Clark County
Parents indicted for keeping children in filthy house
BY FRED PETKE Sun reporter Two parents are facing criminal abuse charges after allegedly keeping their family in a home filled with bugs, trash and ...
Breaking News:
Board does not renew Christy’s contract
Developing News:
‘Do-over’ school year raises concerns
Fred Petke, Author at Winchester Sun
Fred Petke is a reporter for The Winchester Sun, the Jessamine Journal and the State Journal. His beats include cops, courts, fire, public records, city and county government and other news. To contact Fred, email fred.petke@bluegrassnewsmedia.com or call 859-759-0051.
Clark County
Animal composting program may start April 1
BY FRED PETKE Sun Reporter Within the coming weeks, Clark County farmers will have a new option for disposing of their livestock carcasses. In 2020, ...
by Fred Petke, Monday, March 8, 2021 5:42 pm
COVID-19
Beshear marks COVID anniversary
BY FRED PETKE Sun Reporter FRANKFORT — March 6, 2020, was a sunny, spring-like Friday. Gov. Andy Beshear admitted to leaving work a little early ...
by Fred Petke, Monday, March 8, 2021 3:01 pm
Clark County
Woman pleads guilty to car theft, pursuit
BY FRED PETKE Sun Reporter A woman charged with stealing a vehicle outside the Winchester McDonald’s and leading police on a four-county pursuit pleaded guilty ...
by Fred Petke, Friday, March 5, 2021 1:24 pm
Clark County
Sidewalk replacement program proposed to city officials
BY FRED PETKE Sun Reporter A proposal would create a fund and unit pricing for homeowners to replace their crumbling sidewalks, particularly if they have ...
by Fred Petke, Thursday, March 4, 2021 3:39 pm
Clark County
W.Va. fugitive captured after industrial park pursuit
BY FRED PETKE Sun Reporter A West Virginia man who fled minutes before he was to be sentenced for sexual abuse was captured Tuesday evening ...
by Fred Petke, Thursday, March 4, 2021 3:36 pm
Clark County
Fiscal Court votes to buy body cams for deputies
FRED PETKE Sun Reporter The Clark County Fiscal Court wanted to buy body-worn cameras for the county sheriff’s deputies, but couldn’t agree on how to ...
by Fred Petke, Monday, March 1, 2021 3:36 pm
News
City boosts funding for Seventh St. project
BY FRED PETKE Sun Reporter Winchester officials agreed to increase their stake in building the Seventh Street truck route by committing to pay another $250,000 ...
by Fred Petke, Friday, February 26, 2021 4:22 pm
News
City used 225 tons of road salt fighting snow, ice
BY FRED PETKE Sun Reporter With a week and a half of Mother Nature’s worst now in hindsight, city crews are catching up on their ...
by Fred Petke, Friday, February 26, 2021 4:20 pm
Clark County
Man sentenced to three years for Clark pursuit
BY FRED PETKE Sun Reporter A Morehead man was sentenced to three years in prison after leading deputies on a pursuit into Powell County and ...