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🌱 How Winchester helped Clark County become a ‘Recovery Ready’ community

Morning Winchester! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Winchester helped Clark County become a ‘Recovery Ready’ community
  • How a Winchester detective’s gift turned family advocacy into survival
  • Planning a forest trip? Know these new fire rules first

Also on today's calendar: Earth Day Celebration and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Saturday: Not as warm; a p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 75, low: 42.
  • Sunday: Sunny, windy and cooler, with a high of 58 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Clark County earns recovery-ready certification (winchestersun.com) — Clark County, including Winchester, has earned Kentucky’s Recovery Ready Community certification, recognizing strong local efforts to prevent overdoses and expand treatment. From the Winchester Treatment Center on Lexington Avenue to widespread Narcan access and collaborative diversion programs, local partners are reducing deaths and building a more supportive recovery network while planning expanded housing and reentry support.
   

2. Kentucky family's legacy lives on through organ donation (fox56news.com) — A longtime Clark County family with deep ties to Winchester is using their own organ donation journey to encourage more local residents to register as donors. Retired Judge Jeffrey Walson received a lifesaving kidney from his son Jake, a Winchester police detective, years after his late father helped build Kentucky’s donor registration system. Their story underscores how a simple driver’s license signature can save multiple lives.
   

3. Daniel Boone National Forest announces fire restrictions (wkyt.com) — If you’re heading from Winchester into Daniel Boone National Forest, be aware that most open fires and campfires are now banned outside developed recreation areas because of high fire danger. Only Forest Service grills or fire rings in official campgrounds, plus fuel stoves and covered charcoal grills, are allowed until conditions improve. Officials say the move aims to cut human-caused wildfires.
   

4. Betty Jo Snowden Harris, 88 (winchestersun.com) — Winchester is mourning the passing of 88-year-old Betty Jo Snowden Harris, born on Hayes Street and returning home for a private burial in Winchester Cemetery. Her life’s journey spanned Kentucky, West Virginia, and Florida, with deep roots in Baptist congregations and DAR chapters, and local friends can pay respects at visitation and services on Wednesday, April 22.
   

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    There is an emergency vehicle on Boonesboro Rd reported at 10:04 AM. "Ambulance on scene" (Nextdoor )
  • Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Winchester. Apply here.
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Winchester

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Winchester

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.