Teacher launches write-in school board campaign

Early child­hood edu­ca­tor and child wel­fare advo­cate Valerie Frost has filed as a write-in can­di­date for the Clark County Board of Education’s District 4 seat, chal­leng­ing incum­bent Ben Francis Dorsey. Frost, a par­ent of Conkwright Elementary stu­dents, says cur­rent con­cerns about lead­er­ship and pub­lic trust prompt­ed her cam­paign. Her pri­or­i­ties include expand­ing access to preschool, sup­port­ing edu­ca­tors, strength­en­ing fam­i­ly engagement,... 

WinCity Media shares in $100K grants

WinCity Media has received a $10,000 Sustainable Newsroom Innovation Grant from Press Forward Blue Grass to strength­en WinCity Voices’ local report­ing capac­i­ty. The fund­ing will sup­port pro­fes­sion­al cam­era gear, field sup­plies, and tech­nol­o­gy designed to improve visu­al sto­ry­telling, expand video and pho­tog­ra­phy, and help reporters bet­ter cov­er Clark County. Executive Director Pete Koutoulas said read­ers should notice the dif­fer­ence in... 

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  • Happy 100th birthday, Ale-8-One

    Happy 100th birthday, Ale-8-One

    Winchester’s home­town soft drink is cel­e­brat­ing 100 years of pro­duc­ing the unique gin­ger fla­vored bev­er­age in the green bot­tles that is beloved by Kentuckians here and beyond Clark County and the Commonwealth. This is our trib­ute to our favorite soft drink. 

    Read more: Happy 100th birth­day, Ale-8-One
  • Ale‑8 celebrates century of pop culture

    Ale‑8 celebrates century of pop culture

    Generations of Winchester res­i­dents know the sto­ry of how Ale-8-One was intro­duced at the 1926 Clark County Fair. A cen­tu­ry lat­er, those who are loy­al to the brand haven’t lost their enthu­si­asm for its refresh­ing fla­vor or their devo­tion to its cult-like sta­tus. This Saturday, Aug. 1, Ale-8-One will cel­e­brate its 100th anniver­sary with a block par­ty on Winchester’s Main Street from 5 to 9 p.m. It will begin with the… 

    Read more: Ale‑8 cel­e­brates cen­tu­ry of pop culture
  • ‘Earl the Pearl’ comes to town

    ‘Earl the Pearl’ comes to town

    Randy Patrick reports on Earl Strickland’s return to Winchester, where the pool leg­end known as “Earl the Pearl” vis­it­ed The Winchester Café for a free com­mu­ni­ty event. Strickland met local play­ers, shared col­or­ful sto­ries from past vis­its and demon­strat­ed trick shots along­side Mayor Jo Ellen Reed. The café, expect­ed to open next month for break­fast and lunch, will also serve as a film­ing loca­tion for episodes of the award-win­ning series Finding… 

    Read more: ‘Earl the Pearl’ comes to town
  • Winchester service week changes lives through relationships

    Winchester service week changes lives through relationships

    For the eighth time in nine years, Group Mission Trips brought about 300 stu­dents and adult lead­ers to Winchester for a week of ser­vice, home repairs and rela­tion­ship-build­ing. Volunteers rebuilt decks, con­struct­ed wheel­chair ramps and paint­ed homes for elder­ly res­i­dents, peo­ple with dis­abil­i­ties and fam­i­lies in need, all while shar­ing meals, prayers and con­ver­sa­tions with home­own­ers. Participants said the week changed more than hous­es, help­ing stu­dents grow in con­fi­dence, faith and com­pas­sion while giv­ing res­i­dents con­nec­tion, encour­age­ment and practical… 

    Read more: Winchester ser­vice week changes lives through relationships

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