A raging grass fire was threatening a farmer’s home and all his barns, and it was clear that the big city firefighters with all their fancy equipment were losing the battle to bring it under …
As the interim continues and fall begins, this week marks the beginning of a change made by the legislature during the 2026 Regular Session. Kentucky’s first annual Unclaimed Property Week since …
I ’m a firm believer the culprit behind the dreaded liver-flavored leather that some call venison is improper field preparation and butchering. This week, I’ll pass along some …
Long before the internet came along and revolutionized news delivery, newspapers were continually changing how they presented information as society and technologies evolved. The Berea …
D eer season is an opportunity to put your various hunting/woods bumming kit to the test. My observations this week will be on packs, belts, and “possibles” bags. My hunting pack …
Editor’s note: Unless noted otherwise, the facts included below are from The Encyclopedia Britannica online. From the rise of the free press in the late 18th century, to the pushback against …
I can’t help but laugh at the story of the man who got a parrot as a Christmas gift. The problem was this particular parrot had a very bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. It seemed that …
A redneck went to his insurance agent to increase the fire insurance coverage on his mobile home. The agent took care of that for him and asked if he’d also like to add flood coverage to his …
“Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” —Thomas Jefferson, …
If one looked closely, there were important truths which emerged from the Great Overreaction. It was revealed to me that a number of people whom I’d always assumed to have been mature, …
A hungry trucker went to a roadside restaurant for a quick meal only to be accosted by a gang of leather-clad bikers. One of the bearded fellows grabbed a handful of fries right off the trucker’s …
Twenty-five years have passed since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. For those of us who lived through that day, the memories remain clear. We remember where we were, who we called and the …
T he internet and expanded access to technology has made our small communities part of a global landscape. Exploring the world is easy from the comfort of our living rooms. However, your …
I have always tipped my hat to the Left for understanding the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. As far back as John Dewey, the indoctrination of school children and young adults has …
Recently, my wife and I were discussing which high school courses we’d gotten the most use of throughout our lives? My list was led by Cindy Williams’ Typing I; Chester Cole’s …
Wow. That was simply amazing I’m talking about our inaugural “Citizen’s Best of Madison County” awards event, held last Wednesday night. We had almost 200 winners in our contest show up …
As a young man’s wedding day approached, he confided to his father that he was fearful his soon-to-be bride would be so put off by his smelly feet that she wouldn’t want to stay married to him. …
A farmer a few counties over had so many children that he ran out of names. So, he started naming his kids after things he’d had around the farm. On the first day of school, the teacher asked …
“There are only three sports: mountain climbing, bullfighting, and motor racing; all the rest are merely games.” - E. Hemmingway On 8 September 2009, Columbia, Kentucky …
Two cannibals were eating dinner, and one said to the other, “I really don’t like my mother-in-law. The other replied, “Well, just eat your noodles then.” Two cannibals were eating a …