Boone National Forest and even­tu­al immer­sion in Southern Appalachia. Along the way, Figart’s love of wildlife, con­ser­va­tion and place deep­ened into a… 

    Read more: Frances Figart’s Clark Co. roots shape Smokies writing
  • Change Collective KY gives parents a place

    Change Collective KY gives parents a place

    Change Collective KY, a Winchester-based par­ent-led orga­ni­za­tion found­ed by Valerie Frost, is build­ing an inde­pen­dent space for Kentucky par­ents to find prac­ti­cal help and doc­u­ment their expe­ri­ences with schools, health­care sys­tems, CPS, courts and oth­er pub­lic ser­vices. Through its Parent Real Talk Resource Library, com­mu­ni­ty events and fam­i­ly expe­ri­ence intake tool, the orga­ni­za­tion aims to turn indi­vid­ual sto­ries into mean­ing­ful pat­terns while remain­ing account­able to the fam­i­lies who share them. Frost… 

    Read more: Change Collective KY gives par­ents a place
  • Recovery, hope and community take center stage

    Recovery, hope and community take center stage

    Recovery took cen­ter stage at Winchester’s Rally for Recovery, where neigh­bors gath­ered for food, music, games, resources, and sto­ries of hope. Now in its 11th year, the event hon­ored peo­ple rebuild­ing their lives and the com­mu­ni­ty part­ners walk­ing beside them. Organizers pre­pared to feed up to 500 atten­dees, while first-time vis­i­tors praised the rally’s size, ener­gy, and wel­com­ing spir­it. Through first­hand reflec­tions from Lindsay Horseman, social work stu­dent Jaxon, and attendee… 

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