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12/22/2025

Breakin’ Up Christmas: The Appalachian Epiphany

When I was in high school, I played the violin (quite poorly, to be honest) in the GRC Orchestra. I was always breaking my strings, and my mother would take me to her friend Homer Ledford to get them fixed up. I had no idea that Homer was a world-famous luthier, or maker and inventor of stringed instruments (several of his instruments are even in the Smithsonian). Anyway, Homer invited us to a “Breaking Up” party one year during Christmas break (I think it was at his house, but he was there regardless)....

When I was in high school, I played the violin (quite poorly, to be honest) in the GRC Orchestra. I was always breaking my strings, and my mother would take me to her friend Homer Ledford to get th…

12/21/2025

CRC girls hang on for a huge win!

No. 2 Cardinals hold off comeback attempt by No. 5 Broncos in early matchup of girls high school basketball’s top teams.

12/21/2025

Yesterday, we reported on Facebook that the old Frisch's building had been sold and presumably would soon host a new restaurant. Nearly a year ago, we shared Pete's vision of what would be an ideal replacement.

Pete Koutoulas has an idea for the next tenant of the former Frisch's Big Boy restaurant, which closed in December. Can someone make his dream come true?

12/20/2025

Will the former Frish’s Big Boy be reopening anytime soon? According to public records as reported by The Wi******er Sun, the building was recently sold to Olowalu Land Company of Lexington for $1.35 million. According to the Kentucky SOS website, the company was organized by Phil and Lee Greer, presumably the same men who head up Greer Companies, which owns and operates several restaurants and hotels in Central Kentucky. Wonder what their plans are for Wi******er?

12/19/2025

So cool!

Take a walk through downtown Wi******er, and you’ll see that window painting is a holiday tradition. For Jeffries, window painting is about bringing each business’s holiday vision to li…

12/19/2025

Jeff’s Playlist: December 19, 2025

A very nice album squeezed between Street Legal and Slow Train Coming. If you like Dylan as I do, you’ll love this. Sit back and give it a listen.

12/19/2025

‘Clark County is home to the beautiful…’

We all grew up hearing some version of the idea that words bounce off and don’t stick. But anyone who’s ever lived in a community knows that isn’t really how it works. Some words do stick. They act more like glue, holding stories together, shaping perception, and reinforcing how we talk about home and about each other. That unfinished sentence—Clark County is home to the beautiful…—reminded me of that....

We all grew up hearing some version of the idea that words bounce off and don’t stick. But anyone who’s ever lived in a community knows that isn’t really how it works. Some words do stick. They act…

12/18/2025

Wreaths Across America

The crisp December air settled over the quiet, historic Caudill Thacker Cemetery on Saturday as the community of Trapp fulfilled a national pledge: to remember. Gathering for the annual Wreaths Across America initiative, this rural cemetery became one of 5,598 locations across the country to simultaneously honor over 3.1 million fallen veterans. The local ceremony was intensely personal, embodying the program’s mission: Remember, Honor, and Teach. ...

The crisp December air settled over the quiet, historic Caudill Thacker Cemetery on Saturday as the community of Trapp fulfilled a national pledge: to remember. Gathering for the annual Wreaths Acr…

12/17/2025

If you live, work, or shop within the city limits, this looks like a great resource.

Did you know Fix It Wi******er is now live?!

This new tool makes it easier than ever to report non-emergency issues — such as potholes, streetlight outages, damaged signs, or other maintenance needs — directly from your smartphone, tablet, or computer.

Submitting a concern helps us quickly route your request to the right city department, ensuring issues are addressed as efficiently as possible.

The app is now available on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store!

📱 Download the app today:

Apple App Store: https://tinyurl.com/2n36ku94

Google Play: https://tinyurl.com/4f3596n4

Prefer to report online? You can also submit issues directly through our website at winchesterky.com by clicking “Report A Concern” on the homepage.

12/17/2025

Misty Gay reminds us: "We often talk about faith like it’s something grand, something requiring sacrifice, ceremony, or perfection. But more often, it’s about noticing. Paying attention. Making space."

As December settles in—soft lights glowing in windows, the air carrying that unmistakable bite of winter—I’m reminded that the season of giving was never meant to be loud. It isn’t found in the big…

12/17/2025

My favorite books of 2025

Writing for The Atlantic in 2003, Jonathan Rauch of Brookings Institution, who describes himself as an “atheistic, homosexual Jew,” celebrated apatheism, which he defined as not caring one way or the other about religion. He gloated that America’s growing indifference to Christianity was “the product of a determined cultural effort to discipline the religious mindset,” and he predicted it would reduce divisiveness in society. ...

Writing for The Atlantic in 2003, Jonathan Rauch of Brookings Institution, who describes himself as an “atheistic, homosexual Jew,” celebrated apatheism, which he defined as not caring one way or t…

12/16/2025

Make it so

As I embrace the first night of Hanukkah and become surrounded by the swirl of other holiday traditions, I find myself thinking of these two little girls dancing in a circle with adults in a guesthouse in the village of Vadu Izei, northern Romania. They don’t know about angry headlines. They delight in traditional dress, tasty food, singing carols with their friends, and holiday joy. May we see the world through their eyes and make it so.

As I embrace the first night of Hanukkah and become surrounded by the swirl of other holiday traditions, I find myself thinking of these two little girls dancing in a circle with adults in a guesth…