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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.

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Phone volunteers needed for Operation Happiness

Operation Happiness is in dire need of people to answer the telephones to register people for this year’s ... Read more

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Winchester hosting Beer Cheese Week

Winchester hosting Beer Cheese Week By Fred Petke In central Kentucky, there are a number of food-centric weeks. ... Read more

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Corvettes make stop in Winchester during One Lap

A group of  Chevrolet Corvettes will garner attention anywhere, especially with one in Kentucky State Police livery among ... Read more

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Halloween event changing, trick-or-treating hours remain

Plans for Winchester’s Halloween celebration have changed again. The Winchester Design Studio was planning an afternoon event at ... Read more

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City commission candidates talk about COVID response, community strengths, weaknesses

The field for the four seats on the Winchester Board of Commissioners is wide open this year. The ... Read more

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Developer proposes small home project

City officials heard a proposal Tuesday to use small city-owned lots as sites for affordable housing in the ... Read more

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City looking for firefighters, EMS staff

The new fiscal year started in July with a hiring freeze for the City of Winchester as part ... Read more

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Work begins on sidewalk repairs in downtown

Work on downtown Winchester’s crumbling sidewalks is moving ahead, with a goal of finishing by the end of ... Read more

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Former WPD chief passes away, remembered for high standards for officers

Long-time Winchester Police Chief Billy Claypoole is being remembered as a leader who set high standards for his ... Read more

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Clark man jailed for assault, burglary

Police arrested a Winchester man Saturday after he allegedly hit a woman in the face with a rock ... Read more