Local leaders scramble after Richmond reneges on countywide 911 fee agreement
All previous 911 fee assessments will be null and void
July 30, 2025
Goldfinches: late summer nesters
Male goldfinches add vibrant yellow flashes of color to summer days. American goldfinches nest in July and August, later than other songbirds, waiting for milkweed and thistle down to be available for lining their nests. While goldfinches are year-round residents in Kentucky, they sport their bright yellow feathers only
July 27, 2025
The 'despotic' power of government: when the state takes what's yours
A national litigator weighs in on local eminent domain case
July 25, 2025
Green heron
Color among the cattails
July 20, 2025
Eminent domain case prompts question: Who decides where development happens?
Madison County cattle farmer says he doesn't know who he's fighting as state sues to build road through his farm
July 18, 2025
Good cop, bye cop
Berea Police Captain Ken Puckett is retiring
July 16, 2025
Ruby-throated hummingbirds can put up a fight
While the buzz of ruby-throated hummingbirds is a summer delight, these birds are often aggressive and territorial around nectar sources. Here an incoming female is met by a defensive male. Ruby-throated hummingbirds are the only hummingbirds that breed in the eastern United States and by early fall they’
July 13, 2025
Madison County regional airport has Frankfort's attention
In partnership with EKU, the facility is seen as key to local--and statewide--economic development
July 11, 2025
Bald eagle pair visits in town
Last year on the 4th of July I was filling my back yard bird feeders in the center of town in Berea and, behold, a pair of bald eagles in the side yard! A neighbor spotted them in town again just the other day. Preferring habitats near large bodies of
July 06, 2025