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Winchester, Kentucky Patch AM: a 4 min read

Cheers Winchester! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Winchester teens can launch real businesses for free this fall
  • How your closet clean-out can help feed Winchester families this month
  • Where to see Derby-winning Golden Tempo on canvas in Winchester

Also on today's calendar: Harkness Edwards Vineyards - Jeff Blackburn Duo and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 84, low: 66.
  • Sunday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Chaney speaks to Rotary Club about Winchester-Clark County Entrepreneurial Academy (winchestersun.com) — A new Winchester-Clark County Entrepreneurial Academy is launching this fall to help local teens build real businesses at no cost, entirely based in Winchester. Founder John Chaney outlined the free Launch Lab and extended Academy programs to the Winchester Rotary Club and is actively recruiting local business coaches, mentors, and financial support so Clark County students can see a future here instead of leaving.
   

2. Spotlight on Clark County: CC's Closet turns thrifting into food for families (lex18.com) — A longtime Winchester thrift shop, CC’s Closet on Taylor Avenue, is turning donated clothes and housewares into direct support for local families through the Frye Food Pantry. The store is currently seeking house and kitchen items and will host a vintage sale on June 20, offering residents a way to both bargain-hunt and bolster community services.
   

3. Acclaimed artist Brenda Salyers hosting new exhibition through August (winchestersun.com) — Downtown Winchester’s Gallery Above is unveiling “Precious Memories,” a free summer-long exhibition by regional artist Brenda Salyers, opening June 13 alongside the Winchester Beer Cheese Festival. Visitors can explore Kentucky-themed paintings and see the debut portrait of Golden Tempo, the 2026 Kentucky Derby winner, through August 13 on Cleveland Avenue.
   

4. Partner of victim connected to case involving Brian Epperson plasters his face on signs months before trial (lex18.com) — A grieving partner is keeping attention on a Winchester-connected overdose case by printing yard signs and bumper stickers with suspect Brian Epperson’s image ahead of his August 3 jury trial. Winchester police link the 2025 motel death of Reacheal Dawson to the same federal case that also involves another woman’s death in Stanton, intensifying regional calls for justice.
   

5. George Rogers Clark softball winning in every way all the way to the state semifinals (fox56news.com) — George Rogers Clark High School’s softball team from Winchester is just one win away from its first-ever state championship game appearance after a dominant 38-win season. Led by junior pitcher and hitter Lilliana Hill, the Lady Cardinals head into Friday night’s state semifinal at John Cropp Stadium confident, battle-tested, and backed by an all‑in fan base.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Anyone missing a lab mixed puppy with a pink collar She will be at the Humane Society.
    The puppy that she was running with is on Irving Road. somebody hit her or him (Nextdoor Crowe Ridge)
  • Clark County Public Schools - Kentucky posted a job opening for Custodian/Substitute Custodian 2025-2026 in Winchester. Apply here.
  • Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Winchester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Winchester here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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