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15/07/2025

Amelia Hassett finished her first season at Kentucky averaging 8.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.3 blocks, 1.0 steals and 33.1 minutes per game. She also made 55 3-pointers, the third best total on the team. She started all 31 games for coach Kenny Brooks even though she dealt with an illness...

15/07/2025

The Clark County Fiscal Court has long looked to address opioid abatement. On the morning of Wednesday, July 10, it took steps toward doing so at its regularly scheduled meeting. Early on, Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) Opioid Settlement Advisor Lauren Carr was present to speak of the organ...

15/07/2025

Wi******er is saying goodbye to a young man who passed away unexpectedly last Thursday. Clark County Public School announced on Monday the death of 14-year-old Raiden Lee William Parks through its social media channels. Parks was most recently a Robert D. Campbell Junior High School student and woul...

14/07/2025

Students might be out of public, private, or home school during the month of July. However, that doesn’t mean education – including faith-based – needs to stop. Grace Baptist Church, located at 5990 Lexington Road, hosted Vacation Bible School from July 7 – 11 from 6:15 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. eac...

14/07/2025

Sergeant William Marty Jackson II, a longtime public servant and former Wi******er Police Department Chief of Police, passed away in a line of duty death in April 2024 after 47 years of service to the city. Fifteen months later, his legacy continues to live on. Jackson will be recognized by an organ...

11/07/2025

A Wi******er call center will soon close its door. According to a release, Pearl Interactive, located at 1025 Bypass Road, recently informed employees that the company plans to close the location after losing a major contract with the federal government. The release states that the company was notif...

11/07/2025

Former University of Kentucky player Darius Miller played for coaches Billy Gillispie and John Calipari, two very different types of coaches, at UK. Now he’s enjoying what former Wildcat Mark Pope is doing as Kentucky’s coach. “I love his approach to the game. I feel like he’s like a mad sci...

11/07/2025

In combination with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, the Wi******er Police Department recently gained recognition for its efforts in catching a fugitive. This week, they made news once again. In spite of the risks involved, members of the Wi******er Police Department – namely patrolman Jacob R...

11/07/2025

Whether in the heart of the city or the outskirts of the county, churches and other organizations are looking for ways to gather the community. Allansville Baptist Church, located at 1270 Red River Road, is taking a positive step in such a direction. On Saturday, July 19, they’ll host The Great Pi...

11/07/2025

Ever since local resident Claire Martin’s statewide victory in 2022, recognition of the Distinguished Young Women program has grown steadily in Clark County. 2025’s winner has been announced. Ella Howton, an incoming senior at George Rogers Clark High School, was recently named Clark County’s ...

10/07/2025

A man faces murder charges in connection to the death of a Wi******er woman in neighboring Powell County, the Kentucky State Police said in a statement on Wednesday. Brian Epperson, 44, was arrested on June 27 for possession of methamphetamine, but after a lengthy investigation by state police was c...

10/07/2025

Chad Greenway was a three-sport high school athlete in South Dakota who became an all-American linebacker at Iowa before playing for 11 years in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings. His oldest daughter, Maddyn, is a five-star basketball sensation in Minnesota who already has won four state titles and...

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The Wi******er Sun was first published Nov. 1, 1878, as The Semi-Weekly Sun. It later became known as the Wi******er News, the first daily newspaper in the community, on Oct. 12, 1908.

In 1912, The News changed its name to The Sun. In 1924, it moved to its present location at Wall Street and Cleveland Avenue.

The Tatman family of Connersville, Indiana, acquired The Sun in 1936. James Tatman served as publisher until his death in 1988. The Tatman family continued to publish The Sun until selling the newspaper to Schurz Communications Aug. 2, 2005.Boone Newspapers, Inc. took ownership at the start of 2016.

The Sun is the newspaper of record for Clark County and also offers commercial printing on their Atlas web press. The newspaper’s website, www.winchestersun.com, serves online readers who may wish to keep up with Wi******er and Clark County.