News briefs: Sophia Rosing to serve year in jail for UK dorm assault; Sen. Turner dies; Appalshop honored
Staff report A former University of Kentucky student and Beechwood High School graduate has been sentenced to a year in…
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Constance Alexander: Recent flooding inspires poetry, wreaks havoc and spawns teamwork
The litany of devastation in Eastern Kentucky has a cadence all its own: Quicksand, Bulan, Neon, Hiner, Martin, Fisty, Hueysville,…
Daily Yonder: Traveling the wilderness road with actor and Ky. native Ned Beatty, a remembrance
By Jack Wright The Daily Yonder The world of stage and screen is mourning the death of prolific actor Ned…
Pew Trusts: Exchange programs helping Kentuckians embrace new areas, think beyond urban vs. rural
By April Simpson Pew Charitable Trusts It took going to law school a decade ago and meeting classmates from small…
Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange to gather in Covington, aiming to discover commonalities
The Kentucky Rural-Urban Exchange (RUX) will gather in Covington October 12-14 for a 2018 Northern Kentucky Community Intensive. After the…
Commentary: Coalition of Kentucky organizations oppose food assistance cuts in Farm Bill
One in seven Kentuckians has food on their table in part thanks to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The…
Rural communities need more than ‘outreach,’ they need to build people-powered organizations
By Dudley Cocke From Weekly Yonder In the 1980 presidential election, West Virginia was one of three states carried by the…