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Commission adopts updated strategic plan, advance opioid and infrastructure programs

The Winchester Board of Commissioners reviewed an updat­ed 2026 strate­gic work plan Tuesday evening, cred­it­ing the Kentucky League of Cities (KLC) for its assis­tance in shap­ing the city’s pri­or­i­ties for the next three years. KLC rep­re­sen­ta­tive John Stoll pre­sent­ed the doc­u­ment, prais­ing the commission’s part­ner­ship. “We real­ly do appre­ci­ate and want to rec­og­nize the work that the com­mis­sion has done in helping... 
John Stoll of the Kentucky League of Cities

The high cost of looking away

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,... 
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  • The work you don’t see in our schools

    The work you don’t see in our schools

    Family Resource and Youth Service Centers are the qui­et back­bone of our schools, meet­ing needs most peo­ple nev­er see. From food and cloth­ing to cri­sis sup­port and sta­bil­i­ty at home, coör­di­na­tors step in wher­ev­er a bar­ri­er threat­ens a child’s abil­i­ty to learn. Yet this work is fund­ed not by school dis­tricts, but by lim­it­ed state dol­lars tied to free and reduced lunch forms — fund­ing that has steadi­ly declined. Despite this,… 

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  • Clark County earns recovery-ready certification

    Clark County earns recovery-ready certification

    Clark County has offi­cial­ly been des­ig­nat­ed a Recovery Ready Community, a statewide cer­ti­fi­ca­tion rec­og­niz­ing coun­ties that demon­strate strong, coör­di­nat­ed efforts to pre­vent sub­stance mis­use, expand treat­ment access, and sup­port long‑term recov­ery. The des­ig­na­tion reflects years of col­lab­o­ra­tion among the Agency for Substance Abuse Policy, the Healing Community Study team, local gov­ern­ment, schools, law enforce­ment, treat­ment providers, and the faith com­mu­ni­ty. Reviewers high­light­ed Clark County’s strong pre­ven­tion pro­grams, expand­ed treat­ment options, and… 

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  • Winchester natives who made their mark

    Winchester natives who made their mark

    Drawing from ear­ly 19th‑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… 

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  • The tragedy of Mordecai Gist

    The tragedy of Mordecai Gist

    The trag­ic death of Mordecai Gist occurred dur­ing the Texas Revolution.  By 1829, the large influx of American set­tlers out­num­bered the Hispanic pop­u­la­tion in Texas.  The rev­o­lu­tion that began in October 1835 was a rebel­lion by American immi­grants as well as Hispanic Texans who were opposed to the régime of President Antonio López de Santa Anna.  The mas­sacre at the Alamo is the best remem­bered event of the revolution. 

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