Kettle & Quill sets July opening date

Kettle & Quill, a new fam­i­ly-run book­store at 56–58 South Main Street in Winchester, will offi­cial­ly open Friday, July 17. Owners Jenny and Scott Daugherty, along with their chil­dren Jacob and Lauren, have spent two years trans­form­ing the his­toric build­ing into an immer­sive down­town des­ti­na­tion. The shop will fea­ture spec­u­la­tive fic­tion, imag­i­na­tive lit­er­a­ture, children’s books, gifts, writ­ing sup­plies, cozy seating,... 
Concept drawing of the finished facade.

Clark County’s frontier year in 1776

In 1776, the area that would become Clark County looked far dif­fer­ent from today. This his­tor­i­cal overview traces its lime­stone karst land­scape, cane­brakes, buf­fa­lo traces, salt licks, and ear­ly water­ways, while revis­it­ing the fron­tier events that shaped the year. From Daniel Boone’s long hunt and the res­cue of the Boone and Callaway daugh­ters to ear­ly land claims by Billy Bush,... 
Abduction of the Daughters of Boone and Callaway (Karl Bodmer, 1852)

Features

  • Winchester drag show celebrates love and belonging

    Winchester drag show celebrates love and belonging

    Love Louder: A Pride Month Celebration filled Emmanuel Episcopal Church with music, drag per­for­mances and a mes­sage of belong­ing for Winchester. Local queens per­formed for an all-ages crowd while atten­dees sup­port­ed A Life Worth Celebrating, All Voices Reading Room and Humanists of Winchester. Moments of fam­i­ly sup­port, birth­day joy and com­mu­ni­ty care under­scored the event’s pur­pose: cre­at­ing a wel­com­ing space where every­one can show up as them­selves. From per­form­ers’ par­ents cheering… 

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  • Couple bring Victorian dream back to life

    Couple bring Victorian dream back to life

    Nicholas and Sarah Seiber saw promise in a dete­ri­o­rat­ing 19th-cen­tu­ry house on Belmont Avenue and com­mit­ted them­selves to restor­ing it with care. Their project trans­formed the 4,800-square-foot Victorian into Aisling House, a home that blends his­toric char­ac­ter with mod­ern com­fort. From struc­tur­al repairs and recre­at­ed mold­ing to a bold kitchen, library, and ball­room, the Seibers worked to hon­or the fam­i­lies who lived there before them. A recent home­com­ing tour brought former… 

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  • Charming the warts and quoting the Psalms

    Charming the warts and quoting the Psalms

    In this reflec­tive essay, Misty Gay explores the sacred role of spo­ken words in Appalachian life, where prayer, folk­lore, and fam­i­ly tra­di­tion often over­lap. From whis­pered Psalms at sickbeds to wart-charm­ing rit­u­als passed through gen­er­a­tions, the piece exam­ines how lan­guage has been used to com­fort, heal, pro­tect, and some­times harm. Grounded in per­son­al mem­o­ry and moun­tain cul­ture, it reveals a world­view in which words car­ry real weight. The essay also hints… 

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  • Silent Cry rally sparks community action

    Silent Cry rally sparks community action

    Silent Cry’s ral­ly in Winchester high­lights a grow­ing com­mu­ni­ty effort to sup­port women and chil­dren affect­ed by domes­tic vio­lence. The orga­ni­za­tion is plan­ning a shel­ter and safe room to offer short-term pro­gram­ming and emer­gency refuge. Speakers, includ­ing Brenda Marstella, Alex Chandler, and Michelle Hayes, empha­sized the iso­la­tion abuse cre­ates and the impor­tance of believ­ing sur­vivors. Their sto­ries and advo­ca­cy show how local action can pro­vide safe­ty, heal­ing, and hope. The rally… 

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