McEldowney Madness in Winchester!

In a con­gres­sion­al dis­trict that Republican Andy Barr car­ried by near­ly two-thirds of the vote in 2024, Erin Petrey is run­ning this year as an unapolo­getic pro­gres­sive. “I’m the most pro­gres­sive Democrat” in the pri­ma­ry race, Petrey said Thursday night dur­ing a cam­paign meet-and-greet at the Clark County Public Library. “Right now, we’re see­ing a blue wave, but it’s also a pro­gres­sive wave,” and so now is the time to put pro­gres­sive poli­cies into action, she said. “We...

Drawing from ear­ly 19^th‑century records, this piece high­lights three Winchester res­i­dents who went on to shape com­mu­ni­ties far beyond Clark County. Silas W. Robbins became a respect­ed attor­ney and judge who crossed paths with Abraham Lincoln. James Dunnica helped build the ear­ly infra­struc­ture of Missouri’s cap­i­tal city, includ­ing the State House and pen­i­ten­tiary. William Vaughn rose from tai­lor to one of Kentucky’s most cel­e­brat­ed Baptist min­is­ters. Together, their sto­ries reveal how Winchester’s ear­ly cit­i­zens carried... 

America has repeat­ed­ly tak­en its eye off the ball, dis­tract­ed by polit­i­cal the­atrics, for­eign adven­tur­ism, and man­u­fac­tured con­tro­ver­sies while crit­i­cal alliances fray and glob­al threats esca­late. From ignor­ing NATO part­ners to down­play­ing the risks of war with Iran, the nation has stum­bled through one unex­am­ined cri­sis after anoth­er. As Russia and China test bound­aries and oil mar­kets react to insta­bil­i­ty, the U.S. drifts with­out a clear strat­e­gy or defined goals. This essay argues that our... 

Legacy Grove is wel­com­ing spring with a full month of community‑centered events, from stargaz­ing and sci­ence activ­i­ties to vol­un­teer plant­i­ng days and sus­tain­able fash­ion. The sea­son opened with a Star Party fea­tur­ing the Pinnacles Astronomy Club and the Clark County Public Library, fol­lowed by hands‑on pro­grams like Rockets in Winchester and Blooming Buddies. Volunteers also plant­ed new peren­ni­als that will bright­en the park by sum­mer. April’s biggest cel­e­bra­tion — Earth Day — returns with free...