Red-winged blackbirds are year-round residents of Kentucky and most of the continental US. They typically nest in cattails or bulrushes in marshes and swampy areas but may also nest in drier fields. Males fiercely defend their territory and may attempt to chase away animals or even people. Males often have
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This week's letter-to-the-editor
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FISCAL COURT— A combination of severe weather, a higher than average number of highway wrecks, and other events helped push the number of calls handled by the county's emergency communications center to the most ever on record, a county official told the Fiscal Court during its second regularly
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Exchange students from Hokuto City, Japan, share what makes Kentucky their 'American dream'. Plus, it's time for our first Q & A with the publisher!
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This week's Postmortem is a lot about them
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While American goldfinches are year-round residents in Kentucky, you may only now be noticing them again as the males get more yellow after their late-winter feather molt. Goldfinches are rather strict vegetarians, only consuming occasional insects. In the spring they dine on fresh buds and small seeds left in the
March 15, 2026
Plus, it's time for the annual Jail and Bail fundraiser to help support victims of domestic violence, and the pool is ready for a test run before it opens in May
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CITY HALL—Kids took center stage Tuesday evening, during the first regularly scheduled City Council meeting of March. First during the public comment, and then when the mayor made a proclamation in their honor. Public comment Nora Heather Wilson, age 10, a fifth grader at Berea Community School, introduced herself
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FISCAL COURT— A combination of severe weather, a higher than average number of highway wrecks, and other events helped push the number of calls handled by the county's emergency communications center to the most ever on record, a county official told the Fiscal Court during its second regularly
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Touts achievements to County leaders, says his administration was 'DOGE before there was a DOGE'
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Aaron Banther is rediscovering what's been forgotten about our shared story
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Red-winged blackbirds are year-round residents of Kentucky and most of the continental US. They typically nest in cattails or bulrushes in marshes and swampy areas but may also nest in drier fields. Males fiercely defend their territory and may attempt to chase away animals or even people. Males often have
March 29, 2026
These tiny finches typically breed in the western United States and southern Canada, but some years they organize irregular migrations further south and can be seen in Kentucky. Close relatives of goldfinches, pine siskins are also primarily vegetarian and attracted to Nyger seeds. Not as showy as goldfinches, they are
March 22, 2026
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March 20, 2026
What is Madison County's position on data centers? Judge Executive Regan Taylor has gone on the record saying that Madison County doesn't welcome them. But, The Edge has argued that if there are no ordinances in place, then not wanting them and still getting them is
March 18, 2026
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October 24, 2025
Pop-up book shop Festival season is in full swing in Berea, beginning with the Appalachian Writers Conference’s Pop-Up Bookshop on Wednesday, September 3, from 11 AM to 6 PM, at Boone Tavern. “The Appalachian Writers Conference is about more than writing; it’s about community. The Pop-Up Bookshop is
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